Category: Humor
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Malvern, cello-playing and BOOK GIVEAWAYS
‘Why bother?’ my husband Simon wanted to know, when I said that I had been asked to audition, in Worcester Cathedral no less, for the English Symphony Orchestra’s conductor and principal cellist. My own view was, ‘Why not?’ (Remember: I was young and keen then.) Also, when else was I going to get to play…
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The Sea Cure: Were Those Regency Doctors onto Something?
The richest Austen characters flock to the sea to cure their medical problems. What’s the sea cure, and does it work?
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Pride and Prejudice with “& Juliet” Style
& Juliet is a 2019 coming-of-age jukebox musical. The story focuses on a “what if” scenario [Geez! Are not all Austenesque literature also “What If” scenarios?] where Juliet does not die at the end of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. In it, Juliet learns Romeo has had other relationships (both F & M), so she backs…
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Emma & LOL!
A few funny texting conversations from the characters of Emma!
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How Lizzy and Darcy are Good for Each Other + Excerpt!
When Lizzy finally realizes how great she and Darcy would be for each other, we all sigh happily. It’s an artful way to show how much she’s changed and how much we should regret her loss along with her. Jane writes: “[Elizabeth] began now to comprehend that he was exactly the man who, in disposition…
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A Little “This” and a Little “That,” Courtesy of the Bingley Sisters + a Bit from Darcy, Himself
Excerpts demonstrating my “take” on the Bingley sisters, from my new novel by Alice McVeigh It amused me, in Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation, to imagine Bingley’s sisters to be rather more differentiated than Austen imagined them… Caroline Bingley is still desperate for Darcy, but I imagined Louisa Hurst as rather more worldly, clever…
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Mr. Darcy, What’s Your Sign?: Austen Characters & Their Zodiac Signs
Having a bit of fun matching the Pride and Prejudice characters to their zodiac signs
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If Jane Austen’s Characters Were Dogs
In reading about the personalities of pugs, it struck me that the characteristics mentioned could be applied to Mansfield Park’s Lady Bertram as well: “Not very active … lazy … if you leave them on the couch they will sleep there for hours … needs constant companionship…” Mansfield Park describes how devoted Lady Bertram is…
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P & P & Poetry
A few fun limericks about our favorite Pride and Prejudice characters!
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10 Great Austen Quotes with their Spirit Animals
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Can you remember or guess which JA novel these quotes are each from? Some are obvious, a few are not. Answer key will be in the comments. Enjoy the silliness! #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 And a bonus: #11 I’m about to start homeschooling again, so this…