When I’m not wrangling the fictional George Wickham or gadding off to events with Adrian Lukis, I spent my days writing non-fiction tales of Georgian royals. The newest, Queens of Georgian Britain is released this week in the UK and I’m utterly thrilled to unleash the ladies. Huge thanks are due to all my friends, readers and …
It is the morning after… but after what? It seems that Miss Lydia has learned from the best when it comes to beguiling. Though head over heels in love with her soldier, she is not quite through teaching George Wickham that she is not a lady to underestimate. Find out what our daring couple is …
We last saw Lydia and Wickham as they made their bed for the night in a coaching inn on the road to Gretna Green. Who were the mysterious figures in the darkness who caused Mr Wickham such concern, and how will our eloping couple fill the hours until dawn now the bedroom door is closed? …
We rejoin our nefarious couple as they seek lodgings on their first evening from Brighton. Lydia is determined to provide her love all the entertainment a gentleman might require, but Mr Wickham seems a little preoccupied. Could he, perhaps, be concerned about some mysterious personages? Or is he more thoughtful about what the remainder of …
After a splendid autumn bringing our show, An Evening with Jane Austen, to audiences at Bath, Stamford and Kenwood House, there is one stop remaining on our mini-tour of the south. With a cast headed by Adrian Lukis, better known to some as the roguish Mr Wickham, An Evening with Jane Austen will call at …
Can there be a tale more outrageous than that told of George Wickham and Lydia Bennet. Our much maligned couple fell in love, or something very like it, and have now fled along the road to Gretna Green. Will they ever reach the anvil? For previous installments in this series, click here: One, Two, Three, …
It was with a great deal of sadness that I learned of the passing of Benjamin Whitrow from Adrian last week. Ben is better known to the Jane Austen community as the quintessential Mr Bennet and starred opposite Adrian in the BBC’s adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. I was very fortunate to work with Ben …
Welcome back to the most scandalous story of the season! George Wickham and Lydia Bennet have fallen head over heels for one another, but a proper marriage is out of the question. What, then, is a young couple to do? Will hearts on fire chart their course, or will cooler heads prevail? Find out the …
Welcome back to the next chapter in our scandalous tale! Lydia Bennet, never one to let a chance slip past, has engineered a liaison with George Wickham safely away from prying eyes. Yet who is the hunter, and who the game? Click here for parts One, Two, Three, Four and Five. Lydia opened her eyes …
Welcome back for another week of our little tale! Lydia has stepped out for a breath of fresh air at her last ball in Brighton, and she is hoping that a certain gentleman might appear to escort her to keep her safe. A lady cannot be too careful, for one never knows what sorts of …
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