Tag Archives: Austen Authors

When Bad Things Come in Pairs: Siblings Who Wreaked Havoc in Austen’s Novels, a Guest Post from Amanda Kai

Posted on July 28, 2021 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 28 May 2021. Enjoy! “Prepare for trouble. And make it double!”  While fans of the Pokemon cartoon show might associate this famous line with Team Rocket’s most inept members Jessie … Continue reading →

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Dogs in Jane Austen’s Novels, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on July 21, 2021 by reginajeffers

The post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 25 May 2021. Enjoy! Although (just like servants) they are often little remarked upon, dogs are everywhere in Jane Austen’s novels. In the Regency, dogs were an essential feature of countryside … Continue reading →

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Pulvis Lodge, I Presume? a Guest Post from Jann Rowland

Posted on July 5, 2021 by reginajeffers

This post initially appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 26 May 2021. Enjoy! “Haye Park might do,” said she, “if the Gouldings could quit it—or the great house at Stoke, if the drawing-room were larger; but Ashworth is too … Continue reading →

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The Mechanical Turk, or the Chess-Playing Machine that Beat Napoleon, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on June 4, 2021 by reginajeffers

It was the year 1809. The Napoleonic Wars were in full swing, but the French general had other interests besides fighting the British over Spain and Portugal.  Around the time Jane Austen and her mother and sister moved to Chawton … Continue reading →

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A Character Study of Charlotte Lucas, a Guest Post from Lelia Eye

Posted on May 17, 2021 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 8 April 2021. I thought those here might enjoy the close examination many writers of Jane Austen Fan Fiction take before placing pen to paper. Ms. Eye is one of … Continue reading →

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Genderlessness in Jane Austen’s “Emma,” a Guest Post from Lelia Eye

Posted on April 23, 2021 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on February 11, 2021. There is lots within the post to ponder. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I have been facing rather bad morning sickness which … Continue reading →

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A Painting Inspired by a Jane Austen Novel? a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on April 9, 2021 by reginajeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 2 February 2021. About year ago, on a visit to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, I came across a delightful painting that immediately set my imagination flying.  … Continue reading →

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Calling Card Etiquette, a Guest Post from Sue Barr

Posted on February 26, 2021 by reginajeffers

(This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on December 30, 2020. Enjoy!) To the unrefined or underbred, the visiting card is but a trifling and insignificant bit of paper; but to the cultured disciple of social law, it … Continue reading →

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A Character Study of Kitty Bennet, a Guest Post from Lelia Eye

Posted on February 5, 2021 by reginajeffers

(For those who think many Jane Austen fan fiction writers do not study the author’s work, I give you this post from Lelia Eye on combing Austen’s words in order to delineate characterization. It first appeared on the Austen Authors’ … Continue reading →

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Vicars and Rectors and Livings, a Guest Post from Elaine Owen

Posted on January 18, 2021 by reginajeffers

(As there was much interest on my recent post on the Clergy during the Regency era, I thought this perspective from Elaine Owen might also assist in clarifying the differences. It first appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on 3 … Continue reading →

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