Darcy has just handed Elizabeth Bennet into the carriage after happening upon her at Pemberley. As the horses begin to move, carrying her away, he begins to reflect on finding Elizabeth at his beloved home… Darcy’s gaze followed the carriage carrying Elizabeth Bennet as it wound its way around the lake. After …
Following the disastrous proposal at Hunsford Darcy must decide what he will do. Darcy stalked from the parsonage so quickly the housekeeper barely opened the front door in time. The spleen of that woman! The unmitigated impertinence of her! She painted him a villain…a vulgar villain! He mounted his horse and turned away from Rosings. …
Note: The story has been out about a week now. My wonderful readers found it before I could launch it. As a result, the short story is #1 on Amazon’s historical short stories with a little red banner, “bestseller,” attached to it. That’s a first for me, and I was thrilled. Thank you. It’s been awhile since …
But why Mr. Darcy came so often to the Parsonage it was more difficult to understand. It could not be for society, as he frequently sat there ten minutes together without opening his lips; and when he did speak, it seemed the effect of necessity rather than of choice — a sacrifice to propriety, not …
Mrs. Clay’s affections had overpowered her interest, and she had sacrificed, for the young man’s sake, the possibility of scheming longer for Sir Walter. Of as little importance as Anne had ever been to Sir Walter and Elizabeth, her marriage made a difference to them. She was gone on her honeymoon, to the seaside of …
Jane Austen does not tell us when and how Darcy discovered that Elizabeth was at Hunsford. We only know that somehow he found out. Here is how I envision the scene. As the carriage turned onto the drive that led to Rosings, Darcy looked out the window and let out a gruff laugh. “I do …
There’s no question we all love Pride and Prejudice. In January, we had some fun sharing a few new “Scenes Jane Austen Never Wrote.” They were so well-received we decided to create a few more. Over the next six weeks, we’ll be sharing two brand new scenes each week. Here’s what’s coming: April 1 – …
Here, as promised, is part 2 of chapter 2 of my current work-in-progress – a variation of my own popular novel The Darcys of Pemberley, this time written entirely from Georgiana’s point of view. This is a flashback scene where Georgiana remembers what happened when Elizabeth (and the Gardiners) visited Pemberley, only to be met …
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 …
Today I’m sharing the first half of chapter 2 from my current work-in-progress, an excerpt which amounts to a “missing scene” from Pride and Prejudice – when Darcy takes his sister to meet Elizabeth for the first time at the Lambton Inn. It’s told from Georgiana’s perspective because that’s what the whole book I’m writing …
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