Tag Archives: Jane Austen

A Closer Look at “Mr. Darcy’s Present: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary”

Posted on December 27, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

Mr. Darcy’s Present: A Pride and Prejudice Holiday Vagary from Regina Jeffers  is currently on sale until January 5, 2020. Enjoy the excerpt below.  Genre: Classics; Regency Romance; Austenesque; Christmas Romance Book Blurb: When we care more for another than … Continue reading →

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Twelfth Night Sale! 38 Titles from Regina Jeffers! December 26 – January 5!

Posted on December 25, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

On the upcoming Saturday, December 26, thirty-eight of my titles go on sale for my annual Twelfth Night Sale! The sale runs from December 26, 2020, to January 5, 2021.  Fill up your eReaders!!!! For the books for which I … Continue reading →

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Christmas in Jane Austen’s Time, a Guest Post from Eliza Shearer

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

(This post appeared on Austen Authors exactly one year ago today. Enjoy!)  Christmas is very much upon us and with it a vast amount of different customs and traditions across households, counties and countries. However, what was Christmas like in … Continue reading →

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A Woman of Faith, a Guest Post from Elaine Owen

Posted on December 4, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

(This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on December 7, 2018. Enjoy!) Every December we like to remember the birthday of Jane Austen the author, the genius writer who penned witty, and sometimes scathing, observations of society. But … Continue reading →

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On the Character of Clergymen in Jane Austen’s Novels & the Regency, a Guest Post from Alexa Adams

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

Alexa Adams shared this post with our followers on Austen Authors in June 2016. I thought it a worthy piece to share with you.  David Bamber ar Mr. Collins, 1995 “My dear Miss Elizabeth, I have the highest opinion in … Continue reading →

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Revenants, Coming Back from the Dead

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

Soon, I will stand in my driveway and hand out candy snacks to those brave enough to enter my small cul de sac, where few turn on their lights for the Trick or Treaters. And once more, my thoughts again … Continue reading →

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The Mistress of the House, OR What Elizabeth Bennet Darcy Did at Pemberley, a Guest Post from Catherine Bilson

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on August 15, 2019.  What Elizabeth Bennet’s life would have been like once she became Mrs. Darcy of Pemberley is the subject of a good many Austen variations out there, and it’s been … Continue reading →

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Would Darcy Sink or Swim? a Guest Post from Elaine Owen

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on August 16, 2019. Enjoy!  Recently I came across the meme below and I was shocked. So shocked, in fact, that I gasped. What’s that you say? You gasped too? OK, but perhaps … Continue reading →

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History of The Odiham Agricultural Society and the Release of “Mr. Darcy’s Bet”

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

Britain’s first veterinary college has its roots in Hampshire’s Odiham Agricultural Society, formed on 16 May 1783 for the purpose of encouraging local development of industry and agriculture. Livestock breeding and management was very important to this group. The activities … Continue reading →

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What Does a Renown French Astronomer Have to Do with the Release of “Mr. Darcy’s Bet?” + a Giveaway

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

Charles Messier was born in Badonviller on 26 June 1730 in the Lorraine region of France. He was the tenth of twelve children. Six of his siblings died young. Messier’s interest in astronomy was fired by, first, the Great Comet … Continue reading →

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