Catherine Curzon

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A Most Respectable Elopement – Chapter Twenty

“What say you, Miss Lydia, shan’t we have such decorous items in our own home one day?”

Jane Austen’s Advent Calendar — Day 19 – Mr Wickham’s Wanderings: Mr Wickham and Mr Lukis

George Wickham Writes: Friends, as you may be aware, my erstwhile editor, Mrs Catherine Curzon, has the opportunity on occasion to gad about with theatricals. Amongst these is a gentleman by the name of Adrian Lukis who has, I am reliably informed, become somewhat associated with my humble self. What a lucky fellow he is! …

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Jane Austen’s Advent – Day 14 – A Most Respectable Elopement – Chapter Seventeen

George Wickham and Lydia Bennet are safely billeted in the home of the notorious Mrs Younge – but for how long? Because Lydia and Wickham’s courtship seem be a puzzle in itself, you can click on any of the images in this week’s chapter and enjoy a little L and W picture puzzle too! Catch …

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A Most Respectable Elopement: Part Sixteen

Lydia Bennet has spent a whole night beside a very naked George Wickham. Sadly for both, brandy and Wickham’s bruises put paid to any less than noble intentions and what should have been an evening of scandal has instead been an evening of slumber. Now it is the morning after, and London is within their …

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Mr Wickham’s Wanderings: Two Gentlemen

George Wickham writes… Friends, earlier this year, I offered the benefit of my experience as a gentleman who has seen much of the world, both good and bad. There is little I enjoy more than being of service, and I am delighted to have received missives from a number of correspondents seeking advice and direction …

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A Most Respectable Elopement: Part Fourteen

Lydia Bennet and George Wickham have escaped a villain on the road by the skin of their teeth and the strength of Lydia’s cunning. Yet who was the man and why was he so intent on doing harm to the erstwhile Mr Wickham? Catch up on previous adventures here: One, Two,  Three, Four, Five, Six, …

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A Most Respectable Elopement: Part Twelve

Our eloping couple are on the road once more, but what new surprises await for Lydia Bennet and George Wickham? -Catherine Curzon and Nicole Clarkston Catch up on previous adventures here: Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight, Part Nine, Part Ten, Part Eleven. “My dear …

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Queens of Georgian Britain

When I’m not wrangling the fictional George Wickham or gadding off to events with Adrian Lukis, I spent my days writing non-fiction tales of Georgian royals. The newest, Queens of Georgian Britain is released this week in the UK and I’m utterly thrilled to unleash the ladies. Huge thanks are due to all my friends, readers and …

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A Most Respectable Elopement, Part Ten

We last saw Lydia and Wickham as they made their bed for the night in a coaching inn on the road to Gretna Green. Who were the mysterious figures in the darkness who caused Mr Wickham such concern, and how will our eloping couple fill the hours until dawn now the bedroom door is closed? …

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An Evening With Jane Austen at Godmersham Park

After a splendid autumn bringing our show, An Evening with Jane Austen, to audiences at Bath, Stamford and Kenwood House, there is one stop remaining on our mini-tour of the south. With a cast headed by Adrian Lukis, better known to some as the roguish Mr Wickham, An Evening with Jane Austen will call at …

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