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• Plunder with Intent Blog Tour: Five Questions for Author Joanna D’este Clark

  

  Plunder with Intent is a beautiful story of love, justice and tragedy about the family of a 19th Century English aristocrat who steals a line of beautiful marbl... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Victoria Grossack, Lies & Liars in Jane Austen

  

  (by Victoria Grossack) In Jane Austen’s works, the bad guys lie. A lot.In fact, dishonesty in both word and deed frequently propels the plot. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Don Jacobson, Lizzy Bennet Meets the Countess

  

  The Process Behind the Cover of “Lizzy Bennet Meets the Countess”By this point, Janet Taylor and I have firmly established the overall cover format for Bennet... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Alice Chandler, Madelon and Cameron and the Dominions of Time

  

  I’ve spent a lifetime with stories—listening to my father’s wonderful stories when I was a child, teaching about stories as an English professor, and finally... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Catherine Lodge, the Perils of Perfidious Plagiarists

  

  In August 2015, I was preparing to enjoy my birthday party at a sister's house, my family was around me, a small nephew was instructing me on the correct way... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• I Could Write a Book Blog Tour - Karen m. Cox, Looking for a New Love

  

  Looking For a New Love: Why We Should Let Lizzy have Mr. Darcy, and Set Our Caps for George Knightley (a tongue-in-cheek male review)All of Austen’s heroes... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Particular Attachments Blog Tour - L.l. Diamond Introduces Her Hero, Lord...

  

  Particular AttachmentsShe swore would never marry!Georgiana Darcy is a lady with a secret! The last thing she wants is to return to London, but what else can sh... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jane Austen and the Men Who Loved Her

  

  (by Alice Chandler) Why do so few men read Jane Austen? That question has been getting a lot of attention recently. In an article reprinted in the blog Jane... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Fair Stands the Wind Blog Tour - Catherine Lodge, in Defence of Mrs Bennet

  

  Author Guest PostI admit it, I feel sorry for Mrs Bennet. I know she would be horrendously annoying to live with, no one likes to hear the same thing over and... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Dangerous to Know: Jane Austen's Rakes and Gentlemen Rogues. Christina Boyd...

  

  Oops, I’m at it again. I’m Christina Boyd, the editor of The Darcy Monologues, and I am thrilled to finally announce that my next anthology project, Dangerous t... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Maria Grace, Domestic Violence in Jane Austen - a Less Agreeable Man...

  

  Jane Austen portrays a wonderful vision of heroines like Elizabeth Bennet who are hardly doormats to their men. It is important to realize though, that our... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Richard Armitage in Brain on Fire and Pilgrimage

  

  I needn't say much about Richard Armitage's devoted attention to details in crafting a new character. If you are reading this post, you most likely are one of... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• When Wills Clash and Hearts Collide, Who Will Reign Victorious? the Pursuit of...

  

  The Pursuit of Lady Harriett by Rachael Anderson When wills clash and hearts collide, who will reign victorious? Termed an Incomparable during her first London... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Dress-up Jane Austen: Discover History Through Fashion. Win a Copy!

  

  Think you know your morning dresses from your riding habits? Whether it’s dancing the night away or preparing for a winter walk are you sure you know what it... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Under the Spotlight: Diane Scott-lewis, Hostage to the Revolution

  

  Diane Scott Lewis's new book, Hostage to the Revolution, is the perfect reading for historical fiction lovers fond of the Poldark saga, of tales set in the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Period Drama News: Old Friends and New Acquaintances Coming Soon

  

  1. GENTLEMAN JACK: SURANNE JONES + SALLY WAINWRIGHT + VICTORIAN ENGLANDSuranne Jones(Doctor Foster, Save Me, Scott Bailey) and Sally Wainwright (To Walk... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Books & More Books - Summertime Reads

  

  Summer means relax and travelling, binge watching and remorseless staying up late, but it also means spare time for more good books. Have you read anything... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Period & More Period - My Summer List

  

  I still remember when summer was like: what do I watch now? Because all our favourite shows and Tv programmes were interrupted for some time and nothing new... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Spotlight on ... the Journey Home by Karen m. Cox

  

  The Journey HomeGeorgiana Darcy has left girlhood far behind her. A young, single mother with two small daughters, she escaped a precarious existence. Now she... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2017 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Chasing the Sun Blog Tour - Katy Colins: Travel Packing Hacks

  

  Who’s Katy Colins? A successful travel blogger and published writer, of course. But she is especially a very brave woman who has succeeded in turning a... Read more

  Posted on 01 August 2017 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES