Happy March! This month, some of us will be posting on the theme of COMEUPPANCE, which is defined as “something unpleasant regarded as just punishment.” And who is more deserving of it than Lady Catherine? In P&P, we know she gets her just punishment when Darcy defies her edict that he must marry Anne. But …
So, Nosy November… đ. Three cheers for Amy DâOrazio for suggesting such a fun theme for this month! âFollies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can,â Elizabeth said to Mr Darcy, and we have good reason to believe that Jane Austen shared that view, …
I have been hinting about it for a while, and the time has finally come to unveil my latest project. I am so excited to share the official book blurb, as well as the opening scene. Oh! And the title! I have been pretty tight-lipped about the whole thing, so here it is! This is …
The Ladies of Rosings Park is now successfully published! Hooray! But in case you donât have your own copy yet, I will continue posting chapters here every Monday until we finish Part One of the book (the time period covered in Pride and Prejudice). These early chapters read like P&P âmissing scenesâ â your favorite book from a different perspective. Last …
The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles. Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. In between setting up the book sale, editing PERSUADED TO SAIL, and writing ROSINGS PARK, I came up with this little short story. It’s doesn’t have anything to do with Christmas or the Advent Season, but what the hey. Consider it my Christmas present to you. …
Have you ever wanted to read how a conversation would go between Darcy and Captain Wentworth? Have you ever wished Caroline Bingley might make the acquaintance of Sir Walter Elliot? Have you ever thought Mrs. Norris and Lady Catherine could be best buds? Then you’ll love March Madness where we combine characters from Jane Austen’s …
Lady Catherine gives Darcy hope when she calls on him in London after her visit to Longbourn. October 10, 1812 Darcy was not accustomed to having to make excuses. He had manufactured enough business to keep him in London for over a sennight, but now he had to make a decision: either return to Netherfield as …
What do Shakespeareâs Mercutio and Austenâs Lady Catherine have in common? To me, both are secondary characters who, while theyâre onstage or on the page, tend to steal the show. Theyâre both so compelling that I find myself looking forward to their next lines. And, when their respective stories are being performed in the theater …
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