Review: The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan

Format read: hardcoverNumber of pages: 224 pages Publisher: Quirk PublishingFormats available: hardcover, paperback, ebookRelease Date: 28 March 2011 Purchasing Info: Goodreads, Author’s Website, Amazon, Kindle store, Book Depository

Blurb:

Long before Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Quirk published this guide to life in Regency England to the delight of Austen fans everywhere. Newly published with a revised cover, The Jane Austen Handbook offers step-by-step instructions for proper comportment in the early 19th century. Readers will discover:

• How to Indicate Interest in a Gentleman Without Seeming Forward• How to Ensure a Good Yearly Income• How to Ride Sidesaddle• How to Behave at a Dinner Party

Full of practical directions for navigating the travails of Regency life, this charming illustrated book also serves as a companion for present-day readers, explaining the English class system, currency, dress, and …