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When did celebrity culture begin? In the Regency period, when people hungered for news of the illegitimate actress who became a duchess and the richest woman in England; and the hard-drinking Regency buck who horse-whipped anyone who criticised his terrible novels.

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'Here, Peter James Bowman thrusts us into the world of five A-listers of another period, indeed, from the very cradle of celebrity culture: Regency London. He gives us highly readable pen portraits of five ‘celebs’ who sprang from a heady cocktail of a capitalist economy, democratic ideas, an increase in literacy and a rumbustious free press.' -- Jeremy Musson, Country Life Magazine
'The five chapters are fascinating and provide a novel window into the political and cultural climate of Austen’s period.' -- JASNA News, Winter 2023-2024

The First Celebrities

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      Publisher: Amberley Publishing
      Publication Date: 15/01/2023
      ISBN13: 9781445677897, 978-1445677897
      ISBN10: 144567789X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      When did celebrity culture begin? In the Regency period, when people hungered for news of the illegitimate actress who became a duchess and the richest woman in England; and the hard-drinking Regency buck who horse-whipped anyone who criticised his terrible novels.

      Trade Review
      'Here, Peter James Bowman thrusts us into the world of five A-listers of another period, indeed, from the very cradle of celebrity culture: Regency London. He gives us highly readable pen portraits of five ‘celebs’ who sprang from a heady cocktail of a capitalist economy, democratic ideas, an increase in literacy and a rumbustious free press.' -- Jeremy Musson, Country Life Magazine
      'The five chapters are fascinating and provide a novel window into the political and cultural climate of Austen’s period.' -- JASNA News, Winter 2023-2024

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