Hi friends, I’ve been working on a special project behind the scenes for the past couple of months, and I’m so excited to finally get to share it with you! Have you ever wished you could listen to Jane Austen’s original Pride and Prejudice narrated by the phenomenal Stevie Zimmerman? Well, very soon, you’ll be …
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 Hill Longbourn 26 August 1812 My dear Harriet, I hope this letter finds you …
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/ . Feeling a little lost? You can read a summary of what has happened so far in the story here: quick summary. Last post, Elizabeth told Mr. Darcy her suspicions about the laudanum, …
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. Private Journal of Elizabeth Bennet August 19, 1812 Dear Diary, I am doing my best …
Every time I start a new Regency romance, I tell myself something very sensible: This one will be easy. I already know the period. Every single time, I am wrong. Because one of the real pleasures of writing Pride and Prejudice variations set in historical periods (the British regency, mostly) is how quickly a small …
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. Private Journal of Fitzwilliam Darcy 12 August 1813 — London I have spent the …
Update as of August 11: The audiobook went live today! I’ve decided to give away 5 US and 5 UK codes and am in the process of reaching out to the winners, which I’ll also announce on the Austen Variations Facebook page. Thanks, everyone! Hope you enjoy the book — or another JAFF audiobook from …
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/ . Feeling a little lost? You can read a summary of what has happened so far in the story here: quick summary. Last post, the Bingleys and Hursts came to the Gardiners’ for …
The audiobook for The Marriage Trap is finally here! Harry Frost has done his usual amazing job, and I am so excited to share it with you! This is a Ramsgate/London story with a seaside scandal, one very inconvenient compromise, and a forced marriage. Darcy and Elizabeth try very hard to behave sensibly while absolutely …
While away in Scotland for the summer, I am posting a few (hopefully golden) oldies from my archives. This one dates back to 2011, and it concerns one of my favorite characters, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. It is a take on a familiar but important moment in Pride and Prejudice, when the lady of Rosings interviews …
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