Writing Resources:

History:

The Regency Repository – (a general site of all things Regency England)

Jessamyn’s Regency Costume Companion – (a wonderful resource for Regency fashion)

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey – (contains accounts of criminal trials from 1674-1834 with details on types of crimes, policing and trial procedures plus more general articles on London life, the cost of living, and population growth)

Folk Music of England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales & America – (contains lyrics and background to traditional songs)

The Historical Maritime Society – (a UK based research and re-enactment group. Their site contains great information on the Royal Navy and all things nautical during the Napoleonic Wars)

Language:

Bartleby.com Great Books Online – (search dictionaries, thesauri, books of quotations, Shakespeare, etc)

BabelFish Translator – (a fun little tool for translation. Just type your phrase in and have it instantly translated into the language you need)

The Dialectizer – (need a phrase translated into Redneck, Pig Latin, Cockney or Swedish chef? This is the place!)

Online Reader-Project Gutenberg – (they have a huge catalog of on-line books, but my favorite is the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose)

Here are just a few of the great sites I’ve stumbled upon!

Organizations:

Romance Writers of America

Washington Romance Writers

Jane Austen Society of North America

Barnes and Nobles

Amazon

Kensington Books

Books & Authors: