The Type-Founder A look at Regency Fonts and Font making
The Engraver Behind the scenes at an Engraver's shop
The Ladies' Dressmaker From The Book of Trades, London, 1804
The Regency Dentist ...including a first hand account by Jane Austen
The Baker I suppose, you will be going to Streatham, to see quiet Mr. Hill and eat very bad baker's bread.
Jane Austen to Cassandra, November 3, 1813
The Straw-Hat-Maker The labourers behind High Fashion
The Shipwright: Building the Fleet Jane Austen visited the Southampton shipyard with her nephews to view the new 74 gun frigate. What did they see?
The Jeweller "What pin-money, what jewels, what carriages you will have!"
The Type-Founder In an age of literacy, the type-founder held one of the most important jobs in publishing.
The Mail Guard A look at the Regency Postal System and the men who kept it running.
The Mariner From "The Book of Trades, or Library of Useful Arts"
The Life of a Seamstress What kind of hours went into creating fabulous Regency gowns?
The Carpenter From "The Book of Trades, or Library of Useful Arts" published by Jacob Johnson, in 1807.
The Apothecary From "The Book of Trades, or Library of Useful Arts" published by Jacob Johnson, in 1807.
