Blogs about: Augusta Smith
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Letter to Mamma
Last week I bid on this little snippet from the Smith & Gosling past: I suspect it once contained a letter written to Mamma by Eliza (and/or her husband Denis Le Marchant). The “frank”… more →
Two Teens in the Time of Austen
Letter to Mamma
wrote 3 weeks ago: Last week I bid on this little snippet from the Smith & Gosling past: I suspect it once containe … more →
1796: 'I fear much we shall be invaded'
wrote 3 months ago: Maria, Lady Northampton — sister-in-law to Lady Frances Compton (see my last two posts) … more →
Mapledurham House - its secret past
wrote 4 months ago: Mapledurham House (near Reading) was the last home Mamma (Mrs Augusta Smith) would inhabit. She and … more →
Dying to Read: Eliza Chute Letters
wrote 4 months ago: The above letters were MUCH publicized in the summer of 2012 (thanks, Deb Barnum, for telling me abo … more →
Revisiting Kaplan's Jane Austen Among Women
wrote 4 months ago: A great number of years ago I found Deborah Kaplan’s excellent Jane Austen Among Women – … more →
LondonLiveStreet: Portland Place
wrote 5 months ago: A couple of nights ago I was trolling YouTube for anything interesting. Putting in “Portland P … more →
A Lady Rancliffe Mystery
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wrote 7 months ago: A letter written in French in late January 1797, by Augusta (“Mamma”) Smith to her frien … more →
Sarah Smith - wife of Joshua Smith of Erle Stoke Park, Wilts
wrote 8 months ago: I wish I had a picture of Sarah, Mrs Joshua Smith, to share. Alas, the one citation I have of a mini … more →
On Cloud 9
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wrote 8 months ago: Last Sunday I was crowing to myself about all the *FINDS*. Just think: THREE different “items … more →
Brothers & Sisters: Clarissa Trant speaks
wrote 11 months ago: So many books; so little time! (Working for a living is a curse…) While flipping through the d … more →
Postal - it's history
wrote 11 months ago: Been there – done that – got the T-shirt. This one, of course, says it all, as far as I … more →
Emma's "Aunt" is not "Aunt Emma"
wrote 1 year ago: Reading through posts at AustenOnly (check out those concerning livery, and also Lord Nelson!), I sp … more →
The Missing, The Mysteries, The Marvels
wrote 1 year ago: On this last day of 2011, I reflect upon how something “turning up” can cause a flurry o … more →
Breaking News: Scenes from life at Suttons
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wrote 1 year ago: **My “solution” to the Mr Darcy-Mystery Man will appear at the end of the week** The bre … more →
Anonymous Woman
wrote 2 years ago: Instead of humming The Guess Who’s American Woman, I should really be channeling These Eyes … more →
I Want to Read...
wrote 2 years ago: …DIARIES and LETTERS! It occurred to me that blog readers might be interested in a bit of … more →
Happy Birthday, Augusta Wilder!
wrote 2 years ago: by Frenchie (Photobucket) In a family with NINE children, never mind the in-laws, the Smiths of Sutt … more →
Judge a Letter by its Cover
wrote 2 years ago: When Craig from Australia — a most helpful Smith&Gosling “fan”! — wrote … more →
Born on this day
wrote 2 years ago: by Frenchie (Photobucket) January 4, 1772 – Miss Augusta Smith, third daughter of Joshua Smith … more →
