Sir Walter Elliot, Miss Elliot, and Mrs. Clay have finally arrived in Bath, their new home, and sent the carriage horses back to Kellynch. They have found a lovely home in Camden Place… Mrs. Clay looked around her room in Camden Place with satisfaction. It was lofty and elegantly appointed…far, far more elegantly appointed than …
Sir Walter and the ladies depart for Bath while Anne walks up to Kellynch Lodge to stay with Lady Russell. Sir Walter examined the horses he was so soon to give up, with complaisant satisfaction. Their last office would be to draw him, Miss Elliot, and Mrs. Clay, to Bath. “We will make a very good picture,” …
There are a thousand things to be done to prepare to leave Kellynch and all of them seem to fall upon Anne. Anne trudged up the steps, a heavy ledger tucked under her arm. Portraits, she was cataloging portraits today. Just one more in an unending stream of tasks Elizabeth saw fit to assign her. …
Drum roll, please! I’m thrilled to announce that at long last my new novel, The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen, is finally finished, officially launched out into the world, and immediately available! It’s by far the most complex book I’ve written so far – weaving back and forth in time and between two interconnected stories. It …
As a lowly lieutenant Benwick is ambitious, keen to make some money and gain promotion in order for to marry his sweetheart, Fanny Harville. While at sea, Benwick learns of Fanny’s death. ‘Oh, shall we really be married at last?’ ‘My darling Fanny, we will, I promise. Just a few more adventures at sea, and we shall have …
Now that the lease has been signed and the Crofts are to take possession of Kellynch, plans are being made for the Elliots to decamp for Bath. But what of Anne? On most Sundays, with the Elliot pew comfortably sitting only four, that is, Sir Walter, Elizabeth, Mary Musgrove, and Lady Russell, Anne found herself …
With Anne deliberately absent from the manor house, Admiral and Mrs. Croft had toured Kellynch Hall with Mr. Shepherd, the leasing agent, and Sir Walter. Afterwards, the Crofts discuss their reaction. For a man who made his living by waging war, Mrs. Croft counted her blessings in that her husband possessed a most amiable disposition. During his …
Mr. Shepherd has been overseeing the rental of Kellynch Hall for Sir Walter Elliot and is bringing prospective renters, Admiral and Mrs. Croft, to view it. This portion comes from Chapter 5 of Persuasion. “Where is Anne?” Sir Walter called out to no one in particular. “Do you not remember that she has taken her …
When Anne Elliot learns from her father’s lawyer that Frederick Wentworth’s sister and her husband are interested in renting Kellynch Hall, Anne can’t help but be overwhelmed by thoughts of the man she’d had to part from eight years ago… Anne simply could not believe what her ears were hearing. “And who is Admiral Croft?” her father asked …
Because the Elliots had exceeded the income generated by their estate, it became necessary to retrench. Part of the retrenchment required the leasing of Kellynch Hall. To that end, Sir Walter employed the services of an agent, Mr. Shepherd. Mr. Shepherd scanned the list of applicants under consideration as tenants for Kellynch Hall, most of whom were former …
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