Mrs Bennet

Mrs Bennet in Pride and Prejudice is a mother with a mission. It is her sole object to have her daughters married well and she does all she can to achieve this end. At the beginning of Pride and Prejudice Mrs Bennet is keen for Mr Bennet to visit Mr Bingley, a rich neighbour who [...]

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Lydia Letters

New letters have just been discovered giving evidence of a correspondence between our lovely Miss Lydia and what appears to be a close acquaintance, Miss Lucy. The first must have been sent just at the time two certain gentlemen, a Mr Bingley and his friend Mr Darcy, were visiting Meryton.
My dearest Lydia,
La, it is uncommonly [...]

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Lydia Bennet and Mr Wickham

I hope you have all enjoyed the Pride and Prejudice adaptation that has just finished on TV in the US. I loved this version and I thought Julia Sawalha was a fantastic Lydia, petulant and precocious but still managing to be very funny! Adrian Lukis was perfect for Wickham too, just the right combination of [...]

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Elizabeth Bennet implores Mr Darcy to tell her how he managed to fall in love with her

As in all good love stories the hero and heroine come together at last. The following is an extract from Pride and Prejudice where Elizabeth and Mr Darcy have finally realised how much they are in love with one another and make their feelings known.
Elizabeth’s spirits soon rising to playfulness again, she wanted [...]

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Pride and Prejudice, Lizzy and Darcy

This is the scene where Mr Darcy makes his most unwelcome proposal to Elizabeth Bennet. She is making it very clear that she is less than impressed with his offer.Elizabeth answers:
“In such cases as this, it is, I believe, the established mode to express a sense of obligation for the sentiments avowed, however [...]

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Brighton Encampments

After war was declared against the French in February 1793, several military encampments were set up along the south coast.Over the following years the fields surrounding the area became enormous tented army camps filled with Militia from all over the country.A plan of the first encampment was printed on the fabric of a lady’s fan, [...]

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Jane Austen at her desk

Jane Austen’s wonderful writing has inspired me to write and paint; and as a consequence I have ‘met’ many people from all over the world. The internet is a wonderful thing! I do hope you will have a look and add your views too!
I hope you like this painting of a young Jane sitting at [...]

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Jane Odiwe’s Blogspot

I have a new blog at www.janeodiwe.blogspot.com dedicated to all fans of Jane Austen’s work and on which I hope to be able to share my enthusiasm for the novels, plus share interesting aspects of research and information I have discovered, as well as provide news about my own work.Jane Austen’s wonderful writing has inspired [...]

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In my dreams!

My lucky friends in the US are watching Pride and Prejudice again, the lovely version with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle.I thought I’d share a birthday card my daughter made for me a while ago – it makes me laugh whenever I look at it!
Jane Odiwe

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Lydia is vexed!

February 15th
Two events have occurred today to vex me beyond endurance.I am a laughing stock, only to be pitied and I am more convinced than ever that I will die an old maid!The first was a letter from my friend Isabella extolling the virtues and pleasures of love and affairs of the heart, which by [...]

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