Category: courtship
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Mrs. Bennet’s Reaction
Has it been a month already? I hope everyone is doing well, the children are back in school, and life is returning to a more settled (or at least more consistent) schedule. Our daughter is in her last year of university and hoping to take a position performing on cruise ships to pay off student…
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North and South at Times Wanders Off Course
Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South is often described as an “industrial” Pride and Prejudice. Written a half-century after Jane Austen’s novel, Gaskell’s book features an intelligent, independent woman and a self-made man so confident he makes Darcy look indecisive. The protagonists clash every time they meet but are also attracted to the intellect and spirit…
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An Audience with Mr. Bennet Part II
First of all, I must thank Vesper and Glynis for the great comments last month. I was in the midst of a Critical Approaches to Literature class and used our conversations on one of my assignments regarding the Reader-Response Theory. Now, I won’t make you wait any longer for the next installment. For those of…
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An Audience with Mr. Bennet
Oh, I am so glad we finally got to this point. Mr. Bennet is one of my favorite characters to play with. In my opinion, he is quite aware of his family but is just too . . . I don’t want to say lazy but can’t think of a better word . . .…
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Another Wickham? When Fact Might Follow Fiction
As I’ve written before, I’ve spent a fair bit of time of late going through my mother-in-law’s apartment, clearing and organising and sorting through endless boxes as we’ve moved her into a seniors’ residence. The move is over, but the chaos is not. Some things she kept, others we gave away, some we tossed, and…
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Why You Should Marry Your Cousin: Regency Rules of Courtship
A few tips for navigating your way through the courtship maze in Regency England
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Darcy House
I think this month’s excerpt might be what you have been waiting for, so I won’t keep you from it. For those of you just joining or wanting to reread the prior posts, here are the links (in the proper order): What if?, What if? Part II, The Letter, Elizabeth’s Perspective, A Walk at Rosings, A Walk at Rosings Part II, What…
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A Trip to the Museum
Can you believe May is almost over? Time is flying by! I hope our readers in the states have an enjoyable Memorial Day today. (If you are cooking out, eat a burger for me – my husband and I no longer eat red meat.) Now that I posted the missing scene, we are ready to…
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The Real Mary Crawford, a Guest Post from Ann Hawthorne
Eliza de Feullide, nee Hancock, was born in Calcutta, India, in the year 1761. Her mother Philadelphia had been George Austen’s older sister, and thus Jane Austen’s aunt. One can say Eliza had been raising eyebrows in polite society since her birth, because that was when the rumours of her illegitimacy started. There were people…
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Modern Magazine Covers Reimagined with Regency Headlines
Modern magazine covers transformed to cover top Regency stories, like: “It’s All in the Wrist: The Right Way to Pour His Tea.”