My latest Pride and Prejudice Vagary arrives October 5. PreOrders of Elizabeth Bennet’s Gallant Suitor have already begun. Claim it while you may, before the price goes up. Okay, here are the parameters which define the story … ++ Darcy came to Hertfordshire a year earlier to assist Bingley in letting Netherfield, but he did…
Author: Regina Jeffers
Regina Jeffers is the award-winning author of Austenesque, Regency, and contemporary novels.
Announcing the Winners of Riana Everly’s “Preludes, A New Release” Giveaway
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of Riana Everly‘s “Preludes, A New Release” Giveaway. J. W. Garrett and Nevlle Withinton will each receive an eBook copy of Ms. Everly‘s Preludes. Congratulations. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway rules on Austen Authors, all prizes must be…
Announcing the Winners of Zoe Burton’s “Darcy’s Happy Compromise” Giveaway
Austen Authors is pleased to announce the winners of Zoe Burton‘s “Darcy’s Happy Compromise” Giveaway. Rosanna Kreider, Stavis Adelle, ForeverHis, Amy D Zelenka, and Kate Burlakoff will each receive an eBook copy of Ms. Burton‘s Darcy’s Happy Compromise. Congratulations, Ladies. Please contact Regina Jeffers, Giveaway Coordinator, at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. [According to stated giveaway…
Auctioning Off Household Goods in the Regency Era
The Georgian era of which the Regency is a part saw greater economic prosperity for new groups, hoping to become a part of the genteel class. Think of Mr. Bingley in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” Although he had a larger income than Mr. Collins, Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s clergyman; theoretically, Collins, who depended upon…
Announcing the Prizes for the 2022 Autumn Quarter Giveaway on Austen Authors
Welcome to the Austen Authors 2022 Autumn Quarter Giveaway!!!! Check out the wonderful prizes!!! Again, our authors are being quite generous. Although we welcome your comments below, to enter the giveaway, you MUST use the Rafflecopter form! The link can be found on the blog’s HOME page or by clicking HERE. Giveaway will end at midnight, EST on…
Early Trade Unions in Britain and the The Tolpuddle Martyrs, Changing the Face of Employment Rights
Although in the U.S., today we celebrate Labor Day, was there a like movement in the United Kingdom? Where? When? Its leaders? Since the 17th Century, skilled workers in Britain organized themselves in what was originally called “guilds” and later referred to as trade union. The Industrial Revolution brought on new and more complicated trade…
Announcing the Winners of the Austen Authors’ Summer Giveaway
The Austen Authors are pleased to announce the winners for the 2022 Spring Quarter Giveaway. Congratulations!!!! If your name appears below: (1) contact Regina Jeffers (Giveaway Coordinator) at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. READ THROUGH ALL THE NAMES FOR THERE ARE MANY WINNERS!!! Winners names are in RED. (2) If your prize is an eBook, make certain the email address for the…
Breach of Promise Legal Action in the Regency Era – How Common Was It? by Regina Jeffers
In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Miss Austen brings up the issue of “Breach of Promise Suits” as they apply to Lydia and Wickham. This exchange actually occurs after Darcy’s second proposal (chapter 60) when Elizabeth is asking Darcy when he fell in love with her: “Because you were grave and silent, and gave me…
Guardianships During the Regency + the Release of “A Regency Summer Garden” by Regina Jeffers
Today, I am removing my “Austen” hat and replacing it with my “Regency” one. Although those hats are very similar, after all, Austen lived in the Regency period, I also dabble in writing Regency romantic suspense and Regency romances. Today I offer a bit about my latest story in that vein. A Regency Summer Garden…
Bleeding a Patient to Cure Apoplexy in the Regency Era, by Regina Jeffers
In Regency novels, the reader frequently reads of one of the characters suffering an apoplexy. Exactly, what does that mean? Apoplexy (from the Ancient Greek, meaning “a striking away”) is bleeding within internal organs and the accompanying symptoms. For example, ovarian apoplexy is bleeding in the ovaries. The term, especially as it was used in…
Announcing the Prizes for the Austen Authors’ Summer Quarter Giveaway 2022
Welcome to the Austen Authors’ Summer Quarter Giveaway! Check out the wonderful prizes!!! Again, our authors are being quite generous. Although we welcome your comments below, to enter the giveaway, you MUST use the Rafflecopter form! The link can be found on the blog’s HOME page or by clicking HERE. Giveaway will end before midnight, EST on August…
Announcing the Winners of Austen Authors’ Spring Quarter Giveaway
We are happy to bring a bit of “sunshine” into the lives of those who kindly follow us!!! If your name appears below: (1) contact Regina Jeffers (Giveaway Coordinator) at reginalm@rjeffers.com to claim your prize. READ THROUGH ALL THE NAMES FOR THERE ARE MANY WINNERS!!! Winners’ names are in RED. (2) If your prize is an eBook, make certain the email…
Defending the Homeland: Fencibles + the Release of “Mr. Darcy’s Inadvertent Bride” by Regina Jeffers
Fencibles were British”defense” (from the word ‘defencible’) forces raised for a specific war. They were raised for defense against the treat of invasion during the Seven Years’ War, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary Wars, the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. They were local military units, composed of residents of a…
