Book Review: Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson

Summary:

Who would not want to sit down with Jane Austen and join her in a cup of tea? Here for the first time is a book that shares the secrets of one of her favorite rituals. Tea figures prominently in Jane Austen's life and work. In fact, the beloved novelist was the keeper and maker of tea in her family. Tea with Jane Austen begins with tea drinking in the morning and ends with tea in the evening, at balls and other gatherings.

Each chapter includes a description of how tea was taken at a particular place or time of day, along with history, recipes, excerpts from Austen's novels and letters and illustrations from the time. The book also reveals how to make a perfect cup of tea!

Review: This book was full of fun facts about what Jane Austen would've been eating and drinking! It was just fabulous. I even attempted one of the recipes: Modern Bath Cakes! They were super yummy. I would really like to get my own copy and try a few more of the recipes. This is a fun read for those who enjoy Jane Austen and the Regency era.

Update: I am officially done with the Everything Austen Challenge! I have read and watched all twelve on my list:
1. Pride and Prejudice (2005)
2. Pride and Prejudice (TV 1995)
3. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
4. Emma (Miramax 1996)
5. Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
6. Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
7. Persuasion (TV 2007)
8. The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy by Mary Street
9. Pride and Prejudice: a Latter-day Comedy (2003)
10. Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange
11. Sense and Sensibility (TV 2008)
12. Intimations of Austen by Jane Greensmith

Extra Credit!
1. Lost in Austen (TV 2008)
2. Persuasion (1997)
3. Jane Austen For Dummies by Joan Klingel Ray
4. Mansfield Park (TV 2007)
5. Emma (TV 1996)
6. Northanger Abbey (TV 2007)
7. Bride and Prejudice (2004)
8. Pride and Prejudice (TV 1980)
9. Pride and Prejudice (1940)
10. Clueless (1995)
11. Miss Austen Regrets (TV 2008)
12. Mansfield Park (TV 1983)
13. The Private Diary of Mr. Darcy by Maya Slater
14. The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
15. The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler
16. Mansfield Park (1999)
17. Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson

Part of the Everything Austen Challenge.