History A’la Carte 9-20-12
I got to guest post for Philippa Jane Keyworth this week: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same by Maria Grace ‘There’s an old saying: The more things change, the more they stay the same....
View ArticleJane Austen game now on Facebook
I must confess, I have avoided Facebook games. I ready don’t have enough hours in the day to get done everything I need to do. BUT this one has me tempted. Lauren Miller posts a great overview of the...
View ArticleA sisterly conversation | Austen Authors
What would the Bennet sisters have to say to each other before their lives change forever? My first offering to the P&P200 project ***** The evening turned cold quickly and they all retreated...
View ArticleGet to Know Maria Grazia founder of Fly High and My Jane Austen Book Club
Please join me in Welcoming the fascinating (and busy) Maria Grazia to my site today. I hope you will enjoy getting to know her as much as I have. What got you first started reading? It was my sweet,...
View ArticleScenes Jane Austen Never Wrote: A Ball to Forget, pt. 2
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it’s already 2015! What better way to start the new year than with Jane Austen! During the month of January, Austen Variations is having a ‘Jane in January’ event,...
View ArticleA Matter of Character
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, following the disastrous proposal at Hunsford, Darcy must decide what he will do. Darcy stalked from the parsonage so quickly the housekeeper barely opened the...
View ArticleTaking Tea with Mrs. Darcy
The honeymoon comes to a close and the real work of being Mrs. Darcy begins. Elizabeth checked her hair in the looking glass and straightened her dress for the third time. There was no reason for such...
View ArticleHaving a ball, pt 1
The Bennet have just visited Netherfield and Lydia has named the day of the ball. Nov 14, 1811 The garish Bennet women finally trundled out of Netherfield’s parlor. Not a moment too soon. Caroline...
View ArticleHaving a ball, pt 2
Caroline plans the Netherfield Ball Nov 16, 1811 Caroline dipped in a curtsey. Graceful, but hardly gracious. And the little chit did not even know the difference. Good thing she was pretty enough...
View ArticleA Party at the Philips
The Philips host a party. Some find the company more agreeable than others. A classic scene from Pride and Prejudice, through the eyes of Charlotte Lucas. November 20, 1811 “Thank you so much for...
View ArticleMrs. Bennet Pursuades
Mrs. Bennet persuades August 19, 1812 Mrs. Bennet’s unique rap sounded at the study door just an hour after dinner. Mr. Bennet leaned his head back into the soft wing back. Even if it was expected,...
View ArticleSnowbound at Hartfield
A Jane Austen Mashup Short Story. What happens when Emma meets Persuasion and Pride and Prejudice? Courtships of course! What madness had seized the weather? Richard Fitzwilliam pulled the scarf a...
View ArticleA Matter of Character
April 9, 1812 Darcy stalked from the parsonage so quickly the housekeeper barely opened the front door in time. The spleen of that woman! The unmitigated impertinence of her! She painted him a...
View ArticlePride and Prejudice: News of Lydia Spreads
Pride and Prejudice, Volume III August 16, 1812 The narrow vestibule was far too quiet for comfort. An eerie hush had settled over Longbourn since the initial news of Lydia had arrived, punctuated only...
View ArticleMrs. Bennet Persuades
August 19, 1812 Mrs. Bennet’s unique rap sounded at the study door just an hour after dinner. Mr. Bennet leaned his head back into the soft wing back. Even if it was expected, he did not relish the...
View ArticleThe Wickhams Depart Longbourn
September 10, 1812 Elizabeth stood with the rest of the family on Longbourn’s front steps. The sun hung high in the sky as Lydia waved her final goodbyes. She edged back to allow Mama and Kitty better...
View ArticleA Sneak Peek: My new book … and dragons!
So, yeah things have been pretty intense the last few months. Chatting with a friend the other day I realized that since mid-May my middle son graduated university, we attended my brother-in-law’s...
View Article‘Coming Out’ in Jane Austen’s World
In Pride and Prejudice Lady Catherine made quite the to-do about all the Bennet sisters being out at once. What did it mean to come out and why, if it was such a good thing, should it be limited to...
View ArticleElizabeth’s Commonplace Book of Dragons
During the Regency Era, women kept journals called commonplace books where they recorded things they wanted to save. Not entirely unlike a Regency era pinterest account if you think about it. Recipes,...
View ArticleMaking Introductions in Jane Austen’s World
In Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Collins mortified Elizabeth Bennet at the Netherfield ball. His transgression? He introduced himself to Mr. Darcy and conversed with him. But why would introductions–or more...
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