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See Wikipedia's 1806 Page and the 1806 Calendar; Brainy History also has a 1806 Page
Read texts of 1806, such as Martha Ballad's Diary, 1806;
See a plate from The Stranger in Ireland (1806)
Charlotte Dacre. Zofloya; or, The Moor In this unusual Gothic novel, all of the main characters (and most of the minor ones as well) are evil. The murderous, adulterous, corrupting actions of two courtesans of Venice make up the bulk of the plot. The alliance of the Moor with evil is a racist stereotype. Ironically, the Moor's role is less to stimulate Victoria, the evil "heroine," to crime, than to counsel her to commit less obvious or punishable crimes.
Maria Edgeworth, Leonora. The good Leonora tries to help a fallen woman regain her reputation and is repaid by the fallen woman seducing her own husband.
Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan. The Wild Irish Girl. (Reprinted by Pandora Press and Arno Press). This is probably Lady Morgan's most famous novel, and she was often called by the name of the heroine of this novel, Glorvina. It is a dramatic tale told in letters that is fairly short, but the long, complex footnotes by the author defending Irish culture and contributing to the Ossian debate are rather annoying and distract from the pleasure of the story.
Cartland, Barbara.The Outrageous Lady. The Bantam Barbara Cartland Library 67. NY: Bantam Books, 1977.
Angelica Catalani (1806) by Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun (location unknown)
 | 1806, plate no. 772. A simple white dress is topped with a cashmere shawl. Long yellow gloves reach above the elbows. The bonnet is very deep and trimmed with pink scallops and pink- edged ribbon. A sash with white work (white embroidery on white cloth) dangles down the lady's back. |
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