Sarah Courtney

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Create Your Own JAFF Adventure – Post 1

Have you ever read a JAFF story and wished you could shake some sense into a character or two? Tell them not to open that door, to tell the truth, to get out of that carriage, to stay at Netherfield? Now is your chance! Travel back to the autumn of 1811 and step into Elizabeth …

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Elizabeth is not a Bennet

Elizabeth is not a Bennet. It’s a common, even favorite, trope in fanfiction. Elizabeth isn’t really a Bennet. But why do we love it so much? Elizabeth and Jane, to most readers, stand out among their sisters. They are the most rational and level-headed, they don’t embarrass the family in public, they conduct themselves like …

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A peek into a Georgian townhouse – Part 2

I posted last week about my visit to a recreated Georgian townhouse in Bath, UK, that I had the opportunity to visit this past summer. My previous post was all about the “upstairs”–the rooms the gentry would have spent all their time in. Today’s post is about the other half (or more!) of the inhabitants …

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A peek into a Georgian townhouse – Part 1

This summer, I had the absolutely delightful opportunity to visit Bath and walk a little in Jane Austen’s footsteps. I posted a while ago about some of the different places I visited, including Jane’s father’s church and the cottage at Chawton, but I also really enjoyed touring a sample Georgian home while I was in …

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Austen Variations 2025 Advent Calendar

Welcome to the 2025 Austen Variations Advent Calendar, where our amazing authors will bring you a new gift every day from now until December 24th. Ready to try your hand at a new challenge! It’s the Pride and Prejudice Word Search! Click on the link or image to try it out. How many Pride and …

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Austen Variations 2025 Advent Calendar

Welcome to the 2025 Austen Variations Advent Calendar, where our amazing authors will bring you a new gift every day from now until December 24th. For today’s gift, unwrap a Pride and Prejudice-themed crossword puzzle from Sarah Courtney! Think you are an expert on Pride and Prejudice and the Regency? Try this puzzle and find …

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Prelude to Pemberley: Georgiana reads Darcy’s letters from Netherfield

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …

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Walking in the footsteps of Jane

I had the delightful opportunity this past summer to visit England with my 12-year-old daughter, and we had a wonderful time visiting some of the places where Jane Austen once lived, walked, and wrote her books. This year is the 250th anniversary of her birth, and it sometimes felt as though all of England was …

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Prelude to Pemberley: Darcy and Georgiana talk about the Bingleys

Welcome to our Pride & Prejudice prequel! P&P: Prelude to Pemberley tells the story of the time leading up to the events of Pride & Prejudice, including what Darcy and Elizabeth were doing and thinking, Georgiana Darcy’s story, the events of Ramsgate, how Mr. Bingley came to lease Netherfield, and much more! Join us on …

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How to write a book about blackmail . . . without calling it blackmail

One of the interesting challenges for JAFF writers is the ever-evolving nature of the English language. All languages change over time, leaving modern French speakers trying to read Old French, like the Eulalia text: Buona pulcella fut eulalia./ Bel auret corps bellezour anima/ Voldrent la veintre li deo Inimi. almost as lost as your average …

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