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Exquisite Excerpt from “The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy”

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY My last release from Ulysses Press is available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-a-Million, as well as eBook formats. THE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF MR. DARCY is a cozy mystery set in Dorset, and … Continue reading →

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Austen’s Most Infamous “Bad Boy,” George Wickham ~ What Do We Know of Him?

Posted on March 4, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

Austen’s favorite bad boy, Mr. George Wickham, is a fan favorite, as well. I thought we might take a closer look at George Wickham’s importance to the Pride and Prejudice’s plot. For a minor character, with few lines and little … Continue reading →

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Special New Year’s Edition Featuring “Twelfth Night at Longbourn” with Maria Grace

Posted on January 2, 2014 by Regina Jeffers

I have to confess, one of my favorite parts of writing historical fiction is having an excuse to read up on the manners and customs of the period. I was doubly excited to when I realized that my latest book … Continue reading →

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“England in 1819” by Percy Bysshe Shelley, a Political Sonnet Following the Peterloo Massacre

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

“England in 1819” is a political sonnet by the English Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, and reflects his liberal ideals. Composed in 1819, it was not published until 1839 in the four-volume The Poetical Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley (London: … Continue reading →

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Mudiford: The Forgotten Resort plus Excerpt from “The Mysterious Death of Mr. Darcy”

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

(This post and excerpt first appeared on My Jane Austen Book Club on March 11, 2013.) With the onset of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, the idea of a European Grand Tour for English aristocratic class lost its … Continue reading →

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