Category Archives: Regency era

Oh the Places You Will Go…Real-Life Places in Jane Austen’s Life

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

The grand country estates and locations used in the film adaptations of Jane Austen’s novels often lead her fans into believing that “our Jane” lived in some of Britain’s finest homes. But where, oh where, did Jane Austen call home? … Continue reading →

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Weymouth’s History – Learn Something of the Site of Olympic Sailing Events

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

With the Olympic’s Sailing venue being based in Weymouth Bay and Portland Harbour this year, I thought I would add to the “legend” of Weymouth with some background information. Weymouth plays a significant role in my next Austen-inspired novel, The … Continue reading →

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Austen’s Transition to Modern Adaptations

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Jane Austen’s works are often classified as “romances.” The assumption comes from the premise that if the heroine meets a handsome man in Chapter One, he must be the hero. Fitzwilliam Darcy is the romantic hero of Pride and Prejudice, … Continue reading →

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Stir-Up Sunday: Do You Know How to Celebrate with the Christmas Pudding?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Stir-up Sunday is an informal term in Anglican churches for the last Sunday before the season of Advent. The term comes from the opening words of the collect for the day in the Book of CommonPrayer of 1549 and later (a translation of … Continue reading →

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