Welcome to All Things Austen in April! Jane Austen had a wonderful way with words, using them instead of pencils or paint to illustrate something. Today we’ll look at a few of her novels in which she uses words synonymous with drawing to convey a thought. We are all familiar with the following passage in “Pride and …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! We are pleased to welcome a guest today to our celebration of All Things Austen in April. Joining us is Collins Hemingway, the author of the trilogy “The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen,” which reimagines seven “missing” years in her life to create a relationship with a man very much …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! The dramatic tension in Jane Austen’s novels are strongly dependent on the inheritance of property, and the property laws of Regency England. These laws are often confusing for modern readers, so let’s separate truth from fiction when it comes to inheritance! For most fans of …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! What might Jane Austen have seen through her window whilst writing? Last June I had the privilege of visiting Chawton, the village where Jane Austen did much of her writing, living in a home provided by her brother. Here are some of the views she may have …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! All about Austen in just a glance!
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! To celebrate, we have a free gift to our readers! We love our readers and we want to show it with a new free book to share! All the Anniversary posts from our February Anniversary month are bundled here in a free ebook for your …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! Today Abigail Reynolds takes us on a walk in Jane Austen’s footsteps in Kent. In 1796, Jane Austen spent several months in Kent visiting her brother, Edward Austen Knight, and his wife, Elizabeth, whose parents lived at Goodnestone (pronounced gun-stun) Park. It’s easy to imagine Jane Austen dancing the …
This month we are celebrating Jane Austen with All Things Austen in April! What does this mean? Many of our posts will be about Jane Austen – her life and times, her novels, her letters, and just about anything! We begin All Things Austen with a letter Jane Austen wrote on April 1. It is a …
The Mirabelle Harbor series is well underway, and I can’t express how excited I am about the release of the latest story — YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME!!! (It’s available on Amazon Kindle worldwide and, also, in paperback!) And today we’re going to have a PARTY!!! What’s most exciting about getting to celebrate the …
The parlour at Netherfield was bursting with cheer as my family enjoyed Jane and her Mr. Bingley’s first Christmas Eve celebration. The newly wed couple sat side-by-side on a sofa across from where I stood near the window and whispered to one another as they observed those around them. Jane’s countenance was blissful as was …
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