I’m excited to continue sharing weekly chapters of my upcoming novel with you! Every Monday I will post another installment of The Ladies of Rosings Park here at Austen Variations. The book (which will publish in March) primarily tells Anne de Bourgh’s story, beginning with the period covered in Pride and Prejudice (the part I will be sharing here) and then carrying well …
How well do you think Jane Austen knew her more minor characters? How well do you? Authors spend most of their time exploring the minds and activities of their main characters – what Elizabeth’s thinking and saying, why Darcy does what he does. They’ve worked out their backstories and motivations – what makes them tick. …
“What say you, Miss Lydia, shan’t we have such decorous items in our own home one day?”
Welcome to the conclusion of “Pride, Prejudice and Snow”! Here are links to Part 1 and Part 2 in case you missed them. This is a modern story set near Woods Hole, MA. It doesn’t include the characters from my Woods Hole stories, but I think of it as taking place in the same seaside universe. …
The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles. Greetings, everyone. Jack Caldwell here. In between setting up the book sale, editing PERSUADED TO SAIL, and writing ROSINGS PARK, I came up with this little short story. It’s doesn’t have anything to do with Christmas or the Advent Season, but what the hey. Consider it my Christmas present to you. …
“What say you, Miss Lydia, shan’t we have such decorous items in our own home one day?”
For today’s Jane Austen Advent Calendar post, I am going to share with you something I experienced a few weeks ago. I was able to step into Pemberley and share in the Christmas festivities with Darcy and Elizabeth, admire the beautiful drawing room, enjoy watching our favorite couple interact with family, friends, and each other, …
George Wickham Writes: Friends, as you may be aware, my erstwhile editor, Mrs Catherine Curzon, has the opportunity on occasion to gad about with theatricals. Amongst these is a gentleman by the name of Adrian Lukis who has, I am reliably informed, become somewhat associated with my humble self. What a lucky fellow he is! …
Whatever holiday you are celebrating this month, I hope it’s been pure magic! Some of you might already know this story, its an old one I wrote a long time ago. But I have a soft spot for Emma so I thought it was worth it to dust it off and shine it up for …
Greetings! Yesterday, to celebrate Jane Austen’s birthday, Abigail Reynolds provided a virtual tour of some of the places Miss Austen graced with her presence during her life. Today, I invite you to visit one of the great locations she inspired from her imagination: Pemberley! For the 1995 BBC production of Pride and Prejudice, the producers …
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