Can't find any good easy references through searching so calling out to the general Dwiggie readers: am I crazy to think some richer Georgians would have a carriage or some kind of cart specifically for servants/baggage to follow behind their main mode of transportation? For example: when the Darcys, Bingleys, and Hursts travel to Pemberley, they would also have a variety of things and people to take with them. Does that all somehow fit on their carriages (presumably two, as Darcy has one and Bingley does), or would their also be a separate vehicle that brought whatever/whoever wouldn't fit. Thinking Darcy, Bingley, and Hurst each have a valet; Georgiana, Miss Bingley, and Mrs. Hurst all have maids. That's not counting footmen/coachmen, and then all the trunks of stuff. Doable, perhaps (I've certainly packed a lot more into tiny cars than people thought was possible) but would some people be able to afford at least more set of horses to carry the excess?https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130328#msg-130328Sat, 02 May 2026 08:17:33 +0100 Phorum 5.2.22 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130392#msg-130392 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130392#msg-130392 Harvey Tea RoomWed, 18 May 2022 17:42:35 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130383#msg-130383 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130383#msg-130383I think Lady Catherine's 'better service' consisted of being treated with sycophantic obsequiousness in the style of Mr Collins. I don't think her bill would be reduced. After all, she would want the best of everything and the landlord would know how to make money from that!]]> Alida Tea RoomMon, 16 May 2022 21:43:19 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130343#msg-130343 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130343#msg-130343
While I can't answer your questions, I do know that author Sarah Waldock (who used to post her works here in the ANI Board) has extensive knowledge of the Regency era and more.

I found an old message here in the Tea Room where she gave her e-mail, though I don't know if it still works
https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,128398,128409#msg-128409

She also has a series of blogs, this one dedicated to history
https://sarahs-history-place.blogspot.com/

and this one where she posts a preview of her published works, so it's updated more regularly and if the email doesn't work, you could always leave a comment in one of her posts here
https://mywipwriting.blogspot.com/

She's always been very helpful here whenever someone had a question related to historical trivia.

Good luck, and let us know how it goes!]]> Lily Tea RoomMon, 02 May 2022 17:25:34 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130334#msg-130334 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130334#msg-130334
One of the things I like about P&P fanfic is that you spend enough time on a rather narrow slice of history to wonder about all sorts details which you would miss if you just read one or two books from an era.]]> Harvey Tea RoomThu, 28 Apr 2022 18:09:04 +0100 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130328#msg-130328 https://dwiggie.com/phorum/read.php?4,130328,130328#msg-130328
For example: when the Darcys, Bingleys, and Hursts travel to Pemberley, they would also have a variety of things and people to take with them. Does that all somehow fit on their carriages (presumably two, as Darcy has one and Bingley does), or would their also be a separate vehicle that brought whatever/whoever wouldn't fit. Thinking Darcy, Bingley, and Hurst each have a valet; Georgiana, Miss Bingley, and Mrs. Hurst all have maids. That's not counting footmen/coachmen, and then all the trunks of stuff. Doable, perhaps (I've certainly packed a lot more into tiny cars than people thought was possible) but would some people be able to afford at least more set of horses to carry the excess?]]> MichelleRW Tea RoomWed, 27 Apr 2022 02:49:25 +0100