Where are all the Regency romances with no nobility involved?

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I have a small problem, guys.

I've been watching Garrow's Law recently, to fill the 'mindless relaxation' space in my life. It is a very charming and ridiculous BBC drama about William Garrow, who was a pretty cool lawyer in the 18th century who I had very vaguely heard of before watching this drama. I have now been educated to realise that he was

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[osprey_archer]

To be fair, the showrunners try to rein themselves in by having Lady Sarah and Southouse take him down repeatedly, but alas their overweening love for Garrow always shines through. I think it might have worked better if they had just given into their infatuation and made him an uncomplicated lawyer superhero.

And Silvester definitely admires Garrow. At last he has a worthy opponent, another lawyer as snarky as himself! They can exchange barbed witticisms in the courtroom and laugh about it over oysters in the taproom afterward! Only Garrow takes everything so seriously and, rather than treating the law as a gentlemanly sporting occasion, gets all upset when people get sent to the gallows. Silvester, empathy-challenged but also a total snob who never quite sees poor people as really people, finds this inexplicable.

And meanwhile Garrow is like "GOD, why has Silvester sent himself up as my personal tormentor, not only is it frustrating for me but it's hard on my clients!" Because he finds Silvester so annoying that he can't imagine Silvester is acting out of anything but malice, even though in Silvester's eyes being a snarky annoying opponent is clearly an overture of...maybe not exactly friendship, given that Garrow is an upstart with no Oxford training...but, like, it shows Silvester's esteem! How could Garrow misinterpret his friendly joshing and challenge Silvester to a duel! UGH WHAT A NINCOMPOOP, clearly the only remedy is shooting him a little bit.

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UGH WHAT A NINCOMPOOP, clearly the only remedy is shooting him a little bit.

It is far too late for me to respond, and yet I really want you to know how much this made me grin.