WordPress vs. blogger
Web tutorial Without a doubt, a blog is the most popular way to get a web presence quickly and cheaply, and the …
My Particular Friend
Miss Charlotte House will not admit impediments to marriage, not even when those impediments include scandal, blackmail and even a duel to …
What I’m watching: Mansfield Park 1983
I knew the 1983 BBC production of Mansfield Park had the reputation of being long and faithful to Austen’s novel, which are …
Me at The Jane Austen Centre in Bath
Yes, I was in Bath a week before the Jane Austen Festival, and yes, I would have certainly loved to been there …
The Georgian Era for Dummies
While in England recently, we discovered Horrible Histories and this song: Born 2 Rule Over You by the 4 Georges. What a …
What I’m reading: Our Tempestuous Day
Carolly Erickson’s Our Tempestuous Day is a great behind the scenes view of the Regency era that Jane Austen experienced, although it’s …
Full review of The Crack in the Lens by Darlene Cypser
Darlene Cypser has pulled off an amazing conjuring trick with The Crack in the Lens, writing an original Sherlock Holmes story that …
Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders review
Just saying Oscar Wilde and the Vampire Murders is so delicious it feels like you’re tossing off one of Wilde’s bon mots. …
School board removes A Study in Scarlet
The school board of Albermarle County in Virginia has removed A Study in Scarlet from a reading list because of the book’s …
Jane Austen in London
I will be visiting England in the near future, with trips to London and Bath, and would appreciate hearing of any Jane …