No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes.
–William Gladstone
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Regency Word Wednesday
Catachrestical
“Contrary to proper use; forced; far fetched.”
Quote of the Week
The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions and not our circumstances.
–Martha Washington
Quote of the Week
Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.
–George Eliot
http://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Eliot
Friday Favorite: Castle Cast Reads Romance
A lot of authors read passages from their books at signings and Q&As. But in this week’s Favorite, Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic take on a love scene from Heat Wave–one of the books Fillion’s character wrote on the hit show Castle. Romance writers take note! This is how it’s done…if you can keep a straight face 😀
Regency Word Wednesday
She House
“A house where the wife rules, or, as the term is, wears the breeches.”
Quote of the Week
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.
–Isaac Newton
http://users.clas.ufl.edu/ufhatch/pages/01-courses/current-courses/08sr-newton.htm
Regency Word Wednesday
Adread
“In a state of fear; frighted; terrified: now obsolete.”
Quote of the Week
The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.
–Moliere
http://www.britannica.com/biography/Moliere-French-dramatist
Friday Favorite: Coins of the United Kingdom
Our Favorite this week is for you visual learners out there: pictures of coins minted in the UK during the reign of George III. Clicking any of the individual coins will get you a nice close-up (like the one pictured below of a 3 shilling coin from 1812), so you can see the color of each coin (and therefore which metal its made from), read the inscriptions, and compare variations of the same denomination (if there were variations). There are also coins pictures from the Anglo Saxon period right up through present day. Click here to check it out!
Cora Lee, Regency Romance Author 