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What a shocking development! But on the bright side, at least now we know Colonel Fitzwilliam's canonical first name...by Alan - Tea Room
Louise, this plot element appears in multiple stories including A Wilful Misunderstanding (in which a pregnant Elizabeth flees from a remote Darcy estate in Scotland and is then missing for two years) and Some Like it Wild (in which Elizabeth flees from her family and passes herself off as a man after being ordered to marry Mr. Collins). Can you recall any other details about the particular storyby Alan - Tea Room
It's my first time logging on in many months, and I immediately noticed one big change to the site. Sending a huge and heartfelt THANK YOU to whoever updated the story archive! It's so much easier to find and read all these wonderful stories when the archive is maintained. It must have taken a lot of effort so I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate all your hard work! - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
Jim D. Wrote: > But look at what happened to Miss Frances Ward after she married Lt. William Price > of the Royal Marines. Exactly what Lady Russell was afraid would happen to Anne. An interesting comparison. Does anyone know whether marine officers were automatically gentlemen in this period, like naval officers, or did they have lower social status? They certainly had less opportunityby Alan - Tea Room
Alida Wrote: > As for Alan's comment about it not being very romantic to say that she did not regret > taking Lady Russell's advice: Anne is supremely honest. Why wouldn't she say so? My point was about romance, not dishonesty. Not all things that are true need to be spoken aloud. When honesty will be hurtful to your spouse, that is a good time to ask whether the thing really needs to beby Alan - Tea Room
Kalee Wrote: > At the end of the story, Anne still thinks that she was right to follow Lady Russell's > advice even though she acknowledges that the advice might be wrong That particular passage has always struck me as unromantic. Having finally become engaged after seven years' separation, it would be more heartwarming if both of them equally regretted the lost time. Certainly Wentworthby Alan - Tea Room
Meg, It's not archived, but the individual chapters are posted here at the DWG. The first chapter is here. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
The Guardian has a news article this week about a recently-found handwritten letter that may authenticate a professional portrait, supposedly of Jane Austen, painted when she was 12 years old. It amuses me that we're still discovering "new" information about Jane Austen, two centuries later! - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
It looks like the story archives haven't been updated in a couple of years. Have they been discontinued? (Sorry if I missed a previous discussion about this! I did search the Tea Room forum, but didn't find a prior thread about the archives.) Thanks, - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
This is a very creative spin on the Darcy/Lizzy romance. Nicely done!by Alan - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Mariafaith's story By Every Civility in his Power involves Darcy returning to Netherfield after Hunsford, in order to speak with Jane and repair his mistake in separating her from Bingley. Darcy has a couple of heartfelt conversations with Jane, and Mrs. Bennet misinterprets the nature of his interest and begins eagerly promoting an imagined Jane/Darcy match. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
The "DWG Board" has the current fanfiction stories in progress, posted chapter by chapter -- which means that multiple different stories have chapters interleaved on the forum, since our busy authors have multiple stories in progress simultaneously. But our wonderful archivers also assemble each story as it is written, which makes them easier to read. You can find the assembled stories in the "Eby Alan - Tea Room
> I'm looking for a story where Elizabeth is raised as a boy by Mr. Bennet. Possibly "Not Every Gentleman" by Hele, available at another site. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
Glad to help. And welcome to the DWG!by Alan - Tea Room
Judith, My understanding is that money expressly settled on the wife and children through properly-drafted marriage articles would not be subject to the husband's subsequent debts. While we don't know exactly what the marriage articles say in this case, it sounds as if the interest on the 10,000 pounds is available to Sir Walter during his lifetime, and that the principal will be transferred toby Alan - Tea Room
Thank you for pointing out that, in this story, the Duchy of Shrewsbury had no lands attached to the title. Although I think this may be contrary to historical fact (as far as I know, there were no unlanded duchies in this time period) I certainly respect an author's right to create an unlanded duchy if it suits the needs of the story! - Alan -by Alan - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
I agree. Being a duke isn't just a title. Dukes have extensive landholdings, sit in the House of Lords (which was a source of substantial political power at the time), and have important legal immunities and political privileges such as personal access to the King. Darcy should have changed his name. Then their eldest son would be a duke and inherit the ducal lands, while the second son wouldby Alan - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Dorothee Wrote: > Perhaps one should listen to the Queen and follow the > grammar she uses. LOL But then we would all have to refer to ourselves in the plural! ("We are not amused") - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
What a great resource! Thanks so much for all of your hard work, LizzyC! I do have one very minor tweak to suggest. I think the math could be improved in this section: QuoteJane Austen Price List 1,000 pounds — the annual sum on which (or with very little less than which) the Norrises began their married life together. As Mrs. Norris had 350 per annum and Mr. Norris scarcely any private fortunby Alan - Tea Room
How marvelous to see an Austenized version of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels! For those not familiar with the movie, it's a 1988 comedy in which Steve Martin and Michael Caine portray two competing con artists both trying to scam an heiress. This fanfic was a very enjoyable story, and very nicely written. Thank you so much for sharing it! That said, I agree completely with those who say that Henry ouby Alan - Derbyshire Writers' Guild
Lily, That story is By Every Civility in his Power by Mariafaith. Quote She handed him the invitation, which was written out in a simple but tasteful fashion on plain paper. He chuckled at the contents as he read. "Yes, this is an invitation from the cooper on my estate. He is my age, and we grew up together, until his duties as his father's apprentice eventually occupied his time. When we wereby Alan - Tea Room
Heather F Wrote: > Having offspring was like buying lottery tickets. The more they had, the better > their chance of keeping the title in their family. Heather -- you're a romantic! :-D - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
It sounds like you may be thinking of "Rainy Days". It was posted here years ago, but was removed by the author, Lory Lilian, and is now available on Amazon. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
Alan Wrote: > > In Regency times, illegitimacy was determined forever at the moment of birth, > > and there was no way to fix it later. Agnes Beatrix Wrote: > When did this change? I'm supposing it did because many people assume the > contrary. And did it change at all for the inheritance of titles? It changed starting in 1926. From 1926 to 1959, illegitimate children could beby Alan - Tea Room
Agnes Beatrix Wrote: > It was my understanding that an illegitimate child could not inherit a title, > even if later the peer in question marries the mother of the child. Exactly correct. In Regency times, illegitimacy was determined forever at the moment of birth, and there was no way to fix it later. If the mother was married at the moment of birth, then her child was deemed the legitiby Alan - Tea Room
Welcome, Jennifer! Pemberley's Promise is now available on Amazon under the name Darcy's Voyage. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
Jean M. Wrote: > Yes, indeed! Working title is "A Lady's Reputation." Jean, just FYI: an author named Alex9903 at another JA-themed fanfiction site posted a rather good novel-length fanfic of that exact name, just last year. No reason you can't reuse the title, of course, but I thought you might want to know. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
> 2) Elizabeth married Colonel Fitzwilliam, had a son with him and later > finds out that Darcy paid for their trip to Europe. This one sounds like "All I Do" by Jane GS. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
Harvey, the story title is Georgiana's Friend. It's one of the six stories Colin has listed on the JAFF fanfiction index. - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room
Are you perhaps thinking of "Georgiana's Friend" by Colin? - Alan -by Alan - Tea Room