Monthly Archives: July 2017

MR. DARCY’S BRIDEs is Available for Preorder

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

My latest book in the Austen-vein (JAFF) will be officially released on August 14, 2017, but it is available for preorder NOW on Amazon Kindle.  I much prefer the sharpest criticism of a single intelligent man to the thoughtless approval … Continue reading →

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Hanging a Monkey as a French Spy During the Napoleonic Wars

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

What do you know of the Hartlepool Monkey and the “Monkey Hangers”? I certainly knew nothing of the tale until I stumbled across it. Legend says that a shipwrecked monkey was hanged as a French spy during the Napoleonic Wars … Continue reading →

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French Revolution Émigrés in England, a Guest Post from Lona Manning

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

It is our delight to welcome Lona Manning, author of A Contrary Wind, a variation on Mansfield Park. Lona’s extensive research on the French Revolution is for our benefit today.  Did you ever read The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy? … Continue reading →

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Silhouettes, a Poor Man’s Portrait, a Guest Post from Brenda J. Webb

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog in April 2015. I have chosen to recycle it here. Enjoy!!!! I’ve been fascinated by silhouettes since I had one done when I was a teenager by an artist at one … Continue reading →

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Oxfordshire St. George Play

Posted on July 20, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

Closely related to the Morris and Sword Dancers, the Oxfordshire St. George Play is considered a kind of Mummers Play. As well as possessing close elements of kinship, the characters in all these plays are largely interchangeable. That being said, … Continue reading →

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Princess Louise’s Early Years of Marriage

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

Last month, we looked at Princess Louise’s choosing to become the future Duchess of Argyll. View that post HERE. Today, we will take at look at the marriage itself.  Just because Princess Louise had finally emerged from the shadow cast … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “Mr. Darcy’s Fault: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

  Mr. Darcy’s Fault was my first foray into what is known as JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction). Since 2009, I have been known as a Jane Austen-inspired writer. Of my 30 published books, I have written 17 Austen-related titles … Continue reading →

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“Whiskey in the Jar,” a Traditional Irish Ballad

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

A traditional Irish song, “Whiskey in the Jar,” is about a Rapparee or Highwayman, whose wife/lover betrayed him. It is a widely popular tune that had know a number of professional recordings including: Séamus Ennis, Burl Ives, The Highwaymen, the … Continue reading →

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The Roots of Primogeniture and Entailments

Posted on July 10, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

The concept of “love and romance” were never required in marriage among the English aristocracy. Certainly there were some who did marry for love, but early on, the idea of marriage became a “business transaction,” instead of a romantic joining … Continue reading →

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Exogamous and Endogamous Marriages in Austen’s Works

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

Brittanica.com defines an “endogamous marriage” as the custom enjoining one to marry within one’s own group, while Wikipedia says “endogamy” is the practice of marrying within a specific ethnic group, class, or social group, rejecting others on such a basis … Continue reading →

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