Gifting a Dowry Jane Austen fans will remember the scene in Pride and Prejudice where Mr. Bennet laments his inability to pay back the money put up as a dowry for his daughter, Lydia. He believes the money came from … Continue reading →
As I promised last week, today’s blog features another book in the Tragic Characters in Classic Lit Series, this one perfect for the many fans of Jane Austen. In The Colonel’s Spinster, Author Audrey Harrison tells the story of Mr. … Continue reading →
A friend of mine recently declared how happy she is about Matthew Goode portraying George Wickham in the PBS version of P.D. James’s Death Comes to Pemberley. He is one of the best-cast characters in this bleak, dark, depressing representation of … Continue reading →