Tag Archives: Pride and Prejudice

Announcing More Winners from Regina Jeffers’s “A Dance with Mr. Darcy” Giveaway

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

 These are the winners from the various giveaways associated with the release of A Dance with Mr. Darcy. All winners were chosen by Random.org. Each date will have two winners of eBooks of A Dance with Mr. Darcy listed and will … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the Release of “A Dance with Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary” + Giveaway

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

A major turning point in my latest Austen-inspired vagary, A Dance with Mr. Darcy, comes when Elizabeth permits Lydia to convince her to join in the St  Agnes Eve festivities.  But who was St Agnes? And why do we celebrate … Continue reading →

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The Legend of Handfasting + Release of “A Dance with Mr. Darcy” + Excerpt + Giveaway

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

 Last Tuesday, we looked at the formal betrothals known as “handfasting,” But what of the mythical handfasting ceremonies purported by popular literature? In the late 18th Century, an idea arose in Scotland that “handfasting” did not refer to a betrothal, but … Continue reading →

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Historical Handfasting as a Plot Point in “A Dance with Mr. Darcy” + Excerpt + Giveaway

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

Although Darcy and Elizabeth do not come to their Happily Ever After in A Dance with Mr. Darcy through handfasting, it is a subject of discussion. They are in Scotland, and handfasting was a more common practice there. But what … Continue reading →

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Chanticleer International Book Award Finalist “The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin”

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

When I was writing my most recent cozy mystery, The Prosecution of Mr. Darcy’s Cousin, I spent many hours in research on the Regency era court system for a long trial scene occurs within the book. Correct verbiage and procedures were … Continue reading →

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The Red House Carriage Museum in Derbyshire

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

Recently, Sophia Turner did this wonderful post on Austen Authors regarding the Red House Carriage Museum she discovered on one of her journeys to England. I have asked her to share it with you.  The wonderful Red House Carriage Museum is … Continue reading →

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Happy February Birthdays to Some of Our Favorite “Austen” Actors

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

These fabulous Thespians have brought us hours of viewing fun in Austen-inspired films. Happy Birthday!        9 February – Ciarán Hinds, who portrayed Captain Frederick Wentworth in 1995’s Persuasion 15 February – Jane Seymour, who portrayed Mrs Wattlesbrook … Continue reading →

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Happy Book Birthday to Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice”

Posted on January 28, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

  Today marks the 204th Anniversary of the release of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and in my humble opinion, the world is a better place for having read Austen’s most popular work.  Publisher T. Egerton, Whitehall Publication date 28 January 1813 … Continue reading →

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Introducing Georgina Young-Ellis, Fellow Austen Author

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

My Journey to JAFF By Georgina Young-Ellis We all have our own moment, the one in which we said to ourselves, “I’m hooked.” Like many other Jane Austen fans, I can safely say it was the moment I read the … Continue reading →

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When in “Pride and Prejudice” Does Darcy Accept His Love for Elizabeth?

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Regina Jeffers

 When Fitzwilliam Darcy first encounters Elizabeth Bennet at the Meryton assembly, he tells Bingley, “At such an assembly as this, it [dancing] would be insupportable? Your sisters are engaged, and there is not another woman in the room whom it … Continue reading →

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