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 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...