We took a short break over December and January, but we are back now, and we can’t wait to chat with you. This month we will be choosing our Janeite by top shares of our Austen Variations Facebook posts, so hit your share buttons and watch for the big reveal! We are looking forward to …
George Wickham’s old “friend,” Fitzwilliam Darcy, has found our couple in their rather posh new lodgings in London. Knowing only the public version of events, he arrives prepared to chastise and possibly even enforce a bit of morality. Wickham, however, sits dear Darcy down and flabbergasts him with the truth. Will Darcy refuse to believe …
The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. For some time, thanks to St. Valentine (and Hallmark Cards), the month of February is known for love and hearts and all that stuff. (It’s also the graveyard of televised sports, as it falls between the end of football and the start of …
In the last episode, we were at the Meryton Assembly. The scene is still the same. The question is, will Darcy & Elizabeth meet in this variation? Will they dance? Or will the story follow canon? Well, you’ll have to read it to find out. Meanwhile, if you haven’t read the earlier chapters, you need …
Every Monday I will post another installment of my upcoming novel, The Ladies of Rosings Park, here at Austen Variations. The book (which will publish in March) primarily tells Anne de Bourgh’s story, beginning with the period covered in Pride and Prejudice (the part I will be sharing here) and then carrying well beyond to her own happy ending. These early chapters, …
As the gondola pulled away from the Grand Canal, and out into the wide lagoon, the waves began to toss and the shifting, sun-filled clouds made dappled reflections on the silvery sea. The ancient buildings with their delicate tracery silhouetted against the magnificent expanse of sky and shining water, merged into a series of exquisite …
George Wickham and Lydia Bennet’s luck has taken a turn for the better. They are now in the pay of the Crown and the protection of the government, who are determined to arrest the spy who has infiltrated British ranks. With Wickham and Lydia charged with drawing as much attention to themselves as possible, raucous …
When Emma Thompson’s lovely Sense and Sensibility came out on video, my mother chose it at the rental store. I’d never read Jane Austen, but she insisted on seeing it. I remember sitting down, not knowing what I was going to be watching when the movie started. Not long in, my mother’s little giggles were …
So here it is again, the next chapter in my new novel, which should be coming out the third week in February. This time we’re in familiar territory, namely, the Meryton Assembly, and Darcy and Elizabeth are in the same room. I should warn you, though, that things don’t work quite in the same way! …
I’m excited to continue sharing weekly chapters of my upcoming novel with you! Every Monday I will post another installment of The Ladies of Rosings Park here at Austen Variations. The book (which will publish in March) primarily tells Anne de Bourgh’s story, beginning with the period covered in Pride and Prejudice (the part I will be sharing here) and then carrying well …
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