Love and hate. Jane Austen wrote about them both, sometimes in the same novel, and about the same characters. The love/hate relationship that first comes to mind is of course that of Darcy and Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice. The word hate is used several times in describing Lizzy’s early prejudiced feelings about Mr. Darcy. …
I hope you had a lovely Valentine’s Day, finding some appropriate way to celebrate, even in these difficult times. I’m thinking that as long as there was chocolate and a good book or movie involved, it was a winner. If your sweetheart was snuggled up beside you too, so much the better! This month, some …
Mr. Darcy put down his book and his face lighted as his wife entered the library. “So, you have found me,” he greeted her with a smile. “That is not a matter of wonder. Where else would you be likely to be found, such a dark wet day as this, save the library?” “Very true, …
It’s snowing here in the South of England with blizzard-type conditions, so this would be a great time for Darcy and Elizabeth to be stuck indoors together in an isolated hut somewhere where they would have to sleep under the only blanket if they wanted to stay warm… In any case, our current storm is …
One of the traditions in my family is baking Christmas cookies, so I wanted to incorporate cookies into one of our Advent treats. I wish I could share a piece of shortbread with you all; this little tale will have to do instead. Christmas Eve Will Darcy approached the village of Meryton. He was hesitant …
Hello, everyone! Today’s treat is some time under the Christmas Bough. Even in Jane Austen’s time, the Christmas Bough was an old tradition. It had made an appearance in the 14th century as an effigy of the Holy Family surrounded by a couple of hoops festooned with greenery – holy, ivy, mistletoe, bay, rosemary or …
Hello everyone, For today’s Advent calendar treat, I have a short story for you. It takes place the Christmas after Being Mrs Darcy ends (so about four months later). If you haven’t read the book, I think you can enjoy it anyway; just know that Elizabeth and Darcy did not have a great start to …
Launch of ROSINGS PARK: A Story of Jane Austen’s Fighting Men, by Jack Caldwell Merry Christmas, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Years ago, back in the dark ages of JAFF, my beautiful wife Barbara challenged to write an Austenseque story. That story became THE THEE COLONELS: Jane Austen’s Fighting Men. The story was audacious at the …
Hi! Today’s Advent treats are a brass band, a vignette and a virtual bite of Christmas pudding and the festive dish that went before it. Did you know that the Sunday before last (22 Nov) was Stir-up Sunday? That’s when families (those who still make their own Christmas pudding instead of buying it from the shop) …
My newest book is here!!! Tragedy. Love. Betrayal. Devotion. Secrets… What if Lady Anne Darcy was alive to meet Elizabeth Bennet? Pemberley has been the home of the Darcys for twelve generations. It has seen their loves, their losses, their triumphs and heartbreaks. Spanning over 25 years and two generations, this family saga …
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