Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Mrs Hodges to Mrs Reynolds Grosvenor Square, London22 April 1812 My dear Mrs. Reynolds, I …
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, Elizabeth saw Mr. Wickham at the park and told him about her dance at the Netherfield Ball with Mr. Darcy, then returned to the Gardiners’ and greeted Colonel Fitzwilliam …
Happy Friday, Friends! Oh, the twists and turns our lives take when we least expect it. I am so happy to say that I am finally at a point where my newest novel is almost complete. Just a little polishing and editing, and it will grace your kindles mid-summer. The title of this book, “An …
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, Elizabeth went with her cousins to the park, where she ran into Mr. Wickham, whom she considered telling of Mr. Darcy’s accident. Readers voted that she should tell him …
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Mrs. Matilda Jenkinson April 8, 1811 Mrs. Matilda Jenkinson peeked in on her charge who was …
Did you pour over the pages of a baby name book for hours and hours before finally deciding what moniker your darling child would be saddled with for life? Authors give nearly as much thought to titling their latest works before sending them out into the world. A lot rides on that decision, and once …
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, the injured Mr. Darcy, currently safe in the care of the Gardiners’, asked for his sister. Readers voted that Elizabeth should go herself to fetch Georgiana, so this week’s …
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday. Private Journal of Fitzwilliam Darcy 25 March 1813 — Rosings Park, Kent The journey …
Lydia Bennet was described in Chapter 9 of Pride and Prejudice as… “a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen…[who had] high animal spirits and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attention of the officers…had increased to assurance.” Therefore it is no wonder that when the opportunity for a ball arose, she was extremely enthusiastic, peppering …
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, Elizabeth arrived in London with Mr. Darcy after finding him injured on the roadside, and the majority vote was that she should bring him into the Gardiners’ house! So …
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