A Day Late and a Dollar Short

10/31/2010

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Ok ... I admit it's more like
a week late and a weak excuse short.  
Nevertheless, I'm very happy to announce 
the winner of my contest.

Congratulations to
Charlene/Chatty

Charlene will receive a signed copy of 
Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge 
plus a few other surprises.

Here are the answers to my quiz
 How Well Do You Know Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice?

1.Westerham

2.Michaelmas

3.Kympton

4.Colonel

5.attics

6.Charles Bingley

7.Brighton

8.barouche box

9.St. Clements

10.hack chaise

11.Georgiana Darcy

12.Lucas

13.Elizabeth Bennet

14.stupid

15.War Office

16.Haye

17.attorney

18.six

19.Harriet

20.Pope


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Let's Do Launch


The launch date for Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge is almost here, and I’ve been reflecting on my decision to name this website/blog ‘Pride and Pre-jitters’.  The months have certainly flown by since then and a lot has obviously happened.  Yet, even now, on the eve of the book’s official release, proud and jittery are still apt descriptions of my state of mind.  I cannot wait to actually see Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge on a bookstore shelf.  Yet wait I must.  Although it may appear in USA stores starting tomorrow, my book won’t be available in Canadian shops for a while yet due to a recent printer and distributor switchover.  However, Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge is available through various on-line sites, and you should also be able to order it as an ebook now. 
 

Here’s a link to my publisher’s blog post regarding their first year, tomorrow’s launch, and their plans for 2011.


My sincere thanks to those who have already purchased Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge.    



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How well do you know Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

08/19/2010

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Pride & Prejudice Quiz
  1. Elizabeth Bennet receives, and rejects, her second offer of marriage at Hunsford, near __________, Kent.
  2. A young man from the north is to take possession of Netherfield Park before September 29th, which is the feast day known as __________.
  3. __________ is described as a most delightful village with an excellent parsonage house.
  4. The Earl of Matlock’s second son holds the military rank of __________.
  5. Purvis Lodge has dreadful __________.
  6. Who wore a blue coat and rode a black horse?  __________
  7. From what bathing place does Lydia Bennet elope?  __________
  8. According to Sir Lewis de Bourgh’s widow, Dawson does not object to what type of equipage?  __________
  9. What is the name of the parish in which the Wickhams were wed?  __________
  10. Mrs. Long went to the Meryton Assembly in a __________.
  11. Who plays and sings all day long?  __________
  12. At the end of Volume I, the sight of Miss __________ was odious to Mrs. Bennet.
  13. Who said “Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing, after all”?  __________
  14. At Rosings, Mrs. Jenkinson’s table was superlatively __________.
  15. Elizabeth hoped that by the following Christmas Kitty might be so tolerably reasonable as not to mention an officer above once a day, unless by some cruel and malicious arrangement at the ___________, another regiment should be quartered in Meryton.
  16. The Gouldings inhabit __________-Park.
  17. What was the position held by the late Mr. Wickham before he became Pemberley’s steward?  __________
  18. Elizabeth Bennet’s petticoat was how many inches deep in mud when she arrived at Netherfield?  __________
  19. What is Mrs. Forster’s first name?  __________
  20. Lady Metcalfe finds Miss __________ a treasure.
Email your 20 answers to me (jmariecroft@gmail.com), and your name will be entered in a contest.   The draw takes place on October 25th, one week before the official book launch of Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge.  Only one entry per email address will be accepted.  The prize is a signed copy of Mr. Darcy Takes the Plunge (plus a few surprises).  The winner’s name and the correct answers will be revealed in my post on October 26th.  Good Luck!

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