In Austen’s youth, sentimental romances and sensational Gothic novels full of dramatized heroines, dark towers and dungeons, and dangerous male villains became popular. These included novels like Charlotte Smith’s Emmeline...
Ever wonder how Jane Austen and her heroines always know just what to do (and what not to do) in every social situation? The short answer: Conduct books! During Jane...
Would you like to study Jane Austen’s novels at Cambridge? Well, here’s your chance – and it’s all online! Jane Austen Season at Cambridge Description: “Join us for a season...
I love the idea of a Regency-style Christmas season, complete with gifts, foods, and traditions that Jane Austen and her heroines might have enjoyed. Though Christmas traditions were different during...
In Austen’s novels, her heroines always carried money with them. But what happened if a lady didn’t have any money or ran out of funds? What problems (and dangers) could arise,...
Martha Lloyd’s Household Book: The Original Manuscript from Jane Austen’s Kitchen by Julienne Gehrer is the book that I’m putting at the top of my wish list this year. I’d...
If one of Jane Austen’s heroines (or Jane herself) wanted to purchase a bonnet or a ribbon or a new gown, where did she get the money? Who supplied her...
After my previous article on Regency Women: Beauty Behind the Scenes, I realized that the things I really want to know more about concerning Jane Austen’s Regency women aren’t (and...
