Author: Regina Jeffers
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What Might We Learn of Jane Austen’s Life and Writing from the Fabrications in the Film “Becoming Jane”?
Before I begin my analysis of this film, I hold fond memories of it. I was still teaching (had only begun to play with the idea of retirement, which was still was some three years away). On August 7, 2007, I took my Advanced Placement Language class out to celebrate their scores. Yes, I was…
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Jane Austen’s Connections to the Stoneleigh Barony
For a chapter I did for a one of my releases, I explored questions of inheritance and the custom of primogeniture. Naturally, I could not do so without looking at Jane Austen’s family. It is said Austen’s family knew something of questions of inheritance for Jane Austen’s mother, Cassandra Leigh, was a distant relative of Sir…
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Announcing the Winners of the 3rd Annual Always Loving Austen Giveaway
Thank you to all who gave our Always Loving Austen giveaway a try. We appreciate everyone who has traveled this journey with us during our first three years. Remember . . . ************************************************** First up, Tiffany Thomas has an audiobook code for Susan Heim. Ms. Thomas’s winner will receive an eBook audio code for When…
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Where Would One Find Sheet Music in the Regency Era?
Although quite expensive, sheet music was readily available during the Regency era. Many a person subscribed to services offered by music publishers, among the Schirmer, the most well known of the time. Sheet music was produced for subscribers in bound volumes. This volumes would contain a selection of songs, including popular ones of the times,…
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The Franklin Syndicate, a Scam That Serves as the Basis of “Mr. Darcy’s Bargain”
When I came upon the idea of a “bargain” between Darcy and Elizabeth, I required an impetus to bring them together in my vagary, Mr. Darcy’s Bargain. That impetus was a scam perpetrated on the citizens of Meryton by none other than our favorite villain, George Wickham. I created a scheme based on a real-life swindler…
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Preview of “Four Misses Bennet Come to Brighton”
I am working on a new Austen tale to be published later this year. That is to say, I am working on a new Austen tale AND book 4 of a series of Regency romantic suspense/mystery books for Dragonblade Publishers AND a novella for a summer Regency anthology from Dreamstone Publishing. [This discounts all the…
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Always Loving Austen Third Annual Giveaway
Welcome to the Always Loving Austen Giveaway. (1) The giveaway runs through midnight EST Sunday, February 16, 2025, to midnight EST Sunday, March 23, 2025. (2) Although we encourage you to comment below, to enter, you MUST use this Rafflecopter link. We hope you will SHARE with others, not only this giveaway, but also the articles you have read and enjoyed.…
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Announcing the Winner of P.O. Dixon’s “Intentions and Mishaps & What Happens Next” Giveaway
Always Austen is pleased to announce the winner of P.O. Dixon‘s “Intentions and Mishaps & What Happens Next” Giveaway. Christina will receive her choice of a $5 Amazon Gift Card (or) a $10 coupon for the P.O. Dixon Online Store. Congratulations, Christina. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at jeffersregina@gmail.com to claim your prize. [According…
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What Do We Know of Honor? + the Upcoming Release of “Leave Her Wild”
Much of the action of my latest Austen vagary (available on preorder today, with a February 10 release date) lies on Fitzwilliam Darcy being an “honorable” man. In this tale, he proposes to Jane Bennet and then realizes she accepted him for her family requires saving after Lydia’s elopement with Mr. Wickham, while he has…
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Singing of “Auld Lang Syne” ~ the Tradition’s Scottish Roots
Tomorrow night, many of you will break out into the strands of “Auld Lang Syne.” The song evokes nostalgia and a sense of belonging. But what do you know of the song’s origin? Of its lyrics? According to “The History and Words of Auld Lang Syne,” the song is a Scottish tradition to be sung…