Georgian London
Marvels of the masked ball: dressing up in Georgian London
A craze for masquerades reached its apogee at Carlisle House in the 1770s, when vast forests were imported into the ballroom, along with fountains and festooned arches
A cat for Kit
Jeoffry is, by now, one of the best-known cats in literary history. And unlike the Cheshire Cat, Mr Mistoffelees, Orlando,…
Georgian romp
London, 1794. It’s a different world from that portrayed by the Mrs Radcliffes and Anons of the time: rich young…
