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chasbaz · Feb 3, 2011

Hello and I’m very glad to be here!
This board looks to be exactly what I have been searching for.

What I am writing: ‘Prinny’s Taylor’, a biography of the tailor to the Prince of Wales, later George IV.

I have been researching the life of my gggggfr Louis Bazalgette for about 15 years now. I have almost completed the first draft of his biography, which I hope to publish this year.

Louis is completely unknown and the fact that he was Prinny's tailor for 32 years is unrecorded in any book that I have seen. This is a good thing for me, as the material is mostly very fresh, and hopefully will be new and intriguing to those who are interested in Prinny and in Georgian London.

I’m impatient to get the book finished and have been reviewing publishing options. Although self-publishing is very tempting, I think I have a product which might possibly interest a publisher.

Looking forward to comparing notes with others writing similar books, and of course with anyone else who wants to talk to me!

To publicize the work I have a blog at http://chasbaz.posterous.com which has a lot of information on London tailoring in the late eighteenth century, about the Prince of Wales and other Regency stuff, plus links to other useful sites.

So it could be interesting to anyone writing about this period.

Best wishes,
Charles

alleycat · Feb 3, 2011

Welcome.

LfB · Feb 3, 2011

Welcome to AW!

Chris1981 · Feb 3, 2011

Hi and welcome.

Konah · Feb 3, 2011

Welcome, Chasbaz, I hope you enjoy your stay!

Konah

CACTUSWENDY · Feb 3, 2011

Welcome to AW. Hope you enjoy your stay with us.
How do you like your popcorn?

If you go to the bottom of the page to the ‘forum jump’ you can scroll down and find all the areas of this place. Most of the SYW areas require the password of ….vista. A word to the wise, (50 posts), it would be a good idea to participate first in helping others before you think about posting your own work. After you have been around here for awhile, then post something of your own for help. Good luck.

VP_Benni · Feb 3, 2011

Welcome Charles

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regdog · Feb 4, 2011

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Kczimmy · Feb 4, 2011

Welcome Charles!

I took a look at your site and your subject matter is intriguing, to say the least! Researching your book must have been like hunting for buried treasure, and finding it, over and over again!

I hope this discussion board will help you toward your goal-

Kurt

chasbaz · Feb 4, 2011

Kczimmy said:
Welcome Charles!

I took a look at your site and your subject matter is intriguing, to say the least! Researching your book must have been like hunting for buried treasure, and finding it, over and over again!

I hope this discussion board will help you toward your goal-

Kurt

Thanks Kurt, and all others who have extended a welcome.
The research has been a long journey indeed, with long periods when nothing happened. Then you get a new idea or angle (often following an alternative web search) and the logjam is broken for a while. Suddenly one day you look back and realise how much information you have managed to accumulate. Time seems to be important - you can't do it all at once. You have to wait for breaks sometimes. You can put a question on a forum somewhere. and maybe a year later someone who can help will find you. I find piecing together all this stuff very absorbing. Just as well, I guess!

Nickie · Feb 4, 2011

Hello there Chaz, and welcome. Certainly looks like a good idea to write about Prinny's tailor, especially when he was one of your ancestors. I also have a well-known ancestor, but alas, one of the Belgian classics is written about it (De Leeuw van Vlaanderen - Hendrik Conscience) Free translation: The Lion of Flanders. It is the story about Flemish independence from the French crown. Count Robert of Bethune is my ancestor, albeit on the wrong side of the bed.

Nickie

thehairymob · Feb 4, 2011

Susie · Feb 5, 2011

chas. It's a great place!

Mystery1 · Feb 5, 2011

Hello Charles. Welcome.

Sharon

scott85 · Feb 5, 2011

Hello

What I am writing: ‘Prinny’s Taylor’, a biography of the tailor to the Prince of Wales, later George IV.

Sounds interesting.

Brandt · Feb 5, 2011

Hello and Welcome.

brainstorm77 · Feb 5, 2011

Welcome.

Xelebes · Feb 5, 2011

Hello. Haven't seen anyone from Athabasca here so I guess that makes you the Athabasca representative. :wave:

Thesaintterrapin · Feb 5, 2011

Hi Chas, what an original subject to write about.

Ive done a bit of research re Georgian era myself particularly the regency period.

I'm hoping to visit Brighton Pavillion later this year.

Welcome to the site.

chasbaz · Feb 5, 2011

Not original except by accident! In future if I write another biography I'll look for a similarly obscure person with the right connections. It's an interesting exercise.

Thanks to all for the warm welcomes.

chasbaz · Feb 5, 2011

Xelebes said:
Hello. Haven't seen anyone from Athabasca here so I guess that makes you the Athabasca representative. :wave:

It might. There are quite a few authors in this neck of the woods though. Some even published!

EMaree · Feb 5, 2011

Welcome to the forum. :welcome:

whimsical rabbit · Feb 5, 2011

Welcome, Chasbaz!

Good luck to you!

:welcome:

Degan · Feb 5, 2011

I like biographies, it sound interesting.

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