Tag: Wickham

The Rogue’s Widow Launch Day!

Well, the lady I’ve been silently dancing with this winter has shown her face–and isn’t it a lovely face? Janet Taylor has taken my breath away  yet again. I can’t get enough of this pretty lady. She has this wonderful mixture of mirth and sadness in her eyes and she looks exactly like I imagine …

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Being Mr Wickham – Future Plans

Adrian Lukis, the definitive Mr Wickham for many TV viewers, returned to the role of George Wickham live on stage this September in Bath and  Stamford. Adrian reprised his beloved (oh go on, you know you do!) role in Being Mr Wickham, a brand new play written by Adrian and me, that lifts the sheets on …

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Advent Calendar Day Four: A Christmas Letter from Lydia Wickham to Elizabeth Darcy (with Annotations by Mr George Wickham)

Merry Christmas! And what is the Christmas season without a kindly word from our nearest and dearest? Today, Catherine Curzon and I bring you a sweet missive from a young couple celebrating their first Christmas together. We hope it warms your heart (but don’t try to drink your tea while you read). -Nicole and Catherine …

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Interview with a Janeite, with Special Guest Pamela Hunter

Hello, and welcome to another month of meeting some kindred spirits! This month, our guest is Pam Hunter, a longtime fan of Jane Austen and Austenesque works. Her host is our dapper George Wickham, so stick around and see how he acquits himself! AV: Tell us a little about your background? PH: Hi! It’s such …

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Mr. Wickham’s Wanderings: A Timely Reminder

Friends, it’s now just a matter of weeks until the Jane Austen Festival returns to the delightful city of Bath. My name shall, of course, be on a few lips this year thanks to the endeavours of my erstwhile editor, Catherine Curzon, and a gentleman whose name is forever associated with mine, Adrian Lukis. No …

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Mr. Wickham’s Wanderings: Two Engagements in Bath

Friends, it’s my pleasure to tell you that the name of Wickham shall feature not once but twice at the Bath Jane Austen Festival in September. Firstly, my erstwhile editor, Catherine Curzon, shall be giving a talk on a  scandalous lady and all matters militia. Later in the Festival she will be joined by Mr …

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A Most Respectable Elopement, Part Thirty Two: Epilogue

Over the past months we have followed George Wickham and Lydia Bennet from the ballrooms to Brighton to the altar, via Napoleonic spies, heroic encounters and a lot of sauce. Today our tale of this infamous couple concludes; we hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as we have! Catherine Curzon and Nicole Clarkston You can …

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Mr Wickham’s Wanderings: An Infamous Marriage

Friends, there are few people who do not know the story of my courtship with the fragrant Miss Lydia Bennet. Or rather, few who think that they do not. In fact, there was considerably more to the tale than my erstwhile official chronicler might have told. I am pleased to report, however, that the full, uncensored and rather …

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A Most Respectable Elopement, Part Thirty One

Happily married at last, and with danger behind them– for now– Lydia Bennet and George Wickham pay their respects to her family, and tend to one last bit of unfinished business. But will the party concerned lend a willing ear? Catherine Curzon and Nicole Clarkston Catch up on previous adventures here! One, Two, Three, Four, …

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A Most Respectable Elopement, Part Thirty

Lydia Bennet and George Wickham are finally married, but their plans for marital bliss are already in peril as our intrepid pair find themselves at he mercy of Lieutenant Bell, a man with murder on his mind. Can the Wickhams save the day? Catherine Curzon and Nicole Clarkston Catch up on previous adventures here! One, …

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