Elizabeth is reminded of the first time she saw Pemberley as she and Darcy arrive to start their new life together. Elizabeth Darcy looked out of the carriage window as they crossed the ancient stone bridge on the road into Lambton village, instantly recognising the clutch of stone cottages, the church, and several handsome …
I’m working on the sequel to Mrs Darcy’s Diamonds as I write – here’s a glimpse at chapter one-I do hope you enjoy it, and would love to hear what you think! Jane Chapter One Georgiana Darcy was awake early, woken by the sound of birds chirruping noisily outside her window, and by the dreams …
Of all the family, Mary was probably the one most immediately gratified by the circumstance of Anne’s engagement … Mary was one of the first to receive the news of Anne’s engagement. Calling on her father and sister in Camden Place she was eager to discuss it all, and hear from Sir Walter’s lips his …
After reading Captain Wentworth’s heartfelt letter, Anne is overcome with emotion, and worried that she may not get the opportunity to speak to him. She’s determined to make sure he understands that he is invited to her family evening party. Her brother-in-law Charles escorts her outside where she looks anxiously about to see if the captain is …
It’s our anniversary, and we’re in the mood to celebrate! Throughout February, we’re commemorating the success of Austen Variations‘ first year by dropping in on some of our favorite Austen couples on their anniversaries. We started with the Darcys and the Bingleys on the 2nd. Today, we’re visiting our favorite couples from Sense and Sensibility: …
Please welcome Joana Starnes as our guest to the blog today. In further celebration of our Jane in January month of posts she’s taking us on a tour of some houses and places associated with our beloved author! Thank you very much for joining us, Joana, and over to you. As any Jane Austen devotee, …
We’re in our 4th and final week of ‘Jane in January’ and hope you have enjoyed our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.” As you know, the 28th January is the anniversary of the publication of Pride & Prejudice, and I have been giving some thought as to how Jane Austen may have felt on that …
We’re in week 2 of our ‘Jane in January’ event and hope you are enjoying our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.” Happy New Year! I thought I’d welcome the new year in with a look at some of the illustrators of the past who have imagined and depicted Jane Austen’s Pride and …
The holidays are fast approaching and it seems like an ideal time to indulge in our favorite thing at Austen Variations, share our variations on Jane Austen’s works. It’s Christmas Eve, and I hope, like me, you are all enjoying happy times with your families in this holiday season. I’ve really been hoping it would …
The first heedless scheme had been to go in the morning and return at night, but to this Mr Musgrove, for the sake of his horses, would not consent; and when it came to be rationally considered, a day in the middle of November would not leave much time for seeing a new place, …
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