In December I posted an excerpt from my current WIP, “Mr. Darcy’s Rival” for you, and today I’m posting a portion of Chapter 3, when Darcy and his cousin come to Rosings. As ‘real life’ continues to get in the way of me finishing it (in the form of a precious granddaughter, who is now 8 …
We’re in week 2 of our ‘Jane in January’ event and hope you are enjoying our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.” Darcy’s activities during the winter months of “Pride and Prejudice” are not mentioned by Jane Austen, and we can only conjecture what he may have done. In this scene, he and Georgiana have …
Towards the end of “Persuasion,” Capt. Wentworth talks to Anne, telling her that when he realized the expectations others had regarding him and Louisa, he determined to leave Lyme, and subsequently Kellynch, to visit his brother, Edward. He hoped that his absence would diminish any feelings of attachment Louisa may have had towards him or …
All of us at Austen Variations would like to wish our dear Jane Austen a very Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday, Jane! In celebration of her 239th birthday, we are excited to announce that next month we will be hosting a month-long event, With a special focus on “Pride and Prejudice,” we will have special posts, more …
Some of you are aware that I am currently writing a book I have titled, “Mr. Darcy’s Rival.” I am not quite finished with it, but I thought I would post Chapter 1 of the book as an incentive for me to get it done. This is the book that has Anne de Bourgh as an …
The holidays are fast approaching and it seems like an ideal time to indulge in our favorite thing at Austen Variations. Below is an excerpt from “Pemberley Celebrations – The First Year,” which is a compilation of short stories that follow Mr. and Mrs. Darcy through the different holidays in their first year …
When they came to the steps, leading upwards from the beach, a gentleman, at the same moment preparing to come down, politely drew back, and stopped to give them way. They ascended and passed him; and as they passed, Anne’s face caught his eye, and he looked at her with a degree of earnest admiration, …
“…the Admiral and Mrs. Croft were generally out of doors together, interesting themselves in their new possessions, their grass, and their sheep, and dawdling about in a way not endurable to a third person, or driving out in a gig, lately added to their establishment.” Persuasion, Chapter 9 Sophia Croft gazed about her at the bright blue …
The Crofts have settled into Kellynch, Anne has been staying with her sister at Uppercross Cottage, and Captain Frederick Wentworth is on his way to visit his sister and her husband. From Chapter 6: “When the Crofts called this morning… they happened to say, that her brother, Captain Wentworth, is just returned to England, or paid …
From Chapter 5 Mary, often a little unwell, and always thinking a great deal of her own complaints, and always in the habit of claiming Anne when anything was the matter; was indisposed, and foreseeing that she should not have a day’s health all the autumn, entreated, or rather required her, for it was hardly …
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