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Me too, Jane, me too 😂
The full quote: I am very much flattered by your commendation of my last letter, for I write only for fame, and without any view to pecuniary emolument.
#JAFF #JaneAusten #Austenesque #writingcommunity
#amwriting
#GeorgianJewlery "(Isabella Thorpe) saw herself with...a brilliant exhibition of hoop rings on her finger."
This is a diamond half-hoop, whereas a hoop ring has stones around the entire band.
Of course she'd imagine owning rings with gems all the way around after she married🤣
Today is day 5 of 7 in #PhotosOfMyLife (a picture a day for a week, no people, no explanations). You nominate someone different every day. @HMollAuthor was nominated by @AustenAuthors and today we're nominating @janeatplu if you'd like to participate.
Just realized that when I read How the Grinch Stole Christmas to my kid I always read it like Boris Karloff.
#MerryChrismas
#showyourage
#Georgianjewelry collar and cross c. 1770
Flat cut garnets, foil-backed and set in 18ct yellow gold
Who wouldn‘t mind opening this on Christmas morning?
#GeorgianJewlery c. 1790
Let's play paste or diamonds with this cluster ring!
The central stone is around one carat, surrounded by a halo of smaller stones.
“The curses and spells used in the books are actual curses and spells; which when read by a human being risk conjuring evil spirits into the presence of the person reading the text.”