I shall start off with an apology, because I do not have any amazing Regency recipes to share. However, I have something else that might be fun. Well, a few things, really, and they were cooked up (get it?) by a couple of the most amazing ladies in the world. The first is the full …
Hello, everybody. Jack Caldwell here. First, I want to thank everyone for participating in Guess Who from CRESCENT CITY, my entry in the Austen Variations Jane in January Scavenger Hunt. Everyone did very well, getting almost all the answers right. A couple of the questions, particularly the first two, were tricky and tripped up most …
Time to test your Jane Austen trivia with a rousing edition of Who Said It? How well do you know your Austen? I’m going to list five quotes on this page and then five on my blog at lldiamondwrites.com and when you’ve answered all of them, there will be instructions on my blog to enter …
Guess Who from CRESCENT CITY Hello, everybody. Jack Caldwell here. For my entry in the Austen Variations Jane in January Scavenger Hunt, I’m going to give you a little test. After all, it’s Friday the Thirteenth! Bruhahaha! Now, don’t groan—the potential reward is worth it. As you remember, I wrote a modern, JA-based trilogy about …
Was Mr. Collins’ proposal as outrageous as modern readers believe? Believe it or not, it contained all the hallmarks of a proper Regency era proposal. How is that possible? Check out this article on Random Bits of Fascination and find out.
In honor of our Jane in January Scavenger Hunt, I present you with a Quiz, and a Story! Quiz first. Can you name the books from which these quotes about “Treasures” came from? (I prefer to use the word Treasure in this exercise, because Jane Austen never does seem to use the word Scavenger.) Some …
Are you ready for a fun adventure? As part of the Jane in January Scavenger Hunt, I am inviting you to visit my website to see if you can determine which bumper stickers would be on the carriages of which Jane Austen’s characters. Most are from Pride and Prejudice, but there is at least one …
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017 and to a New Year at Austen Variations! We are kicking off the new year with a special Jane in January event! This year it’s going to be more like a Scavenger Hunt. Some of our authors will be posting here on our blog, but others will be taking you …
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