It is safe to say that Caroline Bingley is one of the most hated of Austen's characters. While she certainly has other, more serious, faults, much of the hatred seems to come from general disapproval of her continued pursuit of…
When it comes to parenting their five daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet aren't likely to be up for any awards. Both of them play favorites while neglecting to educate their daughters and have chosen an economic course that requires the…
A search of Pemberley.com's electronic texts, shows that the word "baby" appears seven times (Sense and Sensibility, Emma, and Mansfield Park), "infant" appears four times in the same novels and "babe" is never used.
The research for this post surprised me a little. It is generally acknowledged that current Christmas traditions largely had their root in the Victorian Era, including the Christmas tree which became popular after a picture of Queen Victoria and Prince…
The problem of clandestine (sometimes known as Fleet) marriages was resolved by the "Act for the better preventing of clandestine Marriages" more than two decades before Jane Austen was born. However, the results of its resolution can be seen in…
Vampyrarchy this word, rooted in the word vampire, was coined in the 1820s and refers to a parasitic group of politicians. I found out about this word from my set of Forgotten English Knowledge Cards™, which is too bad as…
Basic Information Given Name: Edmund Bertram Age: 16 to 25 Primary Residence: Mansfield Park Spouse: Fanny Price (end of novel) Physical Characteristics: At sixteen Edmund is described as being "very well-looking" and "tall for his age" as well as being…
Today, The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century posted on the differences between the political map today and in the 18th Century, explaining why German royal consorts were never the princess of Germany among other things in…
There are actually many things that I dislike about the 1940 Pride and Prejudice adaptation, but the final resolution of Darcy and Elizabeth's courtship is one of the things that really, really bugs me about it. Basically, instead of following…
Basic Information: Given Name: Fanny Price, though it is very possible that she was actually christened Frances Price Age: 10 years old when introduced, 15 when Mr. Norris dies and Sir Thomas goes to Antigua and 18 when the Crawfords…