Tag Archives: Jane Austen

On the 4th Day of Christmas (Jane Austen Style)

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

I have posted this rhyme previously, but many have asked for it again. (Sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”) On the fourth day of Christmas, Jane Austen gave to me, Four Abbey Tilneys Three Sailing Captains … Continue reading →

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On the 3rd Day of Christmas (Jane Austen Style)

Posted on December 27, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

I have added this post previously, but it’s making a return appearance for the holidays. (Sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”) On the third day of Christmas, Jane Austen gave to me, Three sailing Captains Two … Continue reading →

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On the 2nd Day of Christmas (Jane Austen Style)

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

I have posted this rhyme previously, but it’s back for a return appearance. (Sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”) On the second day of Christmas, Jane Austen gave to me Two dashing colonels And a love … Continue reading →

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On the 1st Day of Christmas (Jane Austen Style)

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

This has been posted previously, but it’s back by popular demand. The “twelve days” of Christmas comes after the celebration of the religious holiday and leads to the Epiphany on January 6. (Sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days … Continue reading →

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Actors Who Have Portrayed Multiple Austen Characters

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Daphne Slater took on the parts of Anne Elliot in Perusasion 1960 and that of Elizabeth Bennet in the 1952 production of Pride and Prejudice. Phyllida Law played Mrs. Austen in Miss Austen Regrets and Mrs. Bates in Emma 1996. … Continue reading →

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New Interview with Regina Jeffers

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

(This interview was originally posted on Teatime Romance on March 16, 2013.) How long have you been writing, and how did you decide this was a career you wanted to pursue? I began my writing career in the later part … Continue reading →

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My Good Opinion Once Lost is Lost For Ever

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Fitzwilliam Darcy is a major, but minor, character in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Although he plays a major role in the story’s outcome, after all, Darcy is the romantic hero of the piece, he is not in every scene. … Continue reading →

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Regency Scandal Most Sensational

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

In the spring of 1809, Lady Charlotte Wellesley eloped with Lord Paget. Lady Charlotte was the sister-in-law of the Duke of Wellington and the mother of four children. Lord Paget was the heir to the Earl of Uxbridge and a … Continue reading →

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Writing “The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy”

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

This interview originally was posted to The Dark Jane Austen Book Club website on March 18, 2013. My novel “The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy” is their book read for March. When did you begin with your Pride and Prejudice books? … Continue reading →

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Do You Know Your Jane Austen Novels?

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

  Becoming Jane is an imaginative, romantic tale that captures Jane Austen’s spirit, while playing with the truth. Many of us on this site have written our own “what if” stories, and so, maybe, we might be able to suspend reality … Continue reading →

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