Category: Jane Austen
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Ranking the Most Emotionally Clueless Austen Men
(A lighthearted list — Mr. Collins is obvious, but not alone) They say the wrong thing. They entirely miss the point. Sometimes they launch into a long, confident speech, while everyone else wonders if there’s a polite way to make it stop. Many of these moments belong to the Austen men who are not villains.…
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What Genre Should Be the Home for Pride and Prejudice Variations?
In doing research for this article, I found information on Regency Romance and Regency Historical Romance, and the difference between the two is rather interesting. Regency Romances are actually a subgenre of Romance novels and are set in or near the British Regency (1811-1820) at the end of which time the Prince of Wales (Prinny)…
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Royalties and The Weight of Paper – Jane Austen’s Relationship with her London Publishers
Jane Austen, a renowned novelist, faced financial struggles due to early 19th-century publishing practices and gender biases. Despite limited success, her works like Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice critiqued societal norms and paved the way for future generations of female authors.
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The Wonders of the Royal Menagerie
So many books set in the Regency mention the Royal Menagerie that I could not resist learning how close my imagination and other authors are to the real deal. What I did not realize was that there were two places to see exotic animals in London. The Tower of London housed animals for much of…
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Fillin’ the Pudding-House!: Regency Slang
Your personal dictionary of Regency slang
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Hitting the Books: taking note
I have a problem. I possess what might be called a “flypaper mind.” Stuff goes in and then gets stuck. My memory is in no way eidetic, but rather is loosely associative…meaning I tend to cascade information in an inverse pyramid. You hit me with a general topic—or even something specific—and then I will barf…
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The Very English Soundtrack of Jane Austen’s World
My 10-year-old had a tin whistle unit in school, and she liked it, so now she is asking me for more music. I have printed a few hymns and (what is all the rage in her homeschool group) the hobbit theme from Lord of the Rings. As soundtracks to my day go, it is really…
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Lady Catherine Can’t Fire Mr. Collins
Common Pride & Prejudice Misconceptions, Part 1 Something I see online and in Jane Austen fan fiction from time to time is the idea that Mr. Collins is so devoted to Lady Catherine because she could revoke his living and position as rector. This is absolutely false. So why is Mr. Collins such a suck-up?…
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EBBD Chapters IV and V
Well, I am about two thirds of the way through Elizabeth Bennet’s Bad Days. This will be the last post for this book, but only for a little while. First of all, I am making some changes after Chapter V that may involve shifting chapters. So I will stop here until I finish the entire…
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The Netherfield Cats
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking for a bit of escapism, a good-news day. So, I got to thinking, what did the Netherfield cats think? Read on to find out! Afterwards, you can read a post that I shared recently about our two sausage dogs on social media. (Why? Because our twin dachshunds…