There is no question that weather was a significant factor in Regency era life. Snow, heavy rain, and other poor meteorological conditions would have made travel next to impossible and may have led to illness and even death. As such, it is not surprising that Jane Austen often referenced the elements in her novels. While …
Stormy September Excerpt #2 – Ruin and Renewal, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Getting into the mood of our current theme—Stormy September—I have looked through my previous novels to find a suitable excerpt. Not a lot of rain in my books, but I have two great examples. So, I going to give …
Stormy September Excerpt #1 – Pemberley Ranch, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. Getting into the mood of our current theme—Stormy September—I have looked through my previous novels to find a suitable excerpt. Not a lot of rain in my books, but I have two great examples. So, I going to give you …
Publication Day, and my book The Bride of Northanger is unleashed upon the world, in all its adventurous, Gothic, mysterious, romantic, historical, humorous and Austenesque splendor. Or so it is in my own mind, for what mother does not admire her own sucking child? Jane Austen did herself. (With much more justification, needless to say, …
Family letters and remembrances tell us that Jane Austen played a variety of games with her young nieces an nephews, and was quite good at many of them, including bilboquet.
Only a week to go until the A Matter of Honor is released! Meantime, here’s Chapter 4, where we finally hear Elizabeth’s point of view. Links to earlier chapters: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3. I’ll be posting Chapter 5 next Wednesday, and I’ll be celebrating the book launch on Sept 5 on Babblings of …
As many of you are probably aware, Austen Variations has been joining The Book Rat for a month-long celebration of all things Austen. As August begins to draw to a close, I thought it might be fun to get to know Jane Austen a little better with some facts about the author’s life. Are …
Thanks to all of you who have been following this story! And now the moment you’ve been waiting for – Darcy arrives in Scotland! If you’ve missed them, here are Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. The book will be released Sept 5, and you can pre-order the ebook at Amazon. One of the fun things …
Good news – my new book A Matter of Honor is now available for pre-order! The release is scheduled for September 5. And I hope you like the cover! That’s Eilean Donan Castle in the Scottish Highlands in the background, with my daughter in the foreground. 😉 I’ll be posting a chapter a week until …
Welcome Austen in August Readers! Austen Variations is joining The Book Rat for a month-long celebration of all things Austen! Join me a looking at one of the less examined aspects of Austen’s life, how might she have had fun? What did the gentlemen and ladies of the Regency Era do for fun? With the …
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