Monica Fairview: The Other Mr. Darcy

After it was finally possible to download Kindle ebooks on Jane Austen's birthday, I immediately had to start to read them. I downloaded four of the ten Sourcebooks novels.    * The Darcys & the Bingleys by Marsha Altman    * The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins    * The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview    * Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Abigail ReynoldsI finished 'The Darcy's and the Bingleys' last Saturday, reading it through in almost one day. And I love it! It...

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Merry Xmas

Merry Xmas von Emmeline Cartwrig...

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Marsha Altman: The Darcys & the Bingleys

After it was finally possible to download Kindle ebooks on Jane Austen's birthday, I immediately had to start to read them. I downloaded four of the ten Sourcebooks novels.Here is the list of titles that were available:    * Eliza’s Daughter by Joan Aiken    * The Darcys & the Bingleys by Marsha Altman    * Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Linda Berdoll    * What Would Jane Austen Do? by Laurie Brown    * The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins   ...

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The young Goethe

Young law student Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is in love with Lotte, but Albert Kestner also laid an eye on her. Note that he was not yet enobled by the time the movie is set...***It is the year 1772. The young Johann Goethe (Alexander Fehling) studied law in Strasbourg, although he studies a lot less seriously than the other things of life.  So it happens that the young fellow doesn't pass the doctoral exam and his father (Henry Hübchen) sends him to the provincial town of Wetzlar.  Goethe learns, what is really important in life.Definitely a movie I will watch more than once and will anticipate the DVD release....

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Visiting a village in 1813

I always envy you guys in UK and US for your great reenactment events! So I took the opportunity today to visit one right around the corner. In 1813 Napoleon had the charming idea of coming to Saxony to visit Leipzig. Well, I can perfectly understand his sentiments. It's still a wonderful town. As it is common knowledge in 1813 happened some tiny battle of the nations near Leipzig, where our late emperor William II had errected an enormous memorial in 1913. So we are close to the 200, respectively 100 year mark of celebrating first the battle (????) and secondly the memory of it (!!!!!). There is also a historical...

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Review: J. Becton - Charlotte Collins

This is a long time promised review of a Pride & Prejudice sequel about the minor character Charlotte Collins. As I am working a lot these days, it is just now, that I sat down writing this. Sorry Jennifer for delaying it. You deserved a much faster way of praising your book. Though I know many other people already wrote about it and we all are sure, you're going to get that contract! It is also thrilling to read, that it is sold in various independent bookstores. Congratulations.***I had read the online chapter before I ordered...

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Review: G. Heyer - The Black Moth

I'm not a great review writer. Nevertheless I wanted to write about the first Georgette Heyer Book I have read*. I came across this author via you twitter guys and had to try if I liked her. On various blogs I read that the first experience of a Heyer book will either lead to love her or just not. When I started the Black Moth, which I got as an ebook, I had no idea what to expect. I hardly knew in which time it was set. Only until I reached the end of the first half of the novel I got to know. The hints she dropped then were...

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  They are, generally speaking, the most happy women in the world [due to the good nature of Englishmen towards their Wives]. (Edward Chamberlayne: Angliae Notitia. in: Maureen Waller: 1700, Scenes from London Life. Sceptre, 2001, page 35.)...

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June 25th, 2010

The staff of the Leyland Manor Research Center and the author of the Leyland Manor Diary proudly announce the new Project Homepage: The Leyland Manor Project at Google Sites. The Research Center will soon move completely to the Project Page and will close it's Blogger Adress. You are of course welcome to the new Homepage and we are looking forward to your contributions and feedback!LM-sta...

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Meiner Meinung nach ist der Mensch in einem stetigen Wandel, auf einer immerwährenden Erfahrungsreise - die Einzigen, die dies nicht merken, sind Menschen, die Scheuklappen aufhaben und somit die Dinge nicht an ihnen vorbeirauschen sehen. Und so dreht sich das Rad immer weiter, die alte Generation hetzt gegen die neue, ohne zu verstehen, worum es eigentlich geht: Neue Techniken und neue kulturelle Prozesse bieten immer Chancen zur negativen und positiven Gestaltung unserer Gesellschaft.In my opinion people are in a steady change, on an eternal trip of experience - the only ones who do not notice this, are people who wear...

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