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Sarah Drew
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Writing about romance & red tape in 1819. Unbalanced accountant, voracious reader, few fixed opinions, slightly Scottish.

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Terrific film. Its even-handed approach to religion is so refreshing.
December 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Nymph Errant.
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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But did Santa consent to being kissed?
November 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Damn—just seen you're looking for nowish. Try Ada Maria Soto's 'His Quiet Agent'— how to do convincing romance with ace MCs & no ILYs in sight. A DIK.
November 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Venetia, Georgette Heyer. How to do Beauty & the Beast Regency style. Very funny, very romantic, terrific secondary cast. And it's got *that* Drayton sonnet.
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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This is my favourite illustration from Hugh Thomson's Emma—Mr Knightley "walking away from William Larkins". The polished boots, Wm Larkins' bemusement, the detailing of the pegs on the haystacks and the shading of the trees.
A well dressed early C19th gentleman (Mr Knightley) with his head bent and his hands clasped behind his back is walking away from a farmer on a horse. The farmer (William Larkins) looks after Mr Knightley bemusedly. The picture illustrates this extract from Chapter 15. " Of their all removing to Donwell, Emma had already had her own passing thoughts. Like him, she had tried the scheme and rejected it; but such an alternative as this had not occurred to her. She was sensible of all the affection it evinced. She felt that, in quitting Donwell, he must be sacrificing a great deal of independence of hours and habits; that in living constantly with her father, and in no house of his own, there would be much, very much, to be borne with. She promised to think of it, and advised him to think of it more; but he was fully convinced, that no reflection could alter his wishes or his opinion on the subject. He had given it, he could assure her, very long and calm consideration; he had been walking away from William Larkins the whole morning, to have his thoughts to himself. “Ah! there is one difficulty unprovided for,” cried Emma. “I am sure William Larkins will not like it. You must get his consent before you ask mine.”
November 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Signed up, thanks
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Registration has now closed, apparently. Bother.
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I can't unsee that.
November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM