by Diane Morris | Nov 10, 2016 | Regency Gentleman
“An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and resolute actions.” — Lord Chesterfield (1694-1773)1 The long, arduous, ugly, disheartening US election is over. Today’s sunrise is a reminder that the world still turns on its axis; we may not be content, but we...
by Diane Morris | Jun 9, 2016 | Jane Austen
Whit Stillman’s movie based on Jane Austen’s novella Lady Susan came to town on Friday, May 27th. Austen is believed to have written the novella in the early 1790s, when she was 15 to 20 years old. I have not read either of Austen’s novellas — Love...
by Diane Morris | Feb 11, 2016 | Anne de Bourgh, Pride and Prejudice, Writing
Following on my previous blog post about Anne de Bourgh, I wish to address a quirky topic. Who controls the story? The writer or the characters? My first introduction to the idea that characters were in control of their stories occurred some twenty-five or thirty...
by Diane Morris | Nov 22, 2014 | Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice
Lately I have been thinking about laughter and its importance in marriage, friendship and life. My 88-year-old mother-in-law, Doreen, got me started down this path. Her son—my husband, Peter—and I visited her recently in her new home. She had only moved in a few days...
