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June 23, 2014
The Madness of Mr. Darcy: Chapter Thirteen
My deepest apologies, but I need to forgo Being Mrs. Bennet again this week. Last week's omission was due to a minor surgery; this week's is due to the fact I need to finish the third draft of The Madness of Mr. Darcy. Please accept this excerpt from my next novel in abeyance. It's a little strange that the last excerpt I posted was chapter 19, I know, but it was during the last draft and had 
June 11, 2014
Being Mrs. Bennet: Chapter Eleven
Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight, Chapter Nine, Chapter Ten
Jane, Elizabeth, and Maria Lucas set out together from London for Hertfordshire. As they drew near the appointed inn where Mr. Bennet's carriage was to meet them, they quickly perceived, in token of the coachman's punctuality, both Kitty and Lydia
Jane, Elizabeth, and Maria Lucas set out together from London for Hertfordshire. As they drew near the appointed inn where Mr. Bennet's carriage was to meet them, they quickly perceived, in token of the coachman's punctuality, both Kitty and Lydia
June 9, 2014
Downton Abbey Costume Collection at Winterthur
As some of you may know, I live smack in the middle of what I often call Dupont land. The nearby schools bear the name, I get superseded in the supermarkets by persons with the name, and their massive homes, gardens, and factories dominate tourism and industry in the area. Welcome to Wilmington, DE. I think it's about as close as you can come to living on a great English estate of the 19th 
June 3, 2014
Being Mrs. Bennet: Chapter Ten
Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight, Chapter Nine
Alison continued to move through the day as if in a daze. After the Lucases left, Lydia's clamor rose once more. Kitty, fortunately, seemed to have abandoned the cause, but as Mary was now throughly arguing Alison's point for her, the din continued undiminished for
Alison continued to move through the day as if in a daze. After the Lucases left, Lydia's clamor rose once more. Kitty, fortunately, seemed to have abandoned the cause, but as Mary was now throughly arguing Alison's point for her, the din continued undiminished for
May 27, 2014
Being Mrs. Bennet: Chapter Nine
Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, Chapter Eight
The Bennets did not return to Longbourn until after the cock's crow. Alison had not been up all night since her college days. Deliriously tired, she collapsed gratefully into her bead with barely a thought for its discomforts.
Awakening in the morning to her very first hangover
The Bennets did not return to Longbourn until after the cock's crow. Alison had not been up all night since her college days. Deliriously tired, she collapsed gratefully into her bead with barely a thought for its discomforts.
Awakening in the morning to her very first hangover
May 14, 2014
Frances Hodgson Burnett
I must start with Austen before veering way off my usual course. Jane Austen inspired countless readers with visions of an idealized English countryside, and I believe Burnett carried these images with her throughout life, part of a yearning for a perfection never attained, like a glorious dream to which one cannot return.
Francis Eliza Hodgson Burnett's was a varied and international life.
Francis Eliza Hodgson Burnett's was a varied and international life.
May 12, 2014
Being Mrs. Bennet: Chapter Eight
Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six, Chapter Seven
Over the next several days, Alison exerted herself to make the best of the situation. Lydia continued sulky, but naturally high spirits will not be repressed for long, and soon she was eagerly engaging her mother's attention once more. Alison teetered between encouragement and restraint in a
Over the next several days, Alison exerted herself to make the best of the situation. Lydia continued sulky, but naturally high spirits will not be repressed for long, and soon she was eagerly engaging her mother's attention once more. Alison teetered between encouragement and restraint in a
May 6, 2014
Being Mrs. Bennet: Chapter Seven
Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five, Chapter Six
Alison considered her predicament as she tied to fall asleep on the uncomfortable, straw-stuffed mattress. It must be a coma, she concluded. It's the only thing that makes any sense! To begin with, even if time travel might be conceivably possible, entering into the reality of a novel was not. It was all the
Alison considered her predicament as she tied to fall asleep on the uncomfortable, straw-stuffed mattress. It must be a coma, she concluded. It's the only thing that makes any sense! To begin with, even if time travel might be conceivably possible, entering into the reality of a novel was not. It was all the
April 28, 2014
Being Mrs. Bennet: Chapter Six
Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four, Chapter Five
The nankin boots Mrs. Hill assured Alison were Mrs. Bennet's best walking shoes pinched her toes, revealing their owner the kind of woman who would put fashion and vanity before comfort. Alison was not such a woman, and she resented the sensation of fleshing rubbing off her right heel as she climbed the steady slope to Oakham
The nankin boots Mrs. Hill assured Alison were Mrs. Bennet's best walking shoes pinched her toes, revealing their owner the kind of woman who would put fashion and vanity before comfort. Alison was not such a woman, and she resented the sensation of fleshing rubbing off her right heel as she climbed the steady slope to Oakham
April 14, 2014
Being Mrs. Bennet: Chapter Five
Chapter One, Chapter Two, Chapter Three, Chapter Four
Alison came to consciousness the next morning upon hearing the familiar sound of girlish giggles in the hall, yet before she could even open her eyes the feel of straw crunching beneath her and a bonnet on her head reminded her that she was not in Kansas anymore. Or Maryland, as the case may be. She sighed and opened her eyes to stare at
Alison came to consciousness the next morning upon hearing the familiar sound of girlish giggles in the hall, yet before she could even open her eyes the feel of straw crunching beneath her and a bonnet on her head reminded her that she was not in Kansas anymore. Or Maryland, as the case may be. She sighed and opened her eyes to stare at
