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Tag Archives: Pride and Prejudice
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
Mightier than the Sword?
A couple of days ago there was another report in the news about the terrible consequences of cyber-bullying, kids using social media to dis their classmates on a massive scale. Not that gossip and slander are new. They’ve always been around; only the … 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
Writing Right
She told the story however with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous. (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 3) Story telling is an art, but it is also a … 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
Mr. Collins’s Demise
Mrs. Bennet was really in a most pitiable state. … The sight of Miss Lucas was odious to her. As her successor in that house, she regarded her with jealous abhorrence. Whenever Charlotte came to see them, she concluded her to … 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
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