Tag Archives: The Darcys of Pemberley

Good Company

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

“My idea of good company, Mr. Elliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.” “You are mistaken … that is not good company; that is the … Continue reading →

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The Indignities of a Heat Wave

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance. So wrote Jane Austen in a letter – a bit of simple wisdom as true now as it was when she set it down on … Continue reading →

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Polluted Shades

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

“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 →

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A Man of Good Fortune

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

“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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