My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 4
Beginning with A Shooting Party: A shooting party refers to the practice of shooting birds — partridges, pheasants — generally bred on …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 3
Beginning with Deerfield Park: I stopped at the bridge at the end of the lake and looked back at the house, its …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 2
Beginning with A Plan of Action: I sniffed and said, ‘It is a matter of great import to Mr Worcester. In the …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Affair of the Reluctant Bachelor 1
‘We go to a soirée this evening.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Poison Pen Affair 8
Beginning with We Confront Mr Hickham: It was now my turn to spot them. ‘I don’t see them … no wait, Mrs …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Poison Pen Affair 5
Beginning with We Meet Mr Hickham: ‘She brings £500 in the three percents and upon the death of my cousin another £1,000, …
the funds:
Beginning in 1751 the British government consolidated all previous stocks into a single issued called “consols” (consolidated annuities) that paid a fixed …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Poison Pen Affair 4
Beginning with I Seek a Position: ‘He owns a quarry near Bradford-on-Avon.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Poison Pen Affair 1
‘And then I saw that I had your card,’ Mrs Ashby said, casting her eyes downwards and dropping her hands to her …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Start of the Affair 5
Beginning with An Explanation: Social obligations consumed the bulk of the morning. We three spent a great deal of time at the …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Start of the Affair 4
Beginning with There is Dancing: The pelisse is a bit heavy, but I thought you might like it, being it’s cool tonight.’
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Start of the Affair 3
Beginning at Visitors: Miss Woodsen, how it grieves me to continue to fail in my duty as hostess, but again Mrs Fitzhugh …
My Particular Friend footnotes: The Start of the Affair 2
Beginning at A Singular Woman: I quickly moved my very few belongings to No. 1 Royal Crescent, which Miss House had rented …
The Palace series
I found The Palace on Hulu.com and was hooked, even though I knew the series lasted only one season with only eight …
Jane Austen’s “Library Passage” at risk
A friend from the Jane Austen Society Midlands (a chapter of the UK Jane Austen society) has asked me to pass along …
Death Comes to Pemberley review
Because of a particularly nasty dental appointment, I found myself with a lot of time to finish P.D. James’ Death Comes to …
“I am lost without my Boswell”
While writing my previous post pooh-poohing the idea of Holmes as autistic, I mentioned my belief—one shared by many—that Holmes’ quirks are …
What I’m reading: Death Comes to Pemberley
OK, it comes as a surprise to no one that I should be reading Death Comes to Pemberley, which I am quite …
What I’m reading: Narrow Boat
Narrow Boat by L.T.C. Rolt is his personal account of fitting out and then living with his new wife aboard the Cressy …
What I’m reading — Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World
According to the Barnes and Noble website: Jane’s Fame tells the fascinating story of Jane Austen’s renown, from the years of rejection …
Horrible Histories: Work, Terrible Work!
Could I have more, please … more Horrible Histories.
The World of Downton Abbey review
When my husband gave me The Denver Post review copy of The World of Downton Abbey I was delighted, of course, but …
Jane Austen Knits
At the Jane Austen Birthday Tea for the JASNA Denver/Boulder Region, held today at the Castle Marne in Denver, I was sitting …
Sense and Sensibility as the problem novel, part two
Being a continuation of my discussion of Sense & Sensibility as a problem novel. Click here to read part one. Both Dashwood …
Beeton’s, Mrs. Book of Household Management:
How often have we encountered Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management when researching the Victorian era? Sophie Dahl wrote and presented this …
Elegance & Decadence: The Age of the Regency
Ever wonder why it’s called Regents Street? Want to be psychadelicized by the Brighton Pavilion. In a three-part series, Lucy Worsley examines …
spencer (short jacket):
A spencer is a short jacket, usually cut off at about the height of an empire waist, tailored somewhat like a man’s …
Glimpses of London’s Past:
Here’s a link I’ve shamelessly stolen from Jane Austen’s World: Glimpses of London’s Past from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New …
Two Nerdy History Girls:
Loretta Chase, a historical romance writer, and Susan Hollyway Scott, a historical novelist, write as Two Nerdy History Girls: “To us, the …
Ashford, Lindsay:
The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen Crime novelist Lindsay Ashford leaves the present-day world of high tech criminal forensic mysteries to step …