Inquiring readers, Rachel Dodge has once again submitted a superb article. This time she describes the fathers in Jane Austen’s novels. This Sunday marks Father’s Day in the U.S. I lost my own father four years ago. This article once again proves that my father, in every way, was superior to those described by Jane, […]
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Fatherly Types in Jane Austen’s Novels (and a Bonus Quiz) by Rachel Dodge
Posted in Austenesque novels, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, tagged Fathers in Jane Austen novels on June 17, 2018| 16 Comments »
A Little Motherly Advice from Jane Austen’s Mothers by Rachel Dodge
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, tagged Jane Austen mothers on May 13, 2018| 14 Comments »
Inquiring readers, Rachel Dodge and frequent contributor to this blog has written a wonderful post for you this Mother’s Day. Enjoy! The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.” –Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen never had children of her own, and she never wrote a conduct […]
An English Wedding at Sherbourne Park by Rachel Dodge
Posted in 18th Century England, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, tagged Jane Austen Today, Rachel Dodge, Sherbourne Park on March 31, 2018| 35 Comments »
…you want to hear about the wedding; and I shall be happy to tell you, for we all behaved charmingly.” –Emma My husband and I were invited to a family wedding in England last June. The venue: Sherbourne Park, a Grade II Georgian house on a large estate dating back to 1730, just a few […]
A Jane Austen Christmas by Rachel Dodge
Posted in 19th Century England, Chawton Cottage, Christmas, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, tagged Rachel Dodge on December 16, 2017| 7 Comments »
Christmas with Jane Austen Many Austen fans enjoy thinking about how Jane and her family celebrated Christmas. They wonder, did she give gifts, “deck” the halls, or have a Christmas tree? As most Austen fans know, many of the Christmas traditions we might picture actually became popular during the Victorian Era. However, there are plenty […]
Heat and Light in Austen’s Novels (Part 2): Candles, by Rachel Dodge
Posted in 19th Century England, Georgian Life, Jane Austen's World, tagged lighting in the Regency Era, Rachel Dodge on October 9, 2017| 16 Comments »
Just as fire was the centerpiece of most evening gatherings in Jane Austen’s time, candles also played a vital role in Regency life and culture. Today, family members work or read in separate rooms in the evening and go to bed at different times (due to the advent of electricity), but people in Austen’s day […]
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