Tag: Pride and Prejudice

Confessions & Correspondence: Lydia writes to Kitty

Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.    Lydia Bennet Brighton 22 July 1812 My dearest Kitty, I write to you in the …

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Confessions & Correspondence: Jane’s Hopes for the Future

Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.    Jane’s Journal June 17, 1812 Today was a very pleasant day. The weather was fine, …

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The Mirror at Northmere Launch Celebration and Giveaway

Why I Sent Darcy and Elizabeth Somewhere Pemberley Couldn’t Save Them Today is release day for The Mirror at Northmere, the third book in the Everbound Chronicles. It is, like its predecessors, a Regency romantasy and a Jane Austen variation — and like its predecessors, it begins with a question I could not answer inside …

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Confessions & Correspondence: Kitty Reacts to Lydia’s Letter from Brighton

Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.    Kitty Bennet writes in her journal… May 20, 1812 Dear Diary, You know how miserable …

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The Cajun Cheesehead Analyzes Mr. Darcy

The Cajun Cheesehead Analyzes Austen’s Characters #2 – Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, from Pride and Prejudice Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. This time, I’m looking at the Big Guy. Yep—Mr. Darcy goes under the microscope. Pray remember that my analysis is based solely on what Miss Jane Austen wrote. So, forget all about P&P 95 vs …

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Confessions and Correspondence: Anne Frets Over Darcy’s Impending Visit to Rosings

  Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.    Anne writes in her journal…   March 18th, 1812 Dear Diary, William Darcy is …

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The Cajun Cheesehead Critic Ranks Pride and Prejudice Adaptations

The Cajun Cheesehead Critic Ranks Pride and Prejudice Adaptations, by Jack Caldwell Greetings, everybody. Jack Caldwell here. The JA Universe was recently shaken by the titanic news that Netflix was producing a new adaptation of Miss Jane Austen’s most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice. Forgive me if I restrain my enthusiasm, given what they did …

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The Cajun Cheesehead Analyzes Mr. Bennet

The Cajun Cheesehead Analyzes Austen’s Characters #1 – Mr. Bennet, from Pride and Prejudice Greetings everyone. Jack Caldwell here. For the next year, I’m going to do something very different. While I’m working my next novel, I’m going to explore some of Jane Austen’s famous and/or beloved characters. I’ll be going deep into their actions …

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Confessions and Correspondence: Darcy’s Unsent Letter

Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project! We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.  Bingley and I are safely away from Netherfield to London – away from the presence and …

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New from Summer Hanford + Giveaway + Excerpt

Hello All and Happy New Year! I have two exciting New Releases to tell you about, plus a ‘Secret Audiobook Giveaway.’ Although, given the way ACX goes about reviewing and approving audiobooks, I really have no way to know if the audiobook will still be ‘secret’ by the time this post goes up. I guess …

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