Tag: Jane Austen

March Madness — PerfectLizzy® Meets Her Match by Jack Caldwell

Have you ever wanted to read how a conversation would go between Darcy and Captain Wentworth? Have you ever wished Caroline Bingley might make the acquaintance of Sir Walter Elliot? Have you ever thought Mrs. Norris and Lady Catherine could be best buds? Then you’ll love March Madness where we combine characters from Jane Austen’s …

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When Pride & Prejudice Meets Mansfield Park

Have you ever wanted to read how a conversation would go between Darcy and Captain Wentworth? Have you ever wished Caroline Bingley might make the acquaintance of Sir Walter Elliot? Have you ever thought Mrs. Norris and Lady Catherine could be best buds? Then you’ll love March Madness where we combine characters from Jane Austen’s …

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Confronting the Blank Page

Jane Austen is now so acclaimed an author that it’s difficult to imagine she might have suffered, as many in the writing profession do, blank page paralysis. Did she charge into a new book without a single qualm, confident of her story and her ability to tell it effectively? Or did she suffer a fresh …

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Anniversary February – Frederick and Anne Wentworth

To commemorate our second anniversary, we invite you, our loyal readers and friends, to join us this month at Austen Variations. We have grand plans! For February, we intend to share the endearing moments of Jane Austen’s beloved characters as they celebrate their own anniversaries. It’s Jack Caldwell’s turn today. This edition of the Cajun …

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Jane Bennet In January – What If Jane Spoke Her Mind?

  What better way to start the year that to focus on one of Jane Austen’s most beloved characters? Join Austen Variations as we spend January looking into the lovely Jane Bennet.   I have often wondered what Jane and Mr. Bingley talked about when they were alone. Austen gives us so few clues. Also, …

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Jane Bennet in January: Dear Diary

  What better way to start the year than to focus on one of Jane Austen’s most beloved characters? Join Austen Variations as we spend January looking into the lovely Jane Bennet.   I dread trying to compete with Leslie Diamond’s tale from yesterday, but here we go…Back to Regency Era London with Miss Jane …

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Is Jane Bennet a Saint? by Mary Simonsen

To take the good of everybody’s character and make it still better, and say nothing of the bad–belongs to you alone. Elizabeth Bennet to her sister Jane Like the Bennets, I have a lot of sisters—five in fact. My real-life experience has always colored my view of the interactions between Lizzy and Jane because none …

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The Cajun Cheesehead Chronicles – Jane Bennet Does The Austen Interviews

  What better way to start the year that to focus on one of Jane Austen’s most beloved characters. Join us as Jane Bennet undergoes THE AUSTEN INTERVIEWS.   The Austen Interviews #9: An Interview with Miss Jane Bennet   JACK CALDWELL: Hello, everyone—Jack Caldwell here. It is Jane Bennet in January time here at …

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The Proposal

  What better way to start the year that to focus on one of Jane Austen’s most beloved characters? Join Austen Variations as we spend January looking into the lovely Jane Bennet.   I like to imagine that rather than Mr. Bingley proposing to Jane Bennet in the family drawing room, they instead strolled in …

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A Jane Bennet Variation

  What better way to start the year that to focus on one of Jane Austen’s most beloved characters? Join Austen Variations as we spend January looking into the lovely Jane Bennet.   In Pride & Prejudice, after Jane Bennet receives the letter from Caroline Bingley informing her Mr. Bingley is not returning to Netherfield, Elizabeth …

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