Category: Regency romance
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A Walk at Rosings Pt II
Has it been a month already? Time for the next excerpt from my short story, but if you are new to these posts, here are links to the previous posts: What if?, What if? Part II, The Letter, Elizabeth’s Perspective, and A Walk at Rosings. Are you ready to hear Mr. Darcy’s explanation? They walked…
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Winning and Losing at Cards in Jane Austen’s England + the Release of “The Jewel Thief and the Earl” + a Giveaway
Over on my blog, Every Woman Dreams, I recently received a question from a reader regarding the playing of cards at balls and at what was known as “gaming hells.” Here is the question: I know many books mention card playing going on in designated rooms at balls, but I haven’t heard what they were…
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The Book Is Entitled “Pride and Prejudice.” So Where Is the “Prejudice” Hiding?
Who do you suspect is the prideful character and who is the prejudiced one? Do Darcy and Elizabeth display an equal amount of prejudice in the book? Let us find out about “prejudice” in a book known as Pride and Prejudice.
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Announcing the Winner of Gianna Thomas’s “In the Scheme of Things” Giveaway
Always Austen is pleased to announce the winner of Gianna Thomas‘s “In the Scheme of Things” Giveaway. Marsha B. will receive an eBook copy of Ms. Thomas‘s The Four Lords’ Saga Collection. Congratulations, Marsha. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway rules on Always Austen, all…
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The Why-ness of Being
Early on in my affair with the Canon, I became rather angry. Well, perhaps angry is incorrect: perhaps dissatisfied is a better fit. I tend to read a book (modifying Mortimer Adler’s approach) three times. The first is to enjoy the story: to sort of glide along the surface, being moved by the plot’s and…
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Announcing the Winner of Amanda Kai’s “Release of ‘A Favorable Impression’” Giveaway
Always Austen is pleased to announce the winners of Amanda Kai‘s “Release of ‘A Favorable Impression‘” Giveaway. Laura will each receive an eBook copy of Ms. Kai‘s A Favorable Impression. Congratulations, Laura. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway rules on Always Austen, all prizes must…
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A Walk at Rosings
Back for the next installment of my short story. For those of you just joining us, here are the links to the earlier posts which have led to today: What if?, What if? Part II, The Letter, and Elizabeth’s Perspective. If you are all caught up, here is the latest addition: Elizabeth slipped soundlessly from…
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Who are these Characters Anyway?
Listen, can we talk about something crazy for a moment? I want to talk about how I approach the mental state of my favorite Austen characters – specifically Pride and Prejudice’s Darcy, Elizabeth and Lydia. Now before you tag or @ me on Instagram, I’m not going down into a discussion about neurodiversity and classical…
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Release of A Favorable Impression + giveaway
I’m so excited to share my newest book, A Favorable Impression with you all! I know that many of you have anticipated this book for a while, especially after the exclusive excerpt I shared last month in my post about Vauxhall Gardens that left off on a bit of a cliffhanger (yes, I know, I’m…
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Auctioning Off Household Goods in the Regency + Wednesday’s Release of “Amending the Shades of Pemberley”
As we can all well imagine, the influx of the nouveau riche (people who have recently acquired wealth, typically those perceived as ostentatious or lacking in good taste) changed the dynamics of how the aristocracy and the gentry went about their daily lives. Jane Austen was aware of the possibilities, for Mr. Charles Bingley in Pride and…