Episode 35: The Thing About Tattersall's
Sir Walter is peeved, and we're here to explain exactly why our favorite snob is in such a snit. Obviously, no one explained to Mr. Elliot that Tattersall's is not to be trifled with.
If you have ever wanted a pony, this episode is for you.
Episode content warning: discussion of gambling and debt.
Selected episode sources
Ackermann, Rudolph. The Microcosm of London or London In Miniature. Vol. 3. London: Bensley, 1815. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Volume_III/1X9DnQZuBfMC?hl=en&gbpv=0.
The General Evening Post. “Advertisement: Richard Tattersall’s Well-Bred Running Horse.” March 12, 1761, No. 4278 edition.
Tattersalls. “History of Tattersalls.” Accessed April 7, 2022. https://www.tattersalls.com/about.
Lynch, Diedre Shauna. “Introduction and Notes.” In Persuasion, by Jane Austen, edited by James Kinsley. Oxford World’s Classics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008.
Morrison, Robert. The Regency Years: During Which Jane Austen Writes, Napoleon Fights, Byron Makes Love, and Britain Becomes Modern. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2019.
Vamplew, Wray, and Joyce Kay. Encyclopedia of British Horseracing. London: Routledge, 2005.