Citation #1: Ashton, John. Social England under the Regency. A new ed.

Detroit: Singing Tree Press, 1968. Print. Ashton explores the social complexities during the Regency. He takes a look at the broad topic from a variety of viewpoints. He breaks his book into the categories of men, women, servants, royalty, and foreigners. By separating the book chapters into different views the reader can greater learn how each group not only view each other but themselves. There is also a list of quotes found in each chapter. His audience may not be everyone as his book is dry and length with lots of information. Ashton includes a very long bibliography which he quotes from frequently. The author himself is a leading historian who has several degrees in his field. Although it was lengthy I found it helpful in that I got a great appreciation for the lives of those who were living during the time. I will say however, that I felt he left out a large portion of personal reflections. Citation #2: Hughes, Kristine. The writer's guide to everyday life in Regency and Victorian England, from 1811-1901. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 1998. Print. This book is meant to be a reference for those who want to write a story that either has elements of Regency and Victorian England or set within the time period. By adding slice-of-life facts, anecdotes and firsthand accounts, to sweeping timelines, and major historical events, this guide presents the daily realities of the time. The personal accounts and the well-organized sections in the book, where helpful in getting into the domestic sphere of the day. Kristine Hughes is a well-respected historian who has several degrees in history. She has also proven to be a thorough researcher. I talk before about her mini section, such as dairy. At the end of those mini-sections she includes a bibliography and the back of the book has a lengthy bibliography as well that includes a listing of museums that exhibits on regency England. She also heavily quotes from diaries, newspapers, and letters. Citation #3: Olsen, Kirstin. All things Austen: an encyclopedia of Austen's world. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2005. Print. This helpful encyclopedia aims to inform readers of every possible aspect of the Regency time. It covers everything from agriculture to zephyr. It also has a time line that is split into different sub categories including military/ political, religion/culture, and scientific. There is also an index for every subject breeched. Additionally Olsen includes a bibliography for every topic that has no less than five sources list in each. I loved having this encyclopedia. The articles are all very well written and researched. Anyone having any questions about the time period of Jane Austen is sure to find their answer here. For me it

filled any gaps that I might have had after reading my other sources. It was also a way to quickly read about a particular topic without having to hunt down a book or article. Citation #4: Regency House Party. Wall to Wall . BBC. 2010. Television. Regency House Party is a three episode series produced by the BBC or British Broadcasting Corporation. The premise of the show is to take five single women and five single men back to the regency period and see if the can fall in love. They send them to a country manor house complete with servants and chaperons. Each guest is also given a profile that will tell them the position they would hold within the hierarchy and thus how they will be expected to behave. Without the modern world stepping in everyone must dress, act, and live the life a upper class regency man or woman. While the average watch maybe skeptical since the show sounds like a cross between a Jane Austen novel and the bachelor does not mean that it was any less authentic. From the many expert appearances it is clear the producers went to extraordinary lengths to be precise. The guests were also sent to Regency England boot camp so that they would better be able to perform their roles. For those of us who watch we are taut valuable knowledge of the inner workings of the period and receive a look that many books and articles miss on the subject.

Citation #5: White, R. J. Life in Regency England. London: Batsford, 1963. Print White wrote this source for the public who are interested in learning more about life in Regency England to do not have any prior back ground knowledge of the subject. He covers a wide variety of aspects about the time including London, politics, manners, and morals. Each subject is covered in depth and includes quotes from the time. White also keeps readers interested with a variety of picture and illustrations strong throughout the book. At the back for, readers convenience, is a helpful index that will allow anyone to find what they are looking for. In the academic community White is well known and is the author of two other books focused on English history. It is made clear from his expanse bibliography that he well researched the topic. He also pulls from a variety of sources including letters, newspaper articles, dairies, and books by other authors. He is also consistent in using period terminology that I person without a wide expanse of knowledge on the subject is forced to look up. For my personal use I found the large volume of information helpful in understanding the period itself. I wished it had included more on the subject of the domestic sphere. Citation #6:

"Select a Dance." The Regency Dances currently available. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2014. <http://regencydances.org/dancelist.php>. The regency dance.org is a website dedicated to informing and teaching dancers the fin art of dance the regency way. They write extensively on the social and culture importance of dance during the period. For people looking to copy the steps they have diagrams and videos of over fifty dances that you could expect to see in the assembly halls and ballrooms. They even have a list of songs and shorts snidbids for people to listen to. They people who run the web site are known for their historical acting. They regularly go out into the public and perform in full costume. They also hold a variety of workshops for those looking to learn. I used the website to further may understand of what a typical regency dance would look like. I did not realize just how important dancing was to the lives of people who very future may depend on a good waltz. Citation #7: "Regency Illustrations." Illustrations from the "extended" Regency period. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2014. <http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/rgnclfil Pemberley is a website dedicated to providing period image and explaining them to the public. They show the different fashions of the period. They also show the day to day life of every class of person from the queen to common laborers. But because they take the time to explain the image you not only get an idea about what the art of the time was. Thus you also could infer as to what regency English considered beautiful. The website its self is run by a group of women who are not only Jane Austen fans but know their art. I really enjoyed this site. Every image on my website comes directly from this website. It also broaden my understanding of what was really going on at the time as far as fashion and leisure time. Citation #9: Gillis, John R.. For better, for worse: British marriages, 1600 to the present. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. Print Gillis explore the evolution of British marriages form 1600 to the 1980s. Using evidence from popular courtship and wedding rituals over four centuries argues how marriage has become more affectionate and a form of companionship. Gillis also illustrates, with lots of detail, the continuous tension between marital ideals and actual practices. He even flies in the face of long held briefs as to what marriage use to be. The writer used an over whelming amount of evidence from many different types of sources both primary and secondary. A large part of the book was outside my time span. Yet the part that was within it fit my needs perfectly. I learned how marriage was really only the safe path for a woman. It was also a binding path and should she choose unwisely or not at all the world was not a kind one.

Citation #10: Vice, John. The Country House: How It Worked. London: John Murrary, Ltd., 1991. Vice gives a description of every aspect of the country house both upstairs and downstairs from kitchen to carriage house and lamp room to carpentry shop. He explores the duties of each servant from cook to butler. He also uses firsthand accounts taken from old paper work and diaries. Vice also use a variety of diagrams to show the layout of rooms. Towards the end he begins talking about the working conditions themselves. Country house were a big part of Regency England. People of wealth tended to not stay in London throughout the year. It was fashionable to own a country house and return for the season. By readings Voces book I had a greater comprehension of what it took to keep a country house up and running. And I can imagine, for those who lived there, what it would have looked and felt like.