#Regency Classicism

[firelise]

Film & TV I Think About A Lot » Much Ado About Nothing (1993) dir. Kenneth Branagh

Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more. Men were deceivers ever, One foot in sea, and one on shore, To one thing constant never. Then sigh notso, but let them go

[lonelylittledot]

rip Mr Collins, you would have loved Patreon

[checkoutmybookshelf]

This was too good not to share, and I am now putting out into the world the desire for an animated, animal friends version of Pride and Prejudice that does EXACTLY THIS. It would be AMAZING.

For anyone interested in the original: https://www.tumblr.com/pagerunner/191002786668/pride-prejudice-2005-dir-joe-wright

I found the screengrab on pinterest originally, so give the OG poster a like too!

[thefairyfellermasterstroke]

Pride and Prejudice + Texts, Part Three || Pt2 Pt1

[vintagehomecollection]

House Beautiful Color, 1993

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Carl Wilhelm Bernhardt Mohrhagen (German, 1813-1877) Portret damy z kamea i roza, 1850

[cinderellaheist]

Planning the Grand Tour by Emil Brack

huge thank you to @slugsketches for sourcing the artist! 💕

[historicalfictionenthusiast]

Who tf invented modern dating culture because this is awful. Is it really too much to ask to get dressed up in the latest fashions and dance with eligible suitors in elaborate ballrooms and live out my irl Mr. Darcy hand scene ??? Why must I snapchat

[wronghands1]

[divno]

You pierce my heart. I am half agony, half hope

- Persuasion by Jane Austen

[burningvelvet]

random history trivia you should know: in the early 1800s people wore these hipster-style glasses. the first pair is indeed blue; lord byron was also fond of blue sunglasses. green on the right was another popular shade as it was thought cooler colors protected sight better from the yellowish warmth of light. i don't know if that's medically true, but i had a beloved pair of purple glasses once and i thought they were much more comfortable than regular black shades. i'm pretty sure the famous composer franz schubert in the middle there is just wearing regular eyeglasses.

Sources: John Wesley Jarvis' Portrait Of A Gentleman, 1807, composer Franz Schubert at age 17, 1814, Nathaniel Olds by Jeptha Homer Wade, 1839.

[firelise]

Denzel Washington being an absolute whore in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING (1993)

[sweetlittlestarbursts]

I'm under the strong impression that Henry Clerval was the type of kid who would just randomly walk up and kiss Victor on the lips and then giggle his way out of trouble.

"henry, what are you doi-" smooch "where are you goin-" kiss "can i come?" mwah "what do you want to be when you grow u-" SMOOOCH "i found you this flowe-" kisses ensue

(note: sleepovers must've been fun.)

I am also under the impression that Henry Clerval's advances would pale as they grew up. Innocent kisses and joyous giggles would become guilty glances and sorrowful laughter. they wouldn't kiss anymore, and when they'd touch hands, accidentally, and just for a second, they'd both blush and turn away, acting as if it had never happened.

I AM ALSO UNDER THE IMPRESSION that Victor and Henry probably had that "what do you want to do when you grow up?" conversation, and that Henry's answer was "i want to love somebody…"

and Victor probably said "oh…who?"

and then Henry woul blush and hide his face beneath the covers of their shared bed (its a sleepover, duh) and they'd just be quiet for awhile, before falling asleep in each other's warmth.

i aLsO bELiEvE - according to hours of studious work, blood, sweat, and tears - that every. last. one. of Henry's poems over the years were about Victor, but Victor never knew, because he wasn't allowed to read them… and secretly that "favorite poem" Victor mentions Henry reciting for him in the book was actually written by Henry, for Victor, but Victor wasn't aware of who it was written by, he'd just heard Henry recite it before, and he liked it so much that he asked Henry to recite it again and again…unaware that the words were about him.

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(i'm losing my sanity over these two. send help.)

(@spooky-something)

[iant0jones]

If I see one more person call Jane Austen “Victorian literature” I’m going to absolutely blow my top

[silverystardustt]

heart-swelling

[vintagehomecollection]

Empire green walls, amethyst silk damask and marbleized frieze complement the regency mahogany and gilt furnishings in this elegant Chicago dining room. Interior design by ISID member Rod Maxwell, photography by Steve Donisch.

100 Designers' Favorite Rooms, 1994