A retired history teacher, June Durant is an amateur genealogist and has been a member of the Jane Austen Society for more than thirty years. Her hobby has been writing since the day she learned to write, but only in recent years has she thought of publication. Apart from one exception her works are all non-fiction. She lives in Berkshire, a mere stone’s throw away from her twin daughters and amazing four grandchildren.
Were you beguiled by searching for the cunningly hidden words in sentences in the first book in this series?Here is another opportunity to search for words in Jane Austen-themed sentences. It is not your usual wordsearch book but something quite different.Each group of ten sentences is supported by ...
Discover a fresh perspective on Jane Austen in Jane Austen in Thames Valley. This book delves into Austen’s lesser-known association with the Thames Valley, a connection that has received minimal attention due to scant evidence.A significant focus of this guide is on the often-underestimated influ...
There are crosswords, codewords, wordsearch and even letter Sudoku, but here is something different with a Jane Austen theme: hidden words to be found in appropriate sentences.Subjects range from her life and her writing to her Georgian and Regency world.Those in the know will enjoy allusions and ma...
At the age of fifteen, William Hicks joined the 1st Battalion of the 27th Regiment of Foot (the Inniskillings) as a drummer in 1798. Throughout the Napoleonic Wars, they were often in the shadows, waiting for their moment of glory. Their roles varied from holding the fort against the French to actin...
