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Tag Archives: Elizabeth Bennet
Shall We Dance?
I admit it; I watch Dancing With the Stars every week. It’s not just for the sake of seeing people dance, for I usually ignore the numbers done by all professionals. I think what intrigues me most is the magic of the non-dancing “stars” (a term interpreted very … Continue reading
The Villains We Love to Hate
When I decided to write a sequel to Pride and Prejudice, what I most looked forward to was reveling in the happiness of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. That was before it dawned on me that I couldn’t make a novel out of 300 pages … Continue reading
Flight of Fancy?
“But now suppose as much as you chuse; give a loose to your fancy, indulge your imagination in every possible flight which the subject will afford …” (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 60) I’ve taken Lizzy’s advice and indulged my imagination … Continue reading
Care to Take a Turn?
“I do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing when one has a motive; only three miles. I shall be back by dinner.” (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 7) With blizzards about to bury the mid-west in a … Continue reading
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Any Other Place
“Such a fortnight as it has been!” he continued; “every day more precious and delightful than the day before! – every day making me less fit to bear any other place. Happy those, who can remain at Highbury!” (Frank Churchill, … Continue reading
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Close Relations
> “I do not mean to say that a woman may not be settled too near her family. The far and near must be relative, and depend on many varying circumstances. Where there is fortune to make the expense of … Continue reading
Polluted Shades
“Heaven and earth! – of what are you thinking? Are the shades of Pelmberley to be thus polluted?” Did you know that pollution is not a problem exclusively of the modern era? Lady Catherine de Bourgh, as you see from … Continue reading
A Man of Good Fortune
“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering … Continue reading
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