“Have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”
Jane Austen died 200 years ago today: July 18, 1817. The Georgian and Regency novelist of relationships among the English
Tag: novels
What A “Romantic Novel” Is . . . And What It Is Not
My wife is in Lisbon for a couple of days… I saw her off at the airport yesterday morning –
Let “Common Sense” Prevail
As you may have seen, CNN is caught up in a social media controversy. One of its reporters unmasked and
Twelve Posts
If we are new to a blog that has been around for years, we may perhaps feel we have turned
The Not Yet “Special Relationship”
Seeing how Conventions: The Garden At Paris has been doing (probably because of its temporary “99p” price, I know) at
Understanding Our Ancestors
As we know, Amazon reviews can make entertaining reading. Occasionally you have to remind yourself those reviewers actually saw the
Ballots Not Battle
As I have written previously, I do not take a public stance about British politics. I have my private opinions
The Four Questions
As a writer, over time you find you are generally asked these questions in order (over and over by different
Shelved In Vermont
It’s a rainy, windy, ugly morning here just north of London… I am in the earliest stages of writing another
“Interview”: The Author Reflects On His 18th Century Extravaganza
Questioner: Thank you for coming along this morning to this self-interview, Robert. We have heard about the overnight terror attacks
