Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Mrs Hodges to Mrs Reynolds Grosvenor Square, London22 April 1812 My dear Mrs. Reynolds, I …
The Cajun Cheesehead Analyzes Austen’s Characters #2 – Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, from Pride and Prejudice Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. This time, I’m looking at the Big Guy. Yep—Mr. Darcy goes under the microscope. Pray remember that my analysis is based solely on what Miss Jane Austen wrote. So, forget all about P&P 95 vs …
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, Elizabeth saw Mr. Wickham at the park and told him about her dance at the Netherfield Ball with Mr. Darcy, then returned to the Gardiners’ and greeted Colonel Fitzwilliam …
Happy Friday, Friends! Oh, the twists and turns our lives take when we least expect it. I am so happy to say that I am finally at a point where my newest novel is almost complete. Just a little polishing and editing, and it will grace your kindles mid-summer. The title of this book, “An …
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impressions, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Elizabeth Bennet’s Journal Hunsford: April 15, 1811 I will soon take my leave of …
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, Elizabeth went with her cousins to the park, where she ran into Mr. Wickham, whom she considered telling of Mr. Darcy’s accident. Readers voted that she should tell him …
One of the pleasures of writing in the wider Regency world—though The Princess Problem is technically set in 1809, two years before the official Regency—is finding those moments when history offers a novelist exactly the complication she needs. In the years after the Union with Ireland, questions of title, influence, and political advantage still felt …
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Mrs. Matilda Jenkinson April 8, 1811 Mrs. Matilda Jenkinson peeked in on her charge who was …
The Story Behind The Lantern Keeper’s Promise The Myths That Haunt This Story Sea Brides, Lost Coasts, and Why Darcy Ran to the Edge of England Every coastal culture has a version of the same story. Someone goes into the sea. The sea keeps them. And the people left on shore have to decide how …
Did you pour over the pages of a baby name book for hours and hours before finally deciding what moniker your darling child would be saddled with for life? Authors give nearly as much thought to titling their latest works before sending them out into the world. A lot rides on that decision, and once …
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