by Ellie Dashwood | Last updated Mar 10, 2022 | Published on Mar 10, 2022 | Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Do you ever find yourself confused by the Bennets and all their relatives in Pride and Prejudice? For example, how is Elizabeth Bennet related to Mr. Collins? Well, wonder no longer! In this post, we’ll be breaking down who Elizabeth’s relatives are and...
by Ellie Dashwood | Last updated Mar 9, 2022 | Published on Jan 28, 2022 | History, Georgian & Regency Eras, Georgian and Regency Featured, Georgian Era, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, Sense and Sensibility
Before trains came into wide usage for long-distance travel in the mid-1800s, people relied on carriages and horses. A popular traveling carriage was called a post-chaise. Jane Austen’s works also refer to this carriage as a “chaise and four” meaning...
by Ellie Dashwood | Last updated Mar 9, 2022 | Published on Jan 15, 2022 | Lifestyle, Favorite Things, Literature
I hesitated to buy a Kindle for a very long time to my ruin. At first, I didn’t understand why I would need an e-reader. After all, I have a phone and tablet that have great ebook apps. Wouldn’t having a device dedicated to electronic books be a redundant...
by Ellie Dashwood | Last updated Jan 30, 2022 | Published on Aug 10, 2021 | History, Georgian & Regency Eras, Georgian and Regency Featured, Jane Austen, Literature, Mansfield Park, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, Regency Era, Sense and Sensibility
Today, we’ll address a Pride and Prejudice issue of great importance: Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Of course, we’re talking about the Jane Austen villain who has made an infamous name for herself in the realm of classic literature characters. But many...
by Ellie Dashwood | Last updated Aug 2, 2021 | Published on Dec 25, 2020 | Literature, Georgian & Regency Eras, History, Victorian & Edwardian Eras
So, is reading classic books a waste of time? Since I’m a classic literature and history YouTuber, you might expect me to say, “No. You should definitely read classics. You’re dumb and have horrible taste otherwise. Here’s a list of the 100...
by Ellie Dashwood | Last updated Aug 2, 2021 | Published on Dec 18, 2020 | Georgian & Regency Eras, Historical Fiction, History, Literature, Uncategorized, Victorian & Edwardian Eras
How many times in Pride and Prejudice does Mrs. Bennet shriek: “Mr. Bennet, my poor nerves!”? What on earth happened to her nerves? Well, probably lots of things. But foremost on her mind was that she had five single daughters to marry off before...