Tag Archives: Austen Authors

Surprising Pre-Regency Era Inventions, a Guest Post from Sharon Lathan

Posted on September 9, 2020 by

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 14 April 2020. Enjoy!  As all historical novelists are aware, even though writing fiction with “creative license” as an important aspect of the story telling, we must be careful with … Continue reading →

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Educating England: The Importance of Sunday Schools, a Guest Post from Elaine Owen

Posted on September 4, 2020 by

This post first appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on July 30, 2020. Enjoy! In England during the 18th and 19th centuries there was no such thing as universal education for children. The government had no formal program for making sure the … Continue reading →

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Georgette Heyer, Queen of the Regency Genre, a Guest Post from Elaine Owen

Posted on August 26, 2020 by

This post first appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 19 June 2020. Enjoy!  Over the years I’ve heard Georgette Heyer’s name come up in lots of different places, usually in a highly complimentary way: “This story is so good, … Continue reading →

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Mary Pearson: A Possible Inspiration for Lydia Bennett, a Guest Post from C. D. Gerard

Posted on July 10, 2020 by

This post first appeared on Austen Authors on 21 April 2020. Enjoy!  Upon opening my inbox this morning, I found the latest newsletter from the Jane Austen Centre.  If you haven’t seen one of these newsletters, you should check in … Continue reading →

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Location, Location, Location, a Guest Post from Catherine Bilson

Posted on June 8, 2020 by

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on 23 April 2020. Enjoy!  “It must be very agreeable to her to be settled within so easy a distance of her own family and friends.” “An easy distance do you call it? … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to the Winners!!!

Posted on May 24, 2020 by

These lucky winners just won an eBook copy of my latest novel, Losing Lizzy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation. The Kindle notice should be in your email box. The list below reflects the winners on my blog, Every Woman Dreams, … Continue reading →

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Deadman’s Island, Setting as Character in “Losing Lizzy: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”

Posted on May 22, 2020 by

Deadman’s Island, located at the mouth of The Swale, opposite the town of Queenborough on the Isle of Sheppey, off the north Kent coast, plays a major role in my new JAFF story, entitled Losing Lizzy: A Pride and Prejudice … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen and the Heroine’s Essential Journey, a Guest Post from Nancy Lawrence

Posted on April 27, 2020 by

I loved this post from fellow Austen Author, Nancy Lawrence, because of the uniqueness of the subject, an idea I had not considered previously, but because of her lovely images from Austen film adaptations (and NOT because she included links … Continue reading →

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Adapting Jane Austen for the Stage: Two Radically Different Adaptations, a Guest Post by Eliza Shearer

Posted on April 13, 2020 by

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on 4 February 2020. Enjoy!  I love going to the theatre. I get a real thrill out of seeing actual people perform in front of me. I am even more keen to go … Continue reading →

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“It Was Certainly a Very Remarkable Coincidence!” a Guest Post from Collins Hemingway

Posted on April 8, 2020 by

“It was certainly a very remarkable coincidence!”—Northanger Abbey. Writing from roughly 1795 on, Jane Austen is usually seen as the last major writer of the 18th century. In many novels of that century, plot coincidences were not only accepted, they were … Continue reading →

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