Re: Attacks on JA Fanfiction from the establishment
I've been inclined to moan rather, myself, so mea culpa - though when I've bothered to review I TRY to be constructive - at the outrageously anachronistic language/behaviour used by the characters,...
View ArticleRe: HH Reader Contribution - Baby Names!
Girls= Hannah, Rebecca, Dorcus(Doris), Abbigail, Ruth, Margaret, Mabel, Hattie(Harriet), Mattie, Marie, Anne, Amelia Sarah,Prudence. Joan,Boys= John(Jonathon), James, David, Ebenezer, Abraham,Daniel,...
View ArticleBaby Name Request Clarification
While the period names are appreciated, this is less of a "help I don't know what to name a character!" and more of a "what would you like Elizabeth and William's first child to be named?" voting kind...
View ArticleRe: Attacks on JA Fanfiction from the establishment
You get that sort of anachronism in any fandom, to be honest. It's just not always as glaring. I've mostly been involved in scifi and fantasy fandoms, and you always end up with professionals acting...
View ArticleRe: No, no, Lily. You misunderstand me, I believe
Quote I am talking about her objective behavior as she refuses to dance with him and disagrees with him repeatedly.Actually, if you look at their time at Netherfield, it is Darcy who usually disagrees...
View ArticleRe: To marry for love
Jim,It was never my point that Austen disliked love matches! Just following passion without regard to reason and prudence. In the case of Miss Francis Ward, she not only married badly in a material...
View ArticlePlease do not put words my mouth
Suzanne, you wrote: "Actually, if you look at their time at Netherfield, it is Darcy who usually disagrees with everything Elizabeth says. To me this is amusing and indicative that he wants to talk to...
View ArticleRe: No, no, Lily. You misunderstand me, I believe
Cal Wrote:-------------------------------------------------------Even at Pemberley, when> he falls over his feet to be nice to her, the> advantage is still all hers. She has seen the> house...
View ArticleRe: To marry for love
Acting only on infatuation and lust is what Lydia did when she eloped with Wickham. Elizabeth's reflections on Lydia's marriage in chap 50 --" How Wickham and Lydia were to be supported in tolerable...
View ArticleRe: To marry for love
> All other things being equal, a long engagement> probably should be avoided, but sometimes> circumstances have to be taken into account.> There was a world war being fought, after all,...
View ArticleRe: Please do not put words my mouth
I think Darcy was self-absorbed and arrogant, which is why he never noticed that Elizabeth wasn't interested in him. To be fair, there are several scenes where her natural teasing nature really does...
View ArticleRe: No, no, Lily. You misunderstand me, I believe
It might not be a determination to propose again, but Darcy does say this about Elizabeth's visit to Pemberley, in the same chapter you quote: "...I hoped to obtain your forgiveness, to lessen your...
View ArticleRe: Tech Speak Part Two! A Survey!!
On the acronyms, do you want to know our understanting of the term or our understanding and the acutual letters in the acronym?
View ArticleRe: No, no, Lily. You misunderstand me, I believe
I believe that when he left Hunsford, he didn't intend to pursue her again, but upon reflection, after he got over his "bitterness of spirit", he realized that her reproofs about his pride and his...
View ArticleOldest JA fanfiction
I think this might be the first known attempt at Jane Austen fanfiction, outside of the efforts of Jane's own family. It was written in...
View Articleconverting incomes
The rule of thumb I've found best is to take 1 "Regency pound" and think of it as $100 (well, that was a few years ago - maybe it's $110 or $120 now). So 200 pounds then is the same as $20,000 now,...
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