Three fun novels include some serious Regency science.
Category: Biology
The Naturalist, by Christina Dudley: Book Review of a Regency Romance with Science
The Naturalist is a delightful Regency romance with a strong thread of science.
Book Reviews: Science-Themed Regency Novels by Cecily Van Cleave and Julie Klassen
Women had a difficult time with scientific pursuits in Jane Austen's England. Yewspring and The Apothecary's Daughter tell stories of brave women trying to use their gifts.
Lady Botanists and the Chawton House Virtual Garden Festival
The Chawton House Garden Festival offers refreshing tours of their gardens. They highlight A Curious Herbal, a groundbreaking book about plants in the eighteenth century, written by a lady botanist in an era where women were discouraged from studying science.
Science Variations 3: Novels with Regency and Victorian Science
Some fun novels of science in the Regency, and two novels of the Industrial Revolution: North and South, and a variation: Nowhere but North.
Faith and Science: Gilbert White, Parson-Naturalist of Selborne
Parson-Naturalists like Gilbert White combined their love of God and his world, and helped us better understand birds, ecology, and much more.
Faith and Science: William Paley and Natural Theology
In Jane Austen's England, "natural theology" used science to support Christian faith.







