Austen’s Brides- Mr. Right Now

Jane Austen's books center around a heroine who searches for identity and love. Spoiler alert: everyone gets married. For this month's theme, I don't want to focus on those couples. Instead, I want to look at the others who make marriages in the novel while the heroine is still searching for Mr. Right. I believe … Continue reading Austen’s Brides- Mr. Right Now

Mr. Darcy’s Bluestocking Bride- Chapter Two

To clear up a few questions: Darcy's relationship to his aunt is explained in this chapter and I also wanted to go over peerage rules. Many titles could pass through the female line to the next male relative. Some could even be *held* by a female in her own right. Occasionally, titles were even created … Continue reading Mr. Darcy’s Bluestocking Bride- Chapter Two