The Proper Guide to Parlor Games
The Proper Guide to Parlor Games

Author: Holli Jo Monroe

Publisher: Brillig Press

Published: 2022-12-01

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1958270040

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Do you want to have a Regency-themed Game Night and maybe find your own Mr. Tilney or Miss Bennet? Reading about the Regency is almost as fun as experiencing it! This complete guide will help with all the elements of throwing a Regency party including selected recipes, advice on wardrobe, and clear instructions on how to play the games. With this handbook, you can spend an evening just like Jane Austen playing speculation, drinking syllabub, solving conundrums, and indulging in parlor games with kissing forfeits. Including more than 30 unique games, this book is the perfect companion for Jane Austen and Regency fans!

Children's Books of Yesterday
Children's Books of Yesterday

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-02-19

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 1107487269

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Originally published in 1946, this book contains a catalogue of an exhibition of children's books held that year at the National Book League's headquarters. The books range in date from the sixteenth century to the early twentieth and include a number of works by celebrated authors and illustrations such as John Calvin and Randolph Caldecott.