A Sampler of  Articles

 by Stephanie Boles 

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Regency Articles

Coup de Grace at Almack’s

Haute Ton

A Shrubbery  

The Duke of Wellington's Peninsular War: A Simple Chronology

Called to His Purpose series excerpts

Book 1
When Morning Breaks Excerpt  

Other Articles

A Testimony about Stephanie's Writing

What is Regency?
Regency works, or novels of manners, are set during the English Regency period of the early 19th Century. The works of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer are excellent Regency works.

Traditional Regency
The Traditional Regency is written along the lines of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer novels. They contain, on average, no more than 75,000 words and are a comedy of manners. They are light-hearted and fun. The historical detail, dialogue, language, customs and manners in these novels is spot-on Austen. 

Regency Historical (also known as Regency-set Historical)
These novels are longer, (an average is 100,000 words). The historical detail is not as in-depth as in Traditional Regencies. The plot lines can range from the humorous to serious. For the most part, Regency Historicals deal with the harsher side of life and society. In Stephanie's Called to His Purpose series you will see the dark issues of assault, violation, kidnapping and murder thrashed out in everyday life. The diversity of plots in Regency Historicals allows the author the opportunity to write stories that transcend the barriers of time. For that reason, Stephanie prefers to write her stories in the Regency Historical setting rather than Traditional Regency.