Regency Sports Talk (and a new giveaway)

Yet another reason to wish we lived in Jane Austen's time is that there was no Monday Night Football. No ESPN. No sports talk.

Oh really? Watch Courtney and Jane, time-swapping heroines of SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL, discover whether men in neckcloths and knee breeches are just as obsessed with sports as men who spend every Saturday in that ancient college football jersey you'd love to throw out.

Watch "Regency Sports Talk," Episode 20 of SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL , and let us know what you think. AND ENTER OUR GIVEAWAY BY MIDNIGHT SATURDAY PST (JUST AS WE ENTER HALLOWEEN).

Two lucky winners will win signed copies of the novels that inspired the Babelgum original comedy web series SEX AND THE AUSTEN GIRL:  RUDE AWAKENINGS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT & CONFESSIONS OF A JANE AUSTEN ADDICT.

Watch Episode 20, "Regency Sports Talk," and enter our giveaway!

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[Sex and the Austen Girl stars Arabella Field as Courtney and Fay Masterson as Jane. For more about Sex and the Austen Girl, and to catch up on all the episodes you missed, visit the Sex and the Austen Girl showpage at Babelgum.]

Comments

[coach bags]

Wow! Great info. I wish, I could have such a writing skills.*

[coach outlet factory]

east or west, home is best.

[Laurie Viera Rigler]

Thank you all for your thoughful and insightful comments. Unfortunately, you did not win the Episode 20 giveaway, but please do enter the Episode 21 giveaway. And it's a really fun episode this week, called "Chamberpot vs. Toilet." Please see http://janeaustenaddict.com for details, and thanks again!

[Fantastic Forrest]

What a treat! I enjoyed Lost in Austen, but had never heard of this series before now. I just happened upon it when searching for Austen-related material. I'd LOVE to win the novels!

[Le]

I've enjoyed all the previous episodes but this one really made me laugh. My favorite part was "I walk in the garden..." because now women are bombarded with fitness advice and the importance of incorporating cardio and weights into a workout.

[Viooltje/Violet]

I love to have a dress like that "brown" one in the video..., and I was wondering... can we consider cross stitching (on very large pieces of linen) a (female) sport?
:o)
I know by experience that stitching for hours on end is giving me a pair of strong hands and arms.
(and often enough an acking back and pain in all sorts of arm and shoulder muscles)
:o)
http://violetviolaviooltje.blogspot.com/
and
http://b-log-cabin.blogspot.com/

I love the idea to take a walk through our garden and call that a sport, and...
... I would lovelovelovelovelove to win a set of your books!
:o)
Thanks for the oportunity.
*crossing my fingers, toes and stitches*
xxxxxxx♥♥♥♥♥xxxxxxx
:o)

[Bill]

Another fun Jane Austen Addict spot. Sports is an interesting topic and this only scratches the surface - in a very funny way. Let me remind everyone that they had ball sports in Regency England. Cricket, "baseball" (see Northanger Abbey), and other spectator sports such as boxing and horse racing.

The curious thing today is the number of young women who watch football and other ball sports. I go to a tavern to watch my college football team play. This is a place where all the Univ of Iowa expatriates gather for the game. Half or more of the people there are women. That was not the case when I was young too many decades ago.

[Darlyn]

It's actually quite weird to think what they did before was actually considered as sports. Well, if they are in our era, I don't know what we will think of them!

[Daria]

This was entertaining and informative to watch. What was defined as 'sport' in Regency England is not even close to what we see as 'sports' today.

And I must say, the line about not understanding what it is with men being obsessed with balls was priceless. This show gives a very good start to my work-week.