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Lydia Bennet was described in Chapter 9 of Pride and Prejudice as… “a stout, well-grown girl of fifteen…[who had] high animal spirits and a sort of natural self-consequence, which the attention of the officers…had increased to assurance.”
Therefore it is no wonder that when the opportunity for a ball arose, she was extremely enthusiastic, peppering Mr. Bingley with req...
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, Elizabeth arrived in London with Mr. Darcy after finding him injured on ...
Welcome to our epistolary retelling of Pride & Prejudice! Jane Austen’s original version of the story, First Impression, was told entirely in letters, so it seemed like a great group project. We’ll be posting a new letter every Wednesday.
Anne writes in her journal…
March 18th, 1812
Dear Diary,
...When we think of St. Patrick’s Day now, we tend to picture a great deal of green, a great many decorations, and more shamrock-themed enthusiasm than anyone in the Regency would have recognized. In Austen’s era, March 17 was first and foremost the feast day of St. Patrick, Ireland’s patron saint. It was a religious observance before it became the more commercial celebration fa...
Thanks for joining me on our Create Your Own JAFF Adventure! Just starting? You can catch up on previous posts collected here: https://austenvariations.com/category/sarah-courtney/ . Last week, Elizabeth found Mr. Darcy injured on the roadside, and the majority vote...