Happy Valentine’s Day, JAW friends! Are you sending cards this year or planning something special? I found it interesting to read about Valentine’s Day during the Regency Era and found several histories of the holiday online. A short overview from The Jane Austen Centre proved intriguing.
As I thought about the kinds of Valentine’s Day cards and letters Jane Austen’s characters might have sent to one another, I had a few creative ideas. The following is the fruit of an hour spent laughing over what some of Austen’s most famous (and silly) characters might say if they sent out Valentine’s Day cards.
Enjoy!
True Romantics
And finally, a few Jane Austen-themed Valentine’s Day graphics that you might like to share with a loved one! After all, she did write some of the most romantic lines in the English language!
A very Happy Valentine’s Day to you, from all of us here at Jane Austen’s World! May your day be filled with love, laughter, friends, sweet treats, and good books. Feel free to share this post with your friends and loved ones!
RACHEL DODGE teaches college English classes, gives talks at libraries, teas, and book clubs, and writes for Jane Austen’s World blog. She is the bestselling author of The Little Women Devotional, The Anne of Green Gables Devotional and Praying with Jane: 31 Days Through the Prayers of Jane Austen. Now Available: The Secret Garden Devotional! You can visit Rachel online at www.RachelDodge.com.
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Love the cards. I am still in the process of reading Samuel Pepys’ diaries, and it seems that back in his day, Valentine’s Day lasted for quite a while. I haven’t yet worked out how one’s Valentine was chosen – you certainly didn’t choose him or her – but it seems the person was treated with great attention and given at least one quite expensive present. I can’t even guess the procedure in Jane’s day, but I suspect it would surprise us.
I would love to learn more about how it was celebrated back then! And I’m really interested in reading more of Pepys’ diaries. I’ve only read one volume and want to read more!
These are a delight, Rachel! Thanks for sharing!
It was a lot of fun!
Loved these, had a good laugh over some, so to the point!
I had so much fun! My husband helped me come up with a few as well.
Aww, those are so cute!
Thank you! I enjoyed myself!
Lovely cards, attributes on V-Day; thank you for sharing.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thank you very much; we exchanged cards here at home along with a box of chocolates while sipping some wine… really nice and I adored my V card.
Thank you for sharing these! They made my Valentine’s Day!
I had so much fun. Happy Valentine’s Day!
Love these!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Thank you! Happy Valentine’s Day!
Love them all, Rachel…thanks for giving us all a Valentine’s Day smile!
You’re welcome. Happy Valentine’s Day!