I think quite awhile ago, I read a non-fiction book that kind of explained all those things that happen in Regency novels. Things like--what was Almack's really like, why did people go to Bath, what was being presented at court like, etc etc. It was kind of like a reader's guide to the Regency period.

Now that I'm back into reading Regencies (still my favorite historical time period), I'd love to read that non-fiction book again. Does anyone have any idea of what book this is?

Hi Barbara- I have a non fiction on my tbr called An Elegant Madness by Venetia Murray. It sounds like what you might be looking for. It's WL'd, I believe.

Don't know, but www.galenfoley.com has a regency glossary or guide of some sort on her site.  Was pretty helpful.  I'll bet you could find alot at wikipedia too.

Is it "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew" by Daniel Pool?