Tag Archives: Jane Austen

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

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

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 Walk in Jane Austen’s Shoes, a Guest Post from Sophie Turner

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on February 16, 2018. I thought you might enjoy the lovely images Ms. Turner shares.  My series on resort towns and my travels has thus far only tangentially touched on Jane Austen, but … Continue reading →

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Welcoming Jennifer Redlarczyk and Her Release of “A Very Merry Mix-up”

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

 Today I welcome a dear friend of this blog and of Austen Authors. Jennifer Redlarczyk, who is releasing a novelette as a prelude to her first novel, Darcy’s Melody, which will arrive soon.  Austen fans are in for a real … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “Elizabeth Bennet’s Deception: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary”

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

Although I have written nearly two dozen Austen-inspired retellings, sequels, and mysteries, Elizabeth Bennet’s Deception was my first attempt at what is known as a “variation” in the JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction) community. In a variation, the author changes one of … Continue reading →

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“Prejudice” Is Not So Predominant in Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as One Might Think

Posted on March 19, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

Most who have read Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” assume that Mr. Darcy is the l character and Elizabeth is the one displaying prejudice. However, from the examples below, you will see that is not completely true.  We encounter Austen’s … Continue reading →

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Between the Lines: Sisterhood and Serendipitous Elusiveness, a Guest Post by Gabrielle Mullarkey

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

BETWEEN THE LINES Sisterhood and serendipitous elusiveness Jane Austen, like many great artists, reaches out to us across time as both a living presence glimpsed between the lines of her own words and as an image orchestrated and reconstructed endlessly … Continue reading →

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Discovering “Pride” in Pride and Prejudice

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

The word “pride” finds its origin before the year 1000; Middle English (noun); Old English prȳde(cognate with Old Norse prȳthi bravery, pomp),derivative of prūd. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, we generally think of the word meaning “a high or inordinate opinion of one’s … Continue reading →

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The Hidden Key, a Guest Post from Sophie Turner

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on December 22, 2017. Enjoy! It was difficult to write about the public entertainments of Bath and other spa and seaside resorts in my last post without delving into architecture, because so much of … Continue reading →

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Hitting the Books While Writing, a Guest Post from Don Jacobson

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on Austen Authors on December 23, 2017. Enjoy!  I have a problem. I possess what might be called a “flypaper mind.” Stuff goes in and then gets stuck. My memory is in no way eidetic, but … Continue reading →

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Double Your Pleasure with Austen-Inspired Actors and Actresses

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

Anyone who knows me knows that I am a film buff, especially period dramas. For many years, I taught media literacy, and I love to look for “unique” facts. One of my favorites is a list of actors who regularly … Continue reading →

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