Now, here we are at the assembly rooms. Keep up, keep together, we have a lot to learn and see. Luckily, I am to hand you over to an excellent guide, a Miss J. Austen, resident of Bath for some years now, a lady who is very fond of dancing. Miss Austen, my sincere …
One of the most recognizable architectural sites in Bath is The Royal Crescent. It is not one building but a series of townhouses united behind a graceful, curved facade designed by John Wood the Elder and John Wood the Younger in the later half of the 18th century. …
Today I’m continuing the official launch of Courtship and Marriage in Jane Austen’s world! You can find it on Amazon and Barnes and Noble now. It will be available at all the major booksellers and in paperback very soon. Thank you so much for all the wonderful questions. You guys really outdid yourselves–so many questions that …
Today, Olga Palagina shares with us her amazing research on Jane Austen’s fun juvenilia The History of England, and the collaboration between Jane and her sister, Cassandra. Thank you so much, Olga, for sharing your time and knowledge with us! At a first glance, ‘The History of England’ appears to be an …
Is Caroline Bingley green with envy as she notices Mr. Darcy’s attentions to Elizabeth Bennet? Does Emma Woodhouse wish unspeakable horrors on Harriet Smith because of Harriet’s crush on Mr. Knightley? After Willoughby, does Marianne covet Elinor’s more sensible behaviour? We could go on for ages, but it’s only for this month so don’t miss …
Until around 1780, arranged marriages were de rigueur. It made sense–more or less—considering that marriage was a business and often political arrangement. But then the Enlightenment happened and philosophers made a mess of things that were working perfectly well—more or less. The pesky notions of reason and individualism over tradition got people thinking that perhaps …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! Today I’ll be talking a bit about the area the Gardiners lived in and I have a little peek preview of my WIP. One of the memorable moments of Pride and Prejudice is the sneering remark Miss Bingley makes to Mr. Darcy about Elizabeth’s uncle’s …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! We are pleased to welcome a guest today to our celebration of All Things Austen in April. Joining us is Collins Hemingway, the author of the trilogy “The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen,” which reimagines seven “missing” years in her life to create a relationship with a man very much …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! The dramatic tension in Jane Austen’s novels are strongly dependent on the inheritance of property, and the property laws of Regency England. These laws are often confusing for modern readers, so let’s separate truth from fiction when it comes to inheritance! For most fans of …
Welcome to All Things Austen in April! Today, I am writing about the world Jane Austen lived in. Jane Austen was born at a fascinating time. In America, His Majesty’s oldest colony was in revolt, and the war would rage on for eight very long years. Another revolution played a larger role in Jane’s life. The French Revolution …
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