![]() Many of the desperate people in this latter group turned to begging, theft, or in the case of women, prostitution. ![]() The sub-period that is the Regency era is defined by the regency of the future George IV.ĭuring this period, society was greatly stratified – the monied and shockingly idle upper class was preoccupied by birth, wealth, and parties, and was largely horrified by, and contemptuous of, the very large mass of the poor. The Georgian era is a period in British history from 1714 to 1830, named eponymously after kings George I, George II, George III and George IV. ![]() The story takes place in 1812 in London, a year after George, Prince of Wales (known by the public as “Prinny”) began his nine-year tenure as Regent of the British Monarchy. ![]() (The author characterizes the book as a combination of historical fiction and paranormal adventure.) Background The intersection of the two plot lines is very entertaining. What could be more fun than a superpowers novel set in the Regency Era? That was a time when reality seemed much sillier and weirder even than the idea of select members of a population having superhuman abilities. ![]()
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