I shall be brief because I am packing. Next week I am off to ‘The Lakes’ – Elizabeth Bennet never made it as far – luckily for her she was diverted to Pemberley – but having already bagged my Mr Darcy, I am determined to see Windermere. I shall send a postcard! I just wanted …
You may have heard around the interwebz, but there’s a new Austenesque anthology coming in May called THE DARCY MONOLOGUES. Fifteen stories, both modern and Regency, and all from Darcy’s point of view! *swoon* Why do I mention it? Well, two of the stories are by Austen Variation’s own Caitlin Williams and yep, me! …
Now, I know what you are all thinking. Where has Caitlin Williams been? She hasn’t posted anything for ages, she’s been so quiet lately, I hope she’s okay, etc. What’s that you say…you hadn’t noticed? Charming! And I thought we were friends. The truth is, I have been deep, deep, deep undercover working on a …
Hasn’t it been great to get a preview of some upcoming books this month? I have the Christmas tingles just thinking about the pleasures that await us (though the English mainland has not been invaded since 1066, Ms. Reynolds. As if! Pah!) – Sounds like a cracking read though, so excited! My baubles are all of a flutter… …
Shall We Dance? It is nearly the party season, after all, but as we now well know, a dance between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet is never a simple matter. Whether in print or played out on the screen, they are always full of delicious tension, unspoken desires, much embarrassment and confusion. Don’t you just …
Happy Nutcrack Day! Doesn’t have the same ring to it as Happy Halloween does it? It has to be said this wasn’t a holiday particularly recognised by the Georgians, and almost certainly wouldn’t have been celebrated by a family as well-to-do as the Austens. However, the working classes, the Scots and Northern English, did celebrate …
‘I think I may boast myself to be, with all possible vanity, the most unlearned and uninformed female who ever dared to be an authoress’ – Jane Austen What a big day for me. How fitting it is that I am writing my first blog post and joining Austen Variations on the same day my first-born goes back …
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