My Writing

A Catalogue of My Ramblings

Austen and Others

Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte

All About The Brontes Challenge 2010

Bit of a rant regarding Mark Twain 

Bonnets and Broomsticks: Where Jane Austen and Harry Potter Collide 

Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen: Rediscovering Shirley

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

Downton Abbey Costume Collection at Winterthur

Fresh Air Interview of Jane's Fame by Claire Harman


Gestational Diabetes and Jane Austen

The Jane Austen Litmus Test

Jane Austen and Prenatal Yoga

Jane Austen at Christmas

Jane Austen's Fiction Manuscripts

Lantern Theater Company production of Emma

My parody of Carroll's parody of "The Sluggard" by Isaac Watts

Old BBC Austen Adaptations

Posey and Parody

The Professor by Charlotte Bronte


Random Musings on Reading


Robot Chicken on Sense and Sensibility

Scribblers Tour of the National Portrait Gallery

Ta-Nehesi Coates of The Atlantic and Jane Austen

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bronte

The Three Sisters

Villette by Charlotte Bronte


Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Gaskell


The Works of Charlotte Lenox - Part I
                                                   Part II: The Female Quixote


Character Profiles

Elizabeth Bennet

Edmund Bertram

Captain Wentworth

Colonel Brandon

Fitzwilliam Darcy

Elinor Dashwood

Marianne Dashwood

Anne Elliot

Edward Ferrars

George Knightley

Catherine Morland

Fanny Price

Henry Tilney

Emma Woodhouse


The Classics Circuit

The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope


Black Sheep

The Companions of Jehu by Alexandre Dumas

"Henry and Eliza" by Jane Austen

The Oresteia by Aeschylus

Ward No. 6 and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov 


Elegant Extracts

"Amelia Webster" at Austen in August

Halloween Cards and Jane and Bingley

Hand made copies of Emma and Elton ready for Twisted Austen!

Happy Valentine's Day and Card Giveaway

Memorable Moments from Pride and Prejudice

More Halloween Cards for Twisted Austen

Mother's Day Card Giveaway, a New Book, and More!

Selected Verses by Jane Austen, Compiled and Adorned by Alexa Adams


Francis Hodgson Burnett

A Lady of Quality and His Grace of Osmond

Racketty-Packetty House

Theo

T. Tembaron

Vagabondia

Georgette Heyer

Arabella

Bath Tangle

Beauvallet

The Black Moth

Black Sheep

"Celebrating Georgette Heyer" - Cotillion

A Civil Contract

The Classics Circuit

The Convenient Marriage

The Corinthian

Devil's Cub

The Duke of Avon and his Descendants 

Frederica

Friday's Child

The Grand Sophy

Lady of Quality (vs. Black Sheep)

The Masqueraders

Pistols for Two

Regency Buck

Sprig Muslin

The Talsiman Ring

These Old Shades 

The Unknown Ajax 

Venetia

Interviews and Conversation

Casey Childers

Emma Hox

Fenella Miller 

Jennifer Becton

Lory Lilian: Sexy JAFF

Mary Lydon Simonsen


The JAFF (Jane Austen Fan Fiction) of Others

1932 by Karen M. Cox


Anne Elliot, A New Beginning by Mary Lydon Simonsen

Bespelling Jane Austen by Mary Balough, Colleen Gleason, Susan Krinard, and Janet Mullany

Bluebells in the Mourning by KaraLynne Mackrory

Caroline's ComeUppance by Tess Quinn

Cassandra and Jane by Jill Pitkeathley 

Charlotte Collins by Jennifer Becton

Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler 

Dancing with Mr. Darcy: Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House

Darcy and the Duchess by Mary Anne Mushatt

Darcy By Any Other Name by Laura Hile

A Darcy Christmas by Caroline Eberhart, Amanda Grange, and Sharon Lathan

The Darcy Cousins by Monica Fairview

The Darcys of Pemberley by Shannon Winslow

Darcy's Voyage by Kara Louise

The Dashwood Sisters Tell All by Beth Pattillo

Dearest Cousin Jane by Jill Pitkeathley

Dear Mr. Darcy by Amanda Grange

The Deception at Lyme by Carrie Bebris

The Disappearance of Georgiana Darcy by Regina Jeffers

Donwell Abbey by Katharine Moore

Epistolary Fan Fiction: Letters from Pemberley and More Letters from Pemberley by Jane Dawkins

Fitzwilliam Darcy: An Honorably Man by Brenda J. Webb

George Knightley, Esquire: Charity Envieth Not by Barbara Cornthwaite 

George Knightley, Esquire: Lend Me Leave by Barbara Cornthwaite

His Uncle's Favorite by Lory Lilian

The Heir to Longbourn by Laurence Fleming

The Importance of Being Emma by Juliet Archer

Intimations of Austen by Jane Greensmith


The Intrigue at Highbury by Carrie Bebris 

Jane, Actually by Jennifer Petkus


Jane and the Damned by Janet Mullany

Jane Austen Lives Again by Jane Odiwe

Jane Austen Made Me Do It, edited by Laurel Ann Natress
          "Waiting" by Jane Odiwe
          "A Night at Northanger" by Lauren Willig
          "Jane Austen and the Mistletoe Kiss" by Jo Beverley
          "Heard of You" by Margaret C. Sullivan, "The Ghostwriter" by Elizabeth Aston, and "Mr. Bennet Meets his Match" by Amanda Grange
          "Jane Austen Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" by Janet Mullany and "Letters to Lydia" by Maya Slater
          "What Would Austen Do?" by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway

The Jane Austen Made Me Do It Short Story Contest

Lady Catherine's Necklace by Joan Aiken

Lady Vernon & Her Daughter

Later Days at Highbury by Joan Austen-Leigh

Little Miss Austen by Jennifer Adams
Little Miss Austen Pride & Prejudice Playset and Counting Primer

Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker by Emma Hox 

Mansfield Park and Mummies by Jane Austen and Vera Nazarian

The Man Who Loved Pride and Prejudice by Abigail Reynolds

Master Under Good Regulation by Kara Louise

A Match for Mary Bennet by Eucharista Ward

Memory by Linda Wells

Mercy's Embrace: So Lively a Chase by Laura Hile 

Mercy's Embrace: So Rough a Course by Laura Hile

Mercy's Embrace: The Lady Must Decide by Laura Hile

Miss Bennet & Mr. Bingley by Fenella J. Miller

The Mistress's Black Veil by M.K. Baxley

More Sanditon Completions: Charlotte and The Brothers

The Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries by Carrie Bebris

Mr. Darcy and the Secret of Becoming a Gentleman by Maria Hamilton 

Mr. Darcy's Christmas Calendar by Jane Odiwe

Mr. Darcy's House Party by Elizabeth Aston

Mr. Darcy's Letter by Abigail Reynolds

Mr. Darcy Likes It Wild by Beth Massey

Mr. Darcy's Little Sister vs. And This Our Life by C. Allyn Pierson

Mr. Darcy's Obsession by Abigail Reynolds 

Mr. Darcy's Refuge and Mr. Darcy's Noble Connections by Abigail Reynolds

Mr. Darcy's Secret by Jane Odiwe 

Mrs. Elton in America by Diana Birchall
 

Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd

My Dear Charlotte by Hazel Holt

Northanger Abbey and Angels and Dragons by Vera Nazarian

A Noteworthy Courtship by Laura Sanchez 

The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview

The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen by Ada Bright and Cass Grafton

The Pemberley Chronicles: The Legacy of Pemberley by Rebecca Anne Collins


The Pemberley Chronicles: Part One

The Pemberley Chronicles, Part Two: Postscript from Pemberley 

The Pemberley Chronicles: Recollections from Rosings by Rebecca Ann Collins

The Pemberley Chronicles: A Woman of Influence by Rebecca Ann Collins

Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell

A Pemberley Medley by Abigail Reynolds

Perfect Fit by Linda Wells and Deception by Ola Wegner

The Perfect Match by Lory Lilian

The Phantom of Pemberley by Regina Jeffers

Pirates and Prejudice by Kara Lousie

Pride and Platypus by Vera Nazarian

Project Darcy by Jane Odiwe

Rainy Days by Lori Lilian

Regina Jeffers and Wayward Love

Relations Such as These by Sara O'Brien

Return to Longbourn by Shannon Winslow

Rifts and Restorations: Margaret Dashwood's Story by Sister Eucharista Ward

Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler

Sanditon by Jane Austen and "Another Lady"


Sass and Serendipity by Jennifer Ziegler

Searching for Captain Wentworth by Jane Odiwe

Searching for Pemberley by Mary Lydon Simonsen 

Second Impressions by Ava Farmer

Sense and Sensibility and Seamonsters by Ben H. Winters

Sourcebooks did it again... 

The Strange Marriage of Anne de Bourgh by Skylar Burris

There Must Be Murder by Margaret C. Sullivan

The Third Sister by Juliet Barrett

The Three Colonels by Jack Caldwell

The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine

Twilight of the Abyss by Casey Childers

The Unlikely Missionary by Skylar Hamilton-Burris

A Visit to Highbury by Joan Austen-Leigh

The Watsons by Jane Austen and Another Lady by Helen Baker

Willoughby's Return by Jane Odiwe

The Youngest Miss Ward by Joan Aiken

Young Master Darcy: A Lesson in Honour by Pamela Aidan

Just Austen 

Amelia Webster at Austen in August, plus Elegant Extracts Giveaway

The Annotated Emma Edited by David M. Shapard

The Annotated Persuasion Edited by David M. Shapard 

The Annotated Sense and Sensibility Edited by David M. Shapard

An Update ... and an Austen Festival

Austenesque Artwork

Austen and Contractions

Austen in Walkingland 

Austen's Top Five Insults

"The Beautifull Cassandra"

Finding Solace in Austen

Hanukkah and Jane Austen 

Happy Birthday Jane Austen!

"Henry and Eliza"

How about those beloved Austen endings?

How to Mourn like Jane Austen Part One: Sense vs. Sensibility

How to Mourn like Jane Austen Part Two: Write a Poem

I am thankful for Jane Austen ... 

"I must have my share of the conversation ..."


" ... if they were all Sophys ... ": Admiral Croft on Ladies' Names



" ... in proportion to their family and income": Jane Austen's Houses in Life and Fiction - Presentation by Iris Lutz to JASNA of Eastern Pennsylvania

Jane Austen and Babies

Jane Austen Crossword Solution

The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan

Jane Austen's Juvenilia

Jane Austen's Portrait

Jane's Fame by Claire Harman: Review and Giveaway

Mansfield Park Read Along (part of Austen in August 2013)
             Becoming Mrs. Norris Part One, Part Two, and Part Three

Mansfield Park read by Wanda McCaddon

Miss Woodhouse vs. Sir Thomas

Mr. Darcy's Steeds

Musings on Darcy and Elizabeth

My favorite Austen book covers

My favorite beginning to a Jane Austen novel

My personal Austen rankings

Persuasion Read Along (part of Austen in August)
           Opening thoughts...
           Chapters 1 - 7
           Chapters 8 - 18
           Chapters 19 - End

Reading Jane Austen to Children

The Rice Portrait Mystery 

Ruminations on Rogues

Six Best Austen Quotes

There is no place like home

Touring Austen's Country Houses

Turning into Catherine Morland

Two Weeks of Parenthood...


Misc.  

Catwalk - An Amazing Fashion Exhibit at the Rijksmuseum

A Crafty Regency Christmas

Artist / Rebel / Dandy:Men of Fashion at the RISD Museum

Artist / Rebel Dandy 2: The Mirror of Fashion

Lantern Theater Company's production of Emma

Textilmuseum, St. Gallen
Visiting the Morgan Library - The Diary: Three Centuries of Private Lives 

What this Janeite wants for the holidays ...

Modern Etiquette

 
Attending a Christening

"Bread and Butter" Letters 

Calling Cards



Monsters and Mayhem

Jane Austen and the Gothic

Is that a sword Miss Elizabeth is wielding?

Zombies and sea monsters and werewolves - oh my!


Movie Mashups

Emma

Mansfield Park

Pride and Prejudice

Persuasion 

Sense and Sensibility


Movie Reviews

Aisha

Amazing Grace 

Bride and Prejudice

From Prada to Nada

Kandukondain Kandukondain (I Have Found It)

The King's Speech

Lost in Austen

Northanger Abbey (1986)

Northanger Abbey (2007)

Mansfield Park (1983)

Pride and Prejudice (1980)

Sense and Sensibility (1971)

Sense and Sensibility (1981)

Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Sense and Sensibility (2008)

Reflections on Emma (2009)

Adverse weather

Frank Churchill

Letters - Is it too short?

Miss Bates

Mr. Elton

"Poor little Miss Smith"


The Regency 


Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen by Sarah Jane Downing

Horatio Nelson at the NPG and in Edinburgh

How far have we come? Princess Charlotte's Death in Childbirth

Isabella Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of Hertford

Jane Austen's England by Roy and Leslie Adkins

Lady Caroline Lamb: Fiction vs. History

The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan

Marriage, Over the Anvil

The Prince Regent and Crew: Room 17 of the National Portrait Gallery, London

The Rise and Fall of the Empire (Waist)

The Seduction of the Waltz

Strange Beauty Secrets from the Late 18th/Early 19th Centuries

The "What If?" Genre

Part One: Abigail Reynolds

Part Two: Kara Louise

Part Three: Susan Adriani & Linda Wells

Why must we follow the Darcys into the bedroom?