Rudolph Ackermann. View of Piccadilly from Hyde Park Corner Turnpike. The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics, 1809. Internet Archive Book Images, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons
He (Henry) whistled a jolly tune as he mounted his horse and made his way toward the park. A bit of fresh air, a good breakfast, and then one call. He pulled in a deep breath. His happiness was very close; he could almost feel it now. Constance had smiled at his admission of wanting to marry her. His chances were very good if he could get her brother to agree with him.
“Crawford!”
Henry turned toward the barouche that was coming toward him. “St. James,” he greeted with a tip of his hat.
The rather portly gentleman waved Henry over.
“How can I be of service, my lord?”
“You can learn to be discreet,” the man answered, scooting to the side of the carriage closest to Henry…
Leenie Brown fell in love with Jane Austen's works when she first read Sense and Sensibility followed immediately by Pride and Prejudice in her early teens. As the second of five daughters and an avid reader, she has always loved to see where her imagination takes her and to play with and write about the characters she meets along the way. In 2013, these two loves collided when she stumbled upon the world of Jane Austen Fan Fiction. A year later, in 2014, she began writing her own Austen-inspired stories and began publishing them in 2015. Leenie lives in Nova Scotia, Canada with her two teenage boys and her very own Mr. Brown (a wonderful mix of all the best of Darcy, Bingley and Edmund with healthy dose of the teasing Mr. Tillney and just a dash of the scolding Mr. Knightley).
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6 thoughts on “View of Piccadilly c. 1809”
Ouch! That is a heck of a way to greet someone. Oh, well. Henry has a reputation to live up to or to live down. That was a really great picture. I love old pictures.
I love old pics, too. I like how they give a glimpse into how life might have been.
I loved Henry’s story. I’ve looked at some current pictures of (and somewhat older ones too,) of Piccadilly. And I can’t find out for sure, but it seems very likely those buildings could still be standing and in use because there a lot of buildings there that look like they were built in the 1800s and early 1900s. Just like any photos or drawings/paintings of old places compared to newer or contemporary ones, it always kind of surprising/fascinating how things have developed and what is still there. I love that kind of thing.
Oh, yes! Comparing pictures from various time periods can be so interesting and such a good way to avoid figuring out what to write next in a story. LOL
Ouch! That is a heck of a way to greet someone. Oh, well. Henry has a reputation to live up to or to live down. That was a really great picture. I love old pictures.
I love old pics, too. I like how they give a glimpse into how life might have been.
I loved Henry’s story. I’ve looked at some current pictures of (and somewhat older ones too,) of Piccadilly. And I can’t find out for sure, but it seems very likely those buildings could still be standing and in use because there a lot of buildings there that look like they were built in the 1800s and early 1900s. Just like any photos or drawings/paintings of old places compared to newer or contemporary ones, it always kind of surprising/fascinating how things have developed and what is still there. I love that kind of thing.
Oh, yes! Comparing pictures from various time periods can be so interesting and such a good way to avoid figuring out what to write next in a story. LOL
Ruh-roh! 😀
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