Jane Austen’s Advent Calendar – Day 15

20141222_082913Only ten days until Christmas now! I hope you are more prepared than I am. (I had to borrow pictures from a previous year, because I haven’t done much in the way of decorating yet.) But I’m glad you’re taking as few minutes out of your busy day to open another window on your Jane Austen Advent Calendar!

I have a word-search puzzle for your treat today! It’s one of my own invention, made up of all Jane Austen related words. The first step is to create your list of words from the clues  below. I’ve given you the first letter of each word, but if you get stumped (or if you want to skip this part and cut to the chase!), you’ll find the answers at the bottom. Then once you have your list, search for the words in the puzzle – up, down, backwards, frontwards, and diagonal. Print the page if you’d rather work on paper. Have fun!

 

 

 

CLUES:

  1. Author Jane A_____
  2. Her six novels: E____,  P_________,  S____& S__________,  P____ & P________,  M________ P___,  N_________ A____
  3. The two eldest Miss Bennets,  J___ and  E________
  4. Home of Mr. Bingley, N__________
  5. Master of Delaford, Colonel B______
  6. The finest estate in Derbyshire,  P________
  7. Heroine of MansfieldPark,  F____  P____
  8. The eldest Miss Dashwood,  E______
  9. S__ Walter Elliot
  10. Miss C____  Morland (inform.)
  11. Mr. Weston’s son,  F____  C________
  12. Elizabeth Elliot’s two sisters,  A___  and  M___
  13. Captain Wentworth’s branch of military service, the Royal N___
  14. Mr.  E______  Ferrars
  15. The mischievous Miss L___  Steele
  16. The Dashwood Estate in Sussex, NorL____
  17. A modest equipage, a g__
  18. The Elliot estate, Kellynch  H___
  19. Scene of Louisa Musgrove’s accident, the seaside town of L____
  20. The handsome proprietor of Pemberley, Mr. Fitzwilliam D____

 

N      O      I      S      A      U      S      R      E      P      F      T      H      D

P      R       I      D      E      N      E      T      S      U      A      Z      A      L

R      E      G      Y      A      N     N      E      R      O      N      I       L      E

E      D      M     E      M      E      S      I       R      Y      C      U      L       I

J      W      F      B      M      C      I      E       Z      C      E      I       L       F

U      A      K      B      E       I      B       P      A      R      Z      K       I      R

D      R      N      A      V      R      I       K      N      A      R      F      H      E

I       D      M      E      A      P      L      N      B      D       J      A      C      H

C      M      A      N      S      F       I      E       L      D      P      N      R      T

E       J       D      N      A      L      T      G      Y      V      A      N      U      E

P      O       C      A      T      H      Y       I      M      A      R      Y      H      N

N      O      R      T      H      A      N      G       E      R      K      U      C      H

Answers: 1)Austen 2)Emma, Persuasion, Sense, Sensibility, Pride, Prejudice, Mansfield, Park, Northanger, Abbey 3)Jane, Elizabeth 4)Netherfield 5)Brandon 6)Pemberley 7)Fanny, Price 8)Elinor 9)Sir 10)Cathy 11)Frank, Churchill 12)Anne, Mary 13)Navy 14)Edward 15)Lucy 16)land 17)gig 18)Hall 19)Lyme 20)Darcy

How did you do? Extra credit if you discovered that I happened to get “Emma” in there twice!
Have you ever tried making a word search puzzle yourself? It really isn’t that difficult, I discovered. Pick a theme if you want (Christmas would make a good one!) and make a list of words you’d like to use. Start with the longest one and pack all the others around it as tightly as you can, filling in the empty spaces with some shorties at the end.
Since my puzzle didn’t have a holiday theme, I’d like to share a couple of other short posts that do. Click on over to my place and browse:
My very best wishes to you all for a blessed holiday season. May it be filled with good friends, family, health, and laughter!
Sincerely,
Shannon Winslow

Shannon Winslow

Shannon Winslow claims she was minding her own business – raising two sons and pursuing a very sensible career – when an ordinary trip to Costco about fifteen years ago changed her life. That was the day a copy of the ’95 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice fairly leapt off the shelf and into her oversized shopping cart. After watching the mini-series, Shannon was hopelessly hooked on the story, Colin Firth’s Darcy, and all things Jane Austen. One may guess what followed – compulsive reading, late-night trips to the library and video store, secret rendezvous with Mr. Darcy and Mr. Knightley. Finally, only one thing remained. Her dedication (or obsession, as it could more rightly be described) ultimately inspired her to begin writing her own stories a la Austen.

Here's what Shannon says about her unique approach to writing JAFF: "Since I’m just sappy enough to believe there’s only one true story for the characters I’ve grown to love (and Jane Austen wrote it), I amuse myself with adding onto rather than varying from canon - expanding on what Jane Austen gave us and filling in the blanks in the record with prequel, sequel, and supplemental views. What was Mr. Darcy doing all the time he’s absent from the page? What happened to Colonel Brandon in India? And how did our favorite couples fare after the wedding? Inquiring minds want to know, and I’m happy to deliver the answers!"

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    • Sheila L. Majczan on December 15, 2017 at 10:14 am
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    That was fun. Thanks for the mental exercise. I will check out the other themed sites later. Best wishes to you and yours for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

    1. Glad you enjoyed it, Sheila, and thanks for the holiday wishes!

    • Glynis on December 15, 2017 at 10:53 am
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    Thank you Shannon. Full marks for me 😊😊.
    I’m really enjoying this advent calendar. Such a great idea. It even beats a chocolate one (and is better for me!).

    1. Good job, Glynis! Glad you’re having fun with our no-calorie advent calendar. 😀

    • J. W. Garrett on December 15, 2017 at 12:22 pm
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    I love creating a fun word search and puzzle. In the classroom I used Puzzlemaker as my go to source. You set the perimeters as to how many letters you want in the width and length… that will accommodate a short word list puzzle or a long list. My students loved it because I could theme it according to what subject we were studying. It also reinforced spelling and those dreaded vocabulary lists. And it provided me with a key. I would print master copies and kept them in a plastic sleeve and could use it the following year. Great exercise. I love this Jane Austen themed puzzle. Well done. The pictures were beautiful… regardless of the year. I only have a wreath on my door so far. So, don’t feel bad.

    http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchSetupForm.asp

    1. What a great tool for teaching! I should have known there would be a computer program for this by now. 🙂

    • Carol on December 15, 2017 at 6:05 pm
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    Love search puzzles. Used Puzzlemaker for school. Weekly spelling lists made spelling activities fun for the kids. Thanks for yours.

    1. You’re very welcome, Carol. Hope you had fun!

    • Carole in Canada on December 15, 2017 at 7:38 pm
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    Nothing like working the brain! Thank you!

    1. My pleasure, Carole. Thanks for playing!

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