Category Archives: Pride and Prejudice

Austen Sideroads Yield Interesting Journeys, a Guest Post from Collins Hemingway

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

Combing the internet for information on the life and times of Jane Austen sometimes leads to links in which the English author is mentioned in passing or as part of a broader story. More times than not, these side trips … Continue reading →

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Love Between Persons of a Certain Age (or) Does the Couple Need to Be Young? a Guest Post from Don Jacobson

Posted on June 13, 2018 by

This post appeared on Austen Authors on 25 April, 2018. I found it quite interesting to think of “love stories” in novels also including those of a certain age, for I have written several such romances, including one coming out … Continue reading →

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The Lack of “Reality” in Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” ~ Does it Matter?

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, we often think of the story as being a depiction of the Regency era. But does it truly speak to the time? If so, would not Elizabeth Bennet be more sensitive to her family’s … Continue reading →

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Retracing Themes in Austen’s Life and Works, a Guest Post from Collins Hemingway

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on February 22, 2018. Enjoy!!!  My blogs over the last two years have covered a wide expanse of territory: Jane Austen’s fiction; her speech patterns; her looks; her romantic life, both real and … Continue reading →

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The Arts of Fencing and Dueling, a Guest Post from Rebecca Jamison

Posted on May 4, 2018 by

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on 9 March 2018.  For the last several months, I have gone to fencing classes with a group of ninth graders. The instructor told us that fencing has changed very little over the … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “A Dance With Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”

Posted on April 16, 2018 by

This novel came to me when I admit to being quite depressed. I wrote it over the Christmas holidays, and we all know how those can sometimes catch us off guard. I am customarily sad over the Thanksgiving break because … Continue reading →

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Is What We Do JAFF or Something Else? a Guest Post from Don Jacobson

Posted on April 6, 2018 by

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on 17 February 2018. Here I am in the first week of a blog tour for the FIFTH book in a series, and I am now questioning where it can be placed upon the Jane … Continue reading →

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