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. Caroline Bingley’s Journal July 15, 1812 Oh, happy day! I am invited to Pemberley! That …
I considered naming my protagonist Mr. Darcy and giving him a jaunty cravat. I could have called the girl Elizabeth too, I suppose. I could have, but I didn’t. I didn’t even contrive a sneaky way to insert Jane Austen’s name or the words “pride” and “prejudice” repeatedly into the text. I won’t try to …
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, …
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 …
Approximately every two weeks, my sister and I declare a “MOVIE DAY!” We might go to a theatre on the rare occasion there’s actually something playing of interest to us. But usually she comes to my house, arriving mid- to late morning. Which brings me to the first rule of Movie Day… WE ARE NOT …
Did you pour over the pages of a baby name book for hours and hours before finally deciding what moniker your darling child would be saddled with for life? Authors give nearly as much thought to titling their latest works before sending them out into the world. A lot rides on that decision, and once …
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 …
A few of you may have already seen this on my own website/blog (www.shannonwinslow.com), but I wanted to share this news to a wider audience here because I’m so excited about it! Look what I found when I was snooping around in my county library’s online catalogue! I could hardly believe it – a P&P adaptation I’d never heard …
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 …
Welcome to the 2025 Austen Variations Advent Calendar, where our amazing authors will bring you a new gift every day from now until December 24th. Only 2 weeks left until Christmas. Time to get your cards in the mail! Oh. Wait. Most people don’t do that anymore, do they? But I’m not ready to give …
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