Evangelicals in the Church of England set out to reform the manners, or moral behavior, of a whole country. Did they succeed?
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Reforming the Manners of England
Tag: Regency
Jane Austen Faith Word: Duty, and Anne Elliot
Anne Elliot's "duty" guided her through life's trials.
Jane Austen Faith Word: Exertion, and Elinor Dashwood
Doing what is right, for Jane Austen's heroines, requires a great deal of "exertion"!
Parson Woodforde
A Country Parson's Everyday Life
Jane Austen Faith Word: Principle, and Mr. Darcy
What "good principles" was Darcy given, and how could he follow them in "pride and conceit"?
Jane Austen Faith Word: Serious, and Fanny Price
In Jane Austen, "serious" has a deeper meaning than we use for it today.
Jane Austen Faith Word: Candour, and Jane Bennet
"Candour" meant something very different to Jane Austen than it does to us today. How does Jane Bennet teach us candor?
Gout and the Waters of Bath, Part 2
Did the waters of Bath really help the gout?
Gout and the Waters of Bath, Part 1
What is the gout, why did people go to Bath for it, and did the waters of Bath help?
Hypochondriacs in Jane Austen and Regency Medicine: Mrs. Churchill of Emma
Mrs. Churchill, Mary Musgrove, and other Austen characters are hypochondriacs. What did doctors believe about their malady and its treatment?
