Author Devices in Pride & Prejudice

Author Devices in Pride & Prejudice

Aug 9, 2024 | Blog posts

As an avid reader, I’m often struck by the fact that in many books fairly obvious devices are used to push the book along or support the plot. Some books would never be able to complete the story satisfactorily without these unlikely incidents. All authors do it to a...
WICKHAM IN IRELAND – GEORGIANA DARCY’S LONDON SEASON

WICKHAM IN IRELAND – GEORGIANA DARCY’S LONDON SEASON

Jun 27, 2024 | Blog posts

Hi everyone. Research for Easter At Netherfield suggested that 1799 was a very cold year in England. The same seemed to be true of 2024, and very wet too, but for now at least it looks as though summer has arrived. Hurrah! Sitting outside and plonking away at my new...
Sixteenth Century Proverbs

Sixteenth Century Proverbs

Jun 8, 2024 | Blog posts

I happened to see a most interesting documentary on BBC4 on 3rd June entitled ‘Britain’s Lost Masterpieces’. It was about paintings in the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont which may or may not have been the work of an artist in Flanders Bruegel The Younger, who...
The Port Of Bristol In The 18th Century

The Port Of Bristol In The 18th Century

Feb 23, 2024 | Eighteenth Century Inns

For my novel ‘Easter At Netherfield’, published in January, I had to do quite a lot of research into the history of the Port of Bristol which was immensely interesting. I consulted many sites on the subject of Bristol and routes to Bristol whither Mary Bennet absconds...
Eighteenth Century Inns

Eighteenth Century Inns

Jan 16, 2024 | Eighteenth Century Inns

Hello and happy January. Whenever I write about characters travelling from place to place, I often end up doing a good deal of research into the inns which characters might have visited and stayed at and if possible compare the appearance in the eighteenth century...