I've just finished a book called "Duchess" by Amanda Foreman about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, an English aristocrat who lived a very active life in politics and fashion at the end of the eighteenth century. I enjoyed the book so much that when we were asked to host a fund-raising event in support of the rugby club, we decided to invite people to come in Regency style dress. Everyone who came made a magnificent effort, and made a ghostly presence in the surroundings of our Georgian flat.
