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 instruc...

(from guest blogger Eliza Shearer) Several words pop up all the time in Jane Austen’s novels: ‘fine,' ‘nice,' ‘civil,' ...

The events in this vignette fall just before Chapter 28 in These Dreams . Lydia and Georgiana are becoming close, as each girl tries to...

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 rev...

Particular Attachments She swore would never marry! Georgiana Darcy is a lady with a secret! The last thing she wants is to retu...

(by Alice Chandler) Why do so few men read Jane Austen? That question has been getting a lot of attention recently. In an articl...

Author Guest Post I admit it, I feel sorry for Mrs Bennet.  I know she would be horrendously annoying to live with, no one likes to h...

My sincerest thanks to Maria Grazia for hosting me on My Jane Austen Book Club today. It is an honor to be here, and a great pleasure to ...

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...

Jane Austen portrays a wonderful vision of heroines like Elizabeth Bennet who are hardly doormats to their men. It is important to realiz...

From the Author Thank you so much, Maria Grazia, for this opportunity to visit My Jane Austen Book Club and share an excerpt from my...

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 s...

Thank you so much for hosting me today at My Jane Austen Book Club ! It’s always a pleasure to drop in. Today I’d like to focus on so...

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice , Miss Austen brings up the issue of “ Breach of Promise Suits ” as they apply to Lydia and Wickha...

The Journey Home Georgiana Darcy has left girlhood far behind her. A young, single mother with two small daughters, she escaped a p...

July 18, 2017, marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. In honor of such an important date  Signature — the Penguin Random H...

After answering in her first novel Experience some burning questions that Pride and Prejudice fans have always asked — just how happy...

Hello Jan and welcome to My Jane Austen Book Club! Thanks so much for hosting me here, Maria, and letting me talk a bit about my new, ...

Bennet Wardrobe FAQs Why the Wardrobe as a device to create a story arc in the Pride & Prejudice Universe? Through my years...

1. He’s in the Navy people!  In the Napoleonic era!  If you want to know why that is so awesome, I suggest reading the Horatio Hornblow...