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Jane in January – P&P Missing Scene – Dinner Party
We’re in week 2 of our ‘Jane in January’ event and hope you are enjoying our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.” Darcy’s activities during the winter months of “Pride and Prejudice” are not mentioned by Jane Austen, and we can only conjecture what he may have done. In this scene, he and Georgiana have …
Persuasion 200: The Wentworth Brothers
Towards the end of “Persuasion,” Capt. Wentworth talks to Anne, telling her that when he realized the expectations others had regarding him and Louisa, he determined to leave Lyme, and subsequently Kellynch, to visit his brother, Edward. He hoped that his absence would diminish any feelings of attachment Louisa may have had towards him or …
Happy Birthday Jane!
All of us at Austen Variations would like to wish our dear Jane Austen a very Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday, Jane! In celebration of her 239th birthday, we are excited to announce that next month we will be hosting a month-long event, With a special focus on “Pride and Prejudice,” we will have special posts, more …
Mr Darcys Rival Excerpt
Some of you are aware that I am currently writing a book I have titled, “Mr. Darcy’s Rival.” I am not quite finished with it, but I thought I would post Chapter 1 of the book as an incentive for me to get it done. This is the book that has Anne de Bourgh as an …
A Little Jane for the Holidays: Pemberley Celebrations
The holidays are fast approaching and it seems like an ideal time to indulge in our favorite thing at Austen Variations. Below is an excerpt from “Pemberley Celebrations – The First Year,” which is a compilation of short stories that follow Mr. and Mrs. Darcy through the different holidays in their first year …
Persuasion 200: Wentworth Sees a Gentleman Admiring Anne
When they came to the steps, leading upwards from the beach, a gentleman, at the same moment preparing to come down, politely drew back, and stopped to give them way. They ascended and passed him; and as they passed, Anne’s face caught his eye, and he looked at her with a degree of earnest admiration, …
Persuasion 200: Morning with The Crofts
“…the Admiral and Mrs. Croft were generally out of doors together, interesting themselves in their new possessions, their grass, and their sheep, and dawdling about in a way not endurable to a third person, or driving out in a gig, lately added to their establishment.” Persuasion, Chapter 9 Sophia Croft gazed about her at the bright blue …
Persuasion 200: Captain Wentworth Arrives at Kellynch
The Crofts have settled into Kellynch, Anne has been staying with her sister at Uppercross Cottage, and Captain Frederick Wentworth is on his way to visit his sister and her husband. From Chapter 6: “When the Crofts called this morning… they happened to say, that her brother, Captain Wentworth, is just returned to England, or paid …
Persuasion 200: Anne Arrives at Uppercross Lodge
From Chapter 5 Mary, often a little unwell, and always thinking a great deal of her own complaints, and always in the habit of claiming Anne when anything was the matter; was indisposed, and foreseeing that she should not have a day’s health all the autumn, entreated, or rather required her, for it was hardly …
Persuasion 200: The Crofts Visit Kellynch
Mr. Shepherd has been overseeing the rental of Kellynch Hall for Sir Walter Elliot and is bringing prospective renters, Admiral and Mrs. Croft, to view it. This portion comes from Chapter 5 of Persuasion. “Where is Anne?” Sir Walter called out to no one in particular. “Do you not remember that she has taken her …
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