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. …
Who’s up for a round of The Dating Game? Today we have a list of eligible ladies and gents, who may or may not bear a slight resemblance to Jane Austen’s characters. Take a moment to read the descriptions, then answer at least one (but hopefully all) of the three questions to be entered in …
Congratulations to Maria Maderi, who is the winner in the giveaway! I will be contacting you! When you meet another Jane Austen fan, your conversation might eventually lead to when and how each discovered her. I love hearing people’s stories, whether they were very young, or perhaps it has been fairly recent. I would love …
Today I have a little game for you, just for fun! I have modernized a few of the secondary characters from Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, and Emma below. See if you can guess who they are from the descriptions! The letters have nothing to do with their names so don’t let that throw you. …
Who can resist a holiday party? In Jane Austen’s day, the party of the year would generally be held on Twelfth Night. How do you think Jane Austen’s characters would celebrate? Check out below for some ideas. What might the Bennet’s do? Mr. Darcy? What about Mr. Wickham? Tell me in the comments and enter for …
Jane Austen wrote not only unique characters but some pretty interesting couples as well. Some of them were a product of the era they were written in (looking at you Charlotte Lucas) but others are just plain quirky no matter what century you put them in. Of course in my opinion (and I suspect for …
Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe it is 2018. It seems each year passes more quickly than the last! But being January 1, we at Jane Austen Variations want to continue a tradition we have had during this month, and that is Jane in January. We like changing things up a bit, however, so …
How well did you know locations from Jane Austen’s life and locations from Austen adaptations? Answers for the Austen Variations portion will be here and the answers for part two will be on my blog at lldiamondwrites.com. Just in case you were curious about the actual answers, here we go! This house …
Now, I know what you are all thinking. Where has Caitlin Williams been? She hasn’t posted anything for ages, she’s been so quiet lately, I hope she’s okay, etc. What’s that you say…you hadn’t noticed? Charming! And I thought we were friends. The truth is, I have been deep, deep, deep undercover working on a …
How well do you know locations from Jane Austen’s life and locations from Austen adaptations? Today, Abigail Reynolds and I are going to test your knowledge of these places in two quizzes! How well do you know Jane Austen? Can you guess these locations from Jane Austen’s life? This house is unfortunately no longer …
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