Though Jane Austen Regency Week 2015 has drawn to a close, and we have all returned to our respective corners of the globe, we couldn’t wait to share it all with you! With so many wonderful events a single post can’t do it justice, so continue watching for a series on this event. The festival …
Well, we did warn you! Theo Darcy is now on Tour at a Blog near you! You may have heard the gossip currently circulating amongst the ton of a certain Mr. Darcy (that’s Mr. Darcy the Younger!) being out and about on tour following the release of a book about said gentleman and his elder brother, …
We’re in our 4th and final week of ‘Jane in January’ and hope you have enjoyed our special focus on “Pride and Prejudice.” As you know, the 28th January is the anniversary of the publication of Pride & Prejudice, and I have been giving some thought as to how Jane Austen may have felt on that …
January is drawing to a close, and there’s only one thing that’s guaranteed about that: February will be hard on its heels. What’s a Jane Austen fan to do when spring still seems so far away? Why, settle down somewhere warm and cosy with a hot drink, copious amounts of chocolate and a good read, and we …
“There had been three alternatives, London, Bath or another house in the country.” Persuasion: Chapter Two A decision has been made: the Elliots are to quit Kellynch Hall and seek an establishment elsewhere, and the Hall is to be let to another. Lady Russell and Anne Eliot discuss where the family should go: Anne’s head …
During my trip to England in 2012, I was stymied on several issues in the new book I was trying to write. Cassandra Grafton took a fellow writer and me to Fountains Abbey, where toured the spectacular ruins, then walked around the lake at the neighboring Studley Royal Water Gardens and talked plot. We …
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