My cat Marley, Autumn, and Willoughby’s Return

My cat Marley is feeling much better after his nasty accident where he managed to cut his achilles tendon very badly. He’s not allowed outside yet but hopefully in a couple of weeks he’ll be back in the undergrowth as in the picture above. You can just see him to the left of the photo [...]

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Willoughby’s Return, a Sense and Sensibility sequel – Colonel Brandon’s first love

When we first meet Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility he is quickly established as Marianne Dashwood’s admirer much to her dismay. At seventeen she considers the thirty five year old colonel to be past his prime: ‘…he is old enough to be my father; and if he were ever animated enough to be [...]

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Photos from my album!

North Parade, Bath, which was used for Mrs Smith’s lodgings in the 1995 Persuasion adaptation.
The view down the long drive to the gorgeous house, Luckington Court, which was used in the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.
Thatched cottages in Lacock – the pretty village used in the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

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Eliza de Feuillide – Part Two

By Christmas 1787, Eliza was at Steventon Rectory again, and excited about performing in a make-shift theatre (her uncle’s tithe barn) with her cousins. The Austen brothers most likely fitted out the barn with a stage, scenery, curtain and oil lamps to illuminate the actors. Eliza tried unsuccessfully to invite her cousin Phila to join [...]

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Eliza de Feuillide – Part One

Eliza de Feuillide (1761-1813) is a fascinating personality in Jane Austen’s life. Eliza’s mother was Jane’s aunt, her father’s sister, Philadelphia Hancock. Jane’s father George and Philadelphia had been orphaned from a young age and though it seems they managed to stay in touch with one another, they both had to make their way in [...]

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