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Jane Austen in Bath

Posted in Bath, Bonnets, Edward and Elizabeth Austen, Flowers, Jane Austen on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In 1799 Jane Austen travelled to Bath with her mother, brother Edward and his wife, Elizabeth. The following is an extract from a letter she wrote to her sister.
I saw some gauzes in a shop in Bath Street yesterday at only 4d. a yard, but they were not so good or so pretty as mine. [...]

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Happy Easter!

Posted in Easter bonnet Regency fashion on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It doesn’t look as though there will be much opportunity for donning our Easter bonnets here in the UK. It feels more like Christmas and we’ve had snow flurries today. Wherever you are in the world I hope you all have a chance to have a lovely weekend, whether you are celebrating Easter or not. [...]

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The Pump Room, Bath

Posted in Lydia Bennet's Story, Pump Room on March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Pump Room at Bath has always been a place for social gathering, where people take the water dispensed by the pumper who stands behind a bar and fills glasses with the warm spa water. If you have ever been to Bath, you will know that you can still sample the waters today in the [...]

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‘My Idea of Good Company’

Posted in Kathryn L. Nelson Pemberley Manor Diana Birchall Mrs Da on March 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I am very lucky to consider amongst my friends two writers who are not only very talented but are achieving the success they deserve. Kathryn L. Nelson has been nominated for an award in the Jane Austen’s Regency World Awards for best new fiction for her novel, Pemberley Manor. There are many nominations for all [...]

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Another letter from Lucy to Lydia!

Posted in Caroline Bingley, Charlotte Lucas, Lizzy Bennet, Lucy letters, Lydia Bennet, Mr Bingley, Mr Collins on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

My dearest Lydia,


La, I meant to write sooner, but the social whirl has me thinking of nothing but dresses and balls and handsome officers! To be sure Brighton is nothing like London at this time of year, but one would never know it for all the parties and dances we have been invited to attend. [...]

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Bath – First Impressions

Posted in Anne Elliot, Jane Austen, Lydia Bennet's Story, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion. Catherine Morland on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

If you have ever been lucky enough to go to Bath, to see the places that inspired two of Jane Austen’s books, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, you will know how easy it is to feel that you have stepped back in time. I love visiting Bath and being able to trace Jane Austen’s footsteps. I [...]

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Lydia Bennet’s Story – a new publication!

Posted in Lydia Bennet's Story, Mrs Darcy's Dilemma Edmund Bertram's Diary on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I am absolutely thrilled to announce that Sourcebooks, the US publishers, are publishing Lydia Bennet’s Story in the States in October. My book will be available in bookshops as well as online, so it goes without saying that I am very excited! I wish to thank everyone who has bought my book so far and [...]

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Maria Fitzherbert

Posted in Brighton, Carlton House, Maria Fitzherbert, Prince of Wales on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Maria Fitzherbert at 27, was twice married and widowed before she met George, Prince of Wales, then aged 22, in 1784. He became quickly besotted with her but as a deeply religious person and a Roman Catholic, she resisted his attentions at first. It was impossible for them to be married because of her religion [...]

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