Attractions of Eighteenth Century Cambridge

Attractions of Eighteenth Century Cambridge

Nov 30, 2023 | Eighteenth Century Inns

In Easter At Netherfield, the second Pride & Prejudice sequel in my Elizabeth Bennet series, Elizabeth wishes to accompany Colonel Fitzwilliam and her friend Harriet Layham to Cambridge. The Colonel and Harriet wish to speak to Harriet’s parents who are staying at...
Eighteenth Century Veterinary Care

Eighteenth Century Veterinary Care

Nov 10, 2023 | Eighteenth Century Inns

My Pride & Prejudice sequel, ‘Menace At Pemberley’ set in 1798/1799, includes incidents of dog-poisoning and I wanted to find out what means of diagnosis and, if relevant, treatment would have been available. My husband was convinced that someone of Darcy’s...
The Value of Eighteenth Century Money

The Value of Eighteenth Century Money

Oct 29, 2023 | Eighteenth Century Inns

Hello all. So a few more words about the research I’ve carried out for ‘Intrigue At Longbourn’ (prequel to Pride & Prejudice) and ‘Menace At Pemberley’ (sequel). I found it very useful, particularly for the prequel, to use a currency converter so as to be able to...
Eighteenth Century Legal Practice

Eighteenth Century Legal Practice

Oct 22, 2023 | Eighteenth Century Inns

As a formerly practising English solicitor of several decades, when writing ‘Intrigue At Longbourn’, set in the late 1790s, I relied largely on my own experiences from when I started out in the law fifty (yes fifty!) or more years ago. In the novel, which is a P&P...
Was There An Assembly Rooms At Meryton?

Was There An Assembly Rooms At Meryton?

Oct 18, 2023 | Eighteenth Century Inns

In the Authors Note and Sources to my first Pride & Prejudice derivative, Intrigue At Longbourn, I speculated that the fictional town of Meryton might have been based on the town of Harpenden, citing an article entitled ‘The Probable  Location of “Longbourn” in...