Category: Abigail Reynolds

P&P The Untold Stories: Charlotte Lucas on Guy Fawkes Day

Can Charlotte follow her own advice on romance? November 5, 1811 Elizabeth said, “It is evident whenever they meet, that he does admire her; and to me it is equally evident that Jane is yielding to the preference which she began to entertain for him from the first, and is in a way to be …

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P&P The Untold Stories: Charlotte Lucas at the Meryton Assembly

Charlotte’s Evening at the Assembly October 16, 1811 Not so many years ago, Charlotte had hated attending assemblies. Now they were among her chief pleasures, as she enjoyed the music and the opportunity to visit with her friends, but when she had been younger, she had been agonizingly aware that she might as well have …

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P&P The Untold Stories: Bingley Takes Possession of Netherfield

What will Caroline Bingley think of Netherfield Park? September 25, 1811 Note: This vignette follows one from last week, Bingley Takes Possession of Netherfield. Caroline Bingley glared at her brother as their carriage rattled over the cobblestones of a little country town. “Charles,” she said in a deceptively honeyed voice, “you know I do not …

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P&P The Untold Stories: Netherfield Park is Let at Last

Welcome to the very first vignette in our new Austen Variations group project, Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories. You can find an explanation of this project here. For now, cast yourself back in time to this date 212 years ago! Mr. Bingley views Netherfield Park for the first time September 18, 1811 Mr. Anderson …

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Announcing Pride & Prejudice: The Untold Stories!

Hear ye, hear ye! The Austen Variations team has a treat coming up for you! Over the next two years we’re going to be posting untold stories from Pride & Prejudice in real time. That means that next week, 212 years after Bingley first sees Netherfield, we’ll be posting a scene showing that event, and …

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Happy Birthday to Anne Elliot!

Happy 236th birthday to Anne! Usually we’re in the dark about when our beloved Jane Austen characters were born, but Persuasion’s Anne Elliot is the exception.  Usually even the year of their birth is uncertain, but thanks to Sir Walter’s narcissistic love of seeing his own listing in the Baronetage, we know Anne was born …

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Sale on Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections

Along with my best holiday wishes, I’ve got a special bargain for you this week – my national bestseller Mr. Darcy’s Noble Connections is on sale for 99 cents! It’s available at online booksellers internationally, including Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, and more. It’s a personal favorite of mine, with a particularly swoon-worthy Darcy, …

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Interview with Nikki Payne, author of Pride and Protest

Today we have a special feature – an interview with Nikki Payne, whose book Pride and Protest is now available for pre-order! I’m so excited about this diverse retelling from a long-time member of the JAFF community.  Actually it’s two interviews – a written one with questions from our authors and an amazing video interview …

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Alone with Mr. Darcy on sale!

I’ve got a bargain for you today – my national bestseller Alone with Mr. Darcy is on sale for 99 cents! It’s available at online booksellers internationally, including Kobo, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Amazon, and more. Here’s the blurb: Alone with Mr. Darcy…. Elizabeth Bennet can’t imagine anything worse than being stranded by a blizzard …

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A little more magic – Pride & Prejudice style

Yes, my new magical Pride & Prejudice variation is still coming! I’ve finally got the ending in hand, and hopefully I’ll have a finished manuscript soon. It’s taken longer than I would have liked, so I’m excited to finally be getting there. Anyway, here’s another excerpt from it. This follows shortly after the previous excerpts …

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