Last month, when I went to stay at Hunsford, I was seriously tempted to drive up to Pemberley as well. When I mentioned that to my husband, he didn’t roll his eyes or anything. He’s always a gentleman, and his patience for everything to do with my obsession borders on the superhuman. He only pointed …
2022 Austen Variations Summer Book Sale
The 2022 Semi-Annual Book Sale! It’s summertime and the living is easy! Time to buy your beach reading. Jane Austen Variations will help you out with this generous Book Sale! Enjoy novels by Marilyn Brant, Jack Caldwell, L.L. Diamond, Amy D’Orazio, Monica Fairview, Lucy Marin, Anngela Schroeder, and Joana Starnes! Sale runs July 1-3, 2022 Books …
The Greatest Risk-Chapter 1
“I am not at all in a humor for writing; I must write on until I am.” ~Jane Austen Happy Thursday, dear readers! I hope your year is progressing nicely, as we’ve hit the half way point! Can you believe we are almost in July? Life has been busy for me as of late. If …
Book Launch! “Colonel Brandon in His Own Words”
It’s launch day, and I’m so excited to introduce you to my brand new book! Colonel Brandon has arrived and is now ready to tell his story in His Own Words . “I was just going to tell you of our agreeable surprize in seeing him arrive…” (Jane Austen, Emma) What kind of book …
The lane to Hunsford
Flights of Fancy is this month’s theme, so how about flights of fancy in Hunsford? Six years ago almost to the day, my friend Mira and I finished our P&P tour with a very brief glimpse of Teigh Old Rectory (aka Hunsford 1995). I’ve been hoping to go back ever since and stay for …
Flights of Fancy in Jane Austen by Diana Birchall
“Flights of Fancy” is our theme this month, so let us take a flight into seeing how Jane Austen used the concept of fancy in her novels. The meaning of the word itself is not so much changed since her day as many words are; we might still say that we fancy something (or someone!) …
Diversity in Regency England: Indigenous People From Canada
Hello everyone! I’m going to start this post a little differently by doing a land acknowledgement. In Canada, and elsewhere, land acknowledgements are used to recognise and honour the Indigenous people who live or have lived on the land we are currently occupying. As I sit in my home in Toronto, I acknowledge that I …
Excerpt from Brother of the Bride
Excerpt from Brother of the Bride, by Jack Caldwell Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. A little while ago, I posted a scene from my upcoming Pride and Prejudice sequel, Brother of the Bride. That post may be found HERE. Now, several people were confused by the title. Was the bride in the title Lydia Wickham? …
That Perfect Someone Audiobook Release Celebration
It’s a release celebration! That Perfect Someone is finally on audiobook and can be found on Audible and Amazon! Sara Jo Elice did an amazing job, and I can’t wait for you to hear it. This was a story I had in my head for some time, so it’s great to get it published and …
God Save the Queen!
Sometimes, life has other plans for us, and no matter what time we set aside to accomplish our ‘goals’ we just cannot make things work. After my fun little post about Jane Austen’s love for the monarchy last week (God Save the King!), I was going to do a parallel post about Her Majesty Queen …
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