Frances Duncan

Frances Duncan Dec 18, 2025

Is Charlotte aromantic?

Video and audio from Pride and Prejudice 1995 Featuring a (slightly modified) aromantic pride design you can get on a…

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Frances Duncan Dec 4, 2025

Finding a dress

I needed to find a dress for Jane Austen’s birthday party. After a costume store failed, I found a dress hire place.…

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Frances Duncan Dec 2, 2025

The Gardiners knew

When the Gardiners meet Mr Darcy in the company of Lizzy at Pemberley she is relieved to have “some relations for whom…

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Frances Duncan Nov 30, 2025

Schrodinger’s Rapist

On a recent episode of The Amateur Austenite I spoke about my theory of Schrodinger’s Rapist in relation to Mr Elton and…

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Frances Duncan Nov 5, 2025

Pleasure vs Joy

Reading Living the Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron I came across this quote which really stuck with me; Pleasure is always…

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Frances Duncan Oct 11, 2025

Celebrating 30 years of Jane Austen

1995 was 30 years ago. Let that sink in. That was the year of the revival of Jane Austen. BBC released the hugely…

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Frances Duncan Sep 3, 2025

Plot Twists

During a coaching series there’s always a point where something unexpected happens, often it’s accompanied by the client…

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Frances Duncan Aug 25, 2025

Emma is Clueless

Cher is clueless about her feelings for Josh – just as her regency counterpart, Emma, is clueless about her feelings for…

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