Category: Regency era
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Translating Your JAFF Novel with Cristina Huelsz
As a Jane Austen fanfiction (JAFF) reader, one sees Cristina (Cristy) at web events, on Zoom meetings, and we see her posts on many of our favorite sites. But for those who are new to our sites or are just joining the JAFF community, Cristy is one of our most diverse members, as she offers…
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Once Upon a Time
It’s always such fun thinking up new What-Ifs for Jane Austen’s fabulous characters. For almost every plot point in Austen’s amazing novel Pride and Prejudice, there’s an option for a different direction; for every character, the possibility of a different choice. We have role reversals, Elizabeth as an heiress, Darcy as a werewolf, bad Jane,…
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Was Jane Ever in Love? (Part 1: Tom Lefroy)
Jane’s crush on the young Tom Lefroy
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Emma vs. The Grand Sophy
Last month I talked about Austen’s Sense & Sensibility vs. Georgette Heyer’s A Civil Contract, and I’m back at it! Let’s look at Emma next to Heyer’s The Grand Sophy, one of my absolute favorites. Now, right off the bat, even though I love these two authors, I’ll be the first to admit that Heyer…
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Return to Longbourn
Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2025 is starting out well. I reread what I have written so far in this story, An Interrupted Proposal, and realized that there are sooo many threads that need to be tied up. Luckily, I will be taking a break after my…
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Holiday Musings
Though the posting cycle shoots me past Austen’s birthday and Christmas, it is still a time of holiday reflections. Let us begin with the seemingly Grinch-like rejection of the following “Pride and Prejudice” holiday wishes, which we occasionally see on Austen-themed cards and knickknacks: “I sincerely hope your Christmas … may abound in the gaieties…
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Decorating for the Holidays, Regency Style
As the season in which it is traditional to gather with family and friends continues, I cannot help but reflect on the similarities in decorations in the many countries where I have spent some or all of the season. From evergreen, faux, or real, to twinkling lights and windows decorated to look like a wrapped…
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Imagining the Regency Era: Mr. Darcy Looks Rich
Or Why the Amneisa Trope Would Never Work for Mr. Darcy This post has moved here: https://bethanydellemanwriter.com/imagining-the-regency-era-mr-darcy-looks-rich/
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Christmas Parlour Games in Jane Austen’s Day
There is no shortage for amusements available to us when it comes to Christmas nowadays. While Jane Austen’s contemporaries loved the holidays just as much as we do, their choice of entertainments was rather more circumscribed. One of such entertainments, especially suitable for a houseful of young people who wanted to have some fun, were…
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Return to Hertfordshire
Happy Holidays!! For those of you who celebrate it, I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and now we are diving into the December holiday season. May I add my wishes for a joyous season and time spent with those we love most. Please remember to take some time for self-care and enjoy a cup…