Category: marriage
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Is Mr. Collins Really That Bad?
We all love to laugh at Mr. Collins, but what about his good qualities? (Yes! He has them!)
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Thaddeus Ever Valiant
There’s always the hope that there might remain a brilliant female writer from the 1700s or early 1800s who has been lost to obscurity. That’s why, over the years, I go back once in a while to read someone new to me. One of these is Jane Porter, who along with her sister Maria became…
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What if everything we know about the practice of dowry is wrong?
The dowry system, historically viewed as a transaction treating women as property, served deeper economic and social purposes across cultures. It provided women financial security through marriage settlements, reflecting societal norms and gender inequality. While its significance diminished in the 19th century with legal reforms, its legacy continues to influence contemporary discussions on women’s independence…
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Some Days are Hard
Today’s blog analyzes Jane Austen’s exploration of gender-based violence and oppression in her novels, emphasizing how societal norms silenced women’s voices during her time. Austen’s nuanced portrayals reveal the limitations imposed on women, illustrating themes of coercion, economic pressure, and the struggle for autonomy while critiquing cultural attitudes towards female agency and victim-blaming.
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Jane Bennet isn’t an Old Maid
Common Pride & Prejudice Misconceptions, Part 2 “Jane will be quite an old maid soon, I declare. She is almost three-and-twenty! Lord! how ashamed I should be of not being married before three-and-twenty!” -Lydia Bennet, Pride & Prejudice There is a common perception that women married very young in the past, but this is not…
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The End (Finally)
I am certain you will be glad to hear that I am finally bringing An Interrupted Proposal to an end. Unfortunately, there are rewrites and covers and editing to be done before it can be released. But I have 2 book festivals this fall so it will be out by the beginning of September, at…
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Was Jane Ever in Love? (Part 3: The Marriage Proposal)
A look at why Jane Austen might have refused her marriage proposal
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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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Was Jane Ever in Love? (Part 2: The Mysterious, Seaside Romance)
Jane meets an unnamed man on vacation…Was this her one true love?
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Love Between Persons of a Certain Age
Happy Valentine’s Day. This column has nothing to do with the celebration but does dip into the idea of love. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is an interesting character study headlined by Nicolas Cage. This has nothing to do with me. I am arrogant enough to realize that my stories rise from a competence…