Whether you’re a devoted reader of #Austenesque fiction or not, you’ve likely come across Mrs. Bennet’s waxing poetic about Darcy’s 10,000-a-year. Her words underscore the centrality of wealth in Austen’s works. While others, like my friend Heather Moll, have delved into what a certain income could afford in Austen’s Britain, that’s not the focus of…
Earlier this year the wonderful writer Kirsten Odegaard published this post Jane Bennet Married DOWN: A Peek at Social Class in Pride and Prejudice and if you haven’t read it, you should check it out. She points out that as member of the landed gentry, Jane is decidedly upper class compared to Bingley who has…
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Covent-Garden Theatre: This engraving was published as Plate 27 of Microcosm of London (1808) We know that Jane Austen wrote and acted in home theatre productions herself, so why is it so bad that Tom and Yates want to put on a play in Mansfield Park? I find it so strange when people argue that Austen had…
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Learn all about earls and what makes them different from other members of the British Peerage, especially during the Regency era.
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As authors, we want to attract readers to our books. How do we do that besides the blurb? Obviously, the cover is usually the first thing a reader sees. What are the attributes that each cover should have to make them take a second look and consider buying your book? So, what are some of…
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Always Austen is pleased to announce the winner of P.O. Dixon’s “Passionate Pursuits and Memorable Milestones” Giveaway. Laura will receive an audiobook choice of A Favorite Daughter, Expecting His Wife or Simply Beautiful (delivered by Book Funnel). Congratulations, Laura Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway…
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Recently, my reading about reading—and about libraries—has been rather sad. Usually, it has involved a teacher or a school librarian becoming discouraged and giving up. But there’s also good news on the kids’ reading front, and I have stumbled across a big helping of it. Tania Galiñanes, Former School Librarian, Now Indie Bookseller A perfect…
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Hi everyone. I find it interesting that in our modern day and age, with all the medical improvements, the incredible accomplishments that have improved our lives, yet there are still some treatments that span the centuries. These treatments can be less drastic on our bodies than all the chemicals and such in our modern times.…
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First, we shall see our daughter Rachel, who is a Presidential Scholar (Ph.D-level) at Harvard. Once term is over at Harvard, she’ll be home!! Second, my husband’s Music in Edwardian London (designed to please my fellow music lovers, my husband’s new book about music in London 1890 to 1914) is released. On the same day,…
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As I have mentioned previously, one of the Facebook groups I follow is Regency Kisses: Lady Catherine Salon. Back in November, Gail Eastwood, one of the admins on the site, shared a number of short posts and asked us readers to spot the errors. Some mistakes were easy to spot. Some I did not know,…
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Your wish is my command. Here is the missing scene that should have been posted in January. I apologize for the confusion. For those of you just joining or wanting to reread the prior posts, here are the links: What if?, What if? Part II, The Letter, Elizabeth’s Perspective, A Walk at Rosings, A Walk at Rosings Part II, What to Do…
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She is an established literary figure in English literature. Austen’s skillful use of mixing together the narrator’s telling the story with a character’s thoughts and emotions and dialogue was just catching on in the late 1700s and early 1800s, but it is a mainstay in modern fiction. She created literary realism.
People speak of the greatness of Shakespeare, but falter when asked to read or explain his works. Not so, with Jane Austen. Because her works have been so easily consumed for more than 200 years, some forget how groundbreaking the six novels of the daughter of a simple rector in rural Hampshire, England, can be. We on this blog have not forgotten.
