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Book set in Regency times for 10 year old

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bananasandwish · 16/02/2023 12:14

DD has been given a dressing up/fancy dress which is Empire line/Regency in style. She's desperate to wear it for World Book Day but I can't think of a book to go with it. She's a reasonably good reader for her age (10) but couldn't manage Jane Austen or Georgette Heyer and she wants a book she can actually read. Any ideas?

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Nearlyneverready · 16/02/2023 12:20

Awesomely Austen is a series of retold Austen stories for children. Alternatively, there is a Little People, Big Dreams book about Jane
Austen.

CatChant · 16/02/2023 12:21

The Chimneys of Green Knowe by Lucy M Boston.

Talipesmum · 16/02/2023 12:24

I’d be inclined to watch a really good Pride and Prejudice with her and then perhaps her to read a children’s version?
I can’t think of anything personally but I was looking online and there’s a series of Tom Marlowe adventures by Chris Priestley which might fit??

CatChant · 16/02/2023 12:33

The Strange Affair of Adelaide Harris by Leon Garfield.

icefishing · 16/02/2023 12:56

https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/124198.GeorgianEraainYAAMiddleGradee_Fiction

There might be something in this list

bananasandwish · 16/02/2023 21:46

Thank you for all the suggestions. I've ordered some Awesomely Austen from the library and I have my old copy of Chimneys of Green Knowe somewhere, I'll dig it out. I'd forgotten all about that.

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Leeds2 · 16/02/2023 22:05

The My Story series, by a variety of authors! I can't remember which one is Regency based, but I'm sure there is one and an amazon search will help! Vince Cross wrote some of the series.

Auntpodder · 24/02/2023 22:36

Joan Aiken wolves of willoughby chase is set in a alternative Georgian age (and is a fab book)

ChocolateConnoisseur · 25/02/2023 22:04

The Agency for Scandal by Laura Wood

NorthStarRising · 25/02/2023 22:51

Leon Garfield wrote ‘Smith’ and ‘Black Jack’ as well.

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