One of the first things I noticed when I read Pride and Prejudice in high school was how incredibly human Jane Austen made her characters. I loved ALL of them, even when I didn’t like the way they behaved in the story! The heroes, heroines, and various secondary players who inhabited JA’s novels were so …
After their previous lodgings were discovered, George Wickham and Lydia Bennet appealed to the protective wing of the army for better accommodations and a modest quantity of coin. Wickham has been tasked by his superiors to make himself visible to those trying to hunt him, drawing the villains out in the open, but that sort …
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the theme of second chances, perhaps because I’ve been working on what I’m hoping will grow up to be at least a novella. I love stories about couples who dated when they were young but broke up and eventually married other people. Then years later, they are reunited …
Here is the third installment of my new variation When Pride Prevails. As those of you who are following along know, Darcy’s situation is uncomfortable to say the least. We should be on more familiar territory now as the characters prepare for the Meryton Assembly. Hope you enjoy this twist on the original. If you haven’t read …
I’m so excited to begin 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 primarily tells Anne de Bourgh’s story, beginning with the period covered in Pride and Prejudice (the part I will be sharing here). So these …
Did you know that Jane Austen’s ideas of romance were radical at the time? Yet today, we see her influence everywhere. She has almost defined our ideals of romance, even for people who have scarcely heard her name. Have you spotted her at a coffee shop or a movie theater near you? This last Christmas, …
George Wickham has finally told Lydia Bennet exactly what occurred before their elopement. Yet what happened to the Bonapartist spy whom Wickham accidentally apprehended? What of the injured messenger and more importantly, what became of the fleeing villain who will surely want Wickham’s blood and knows his beloved Lydia’s name? Read on and find out! …
Jane Austen’s heroes are some of the most varied, most intriguing, and definitely the swooniest out of all classical literature. Even people who haven’t read Pride & Prejudice know who Mr. Darcy is (at least, I’m assuming they do otherwise what kind of world do we live in?). If Helen was the face that launched …
Mr Wickham returns with a tale of bigamy and a chance to win a book; read on and find out how! —oOo— Friends, it is no secret to anyone that I am a romantic sort of fellow. Why, what is more pleasurable than a shared glance, a turn about the floor, the whispered words of …
How well do you think Jane Austen knew her more minor characters? How well do you? Authors spend most of their time exploring the minds and activities of their main characters – what Elizabeth’s thinking and saying, why Darcy does what he does. They’ve worked out their backstories and motivations – what makes them tick. …
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