I just received my first Jane Austen Box from Regency Marketplace, and the minute I opened it, I knew I had to share it with all of my friends here at Jane Austen’s World. This is a beautiful Jane Austen-themed experience not to be missed–and it comes right to your own front door! Special thanks… Continue reading Austen in a Box: Autumn at Chawton
Category: Literary
Summery Read: Bloomsbury Girls
One bookshop. Fifty-one rules. Three women who break them all. Natalie Jenner, the internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society, has gifted us with her newest book, Bloomsbury Girls, just in time for summer! It’s a compelling and heartwarming story of a century-old bookstore and three women determined to find their way in a fast-changing world. Book… Continue reading Summery Read: Bloomsbury Girls
Imagining Jane Austen’s Childhood Garden
When visiting Jane Austen’s England today, you can stroll through the gardens at Chawton House and Jane Austen’s House Museum, explore the churches at Steventon and Chawton, and tour the homes and churches where Jane Austen and her relatives lived and worshipped in Bath and other areas of England. But what about Steventon Rectory (or… Continue reading Imagining Jane Austen’s Childhood Garden
Jane Austen Season – Online at Cambridge!
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 of lectures devoted to the novels of Jane Austen. Each session focuses on a single novel, with a live online lecture and seminar with a… Continue reading Jane Austen Season – Online at Cambridge!
Martha Lloyd’s Household Book
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 like to read the history of Martha Lloyd’s book and look through its recipes, but I’m also curious about other the instructions for other household… Continue reading Martha Lloyd’s Household Book
The Roar of Aslan
“Aslan stood up and when he opened his mouth to roar … they saw all the trees in front of him bend before the blast of his roaring as grass bends in a meadow before the wind.”—The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis This amazing image, “Susan and Aslan” created by artist @panjooolart, caught… Continue reading The Roar of Aslan
“My Dreaming Chair”
Do you have a special spot in your house where you love to curl up? When I’m on deadline, I sometimes practically tie myself to the desk in my office and stay there for hours and days just to get the work done. I sit in a straight-backed chair with plenty of good lighting and… Continue reading “My Dreaming Chair”
Books Are My Constant
I had the best time gushing about books and reading in this article for Dear Reader this week! They are also doing a really neat book giveaway for 3 winners. Here is an excerpt from the article. Enjoy! This year–the year of “everything’s different” and “the only thing that’s open is nothing”–I find great comfort… Continue reading Books Are My Constant
Jane Austen’s Regency Women: A Day in the Life, Part 1
Hello, dear readers! This is an article I wrote for Jane Austen’s World that I knew you’d want to read. If you’ve ever wanted to know more about how Jane Austen’s heroines spent their mornings, this is for you! I find Jane Austen’s daily routines inspiring, don’t you? She was well-rounded and enjoyed a variety… Continue reading Jane Austen’s Regency Women: A Day in the Life, Part 1
All shall be done.
All shall be done,” said Aslan. “But it may be harder than you think.” —The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis This is the encouragement we all need to hear, especially in times of extended trials or great difficulty. What is the mountain you feel like you can’t climb? The raging river you… Continue reading All shall be done.