It seems 2019 is the year of serendipity. After some inadvertent Austen encounters in the UK, another one happened back home in Austria. I bumped into Mrs Bennet. (Otherwise known as actress Alex Kingston, who played Mrs B in 2008's Lost in Austen mini-series.) To be fair, this was no accident. Ms Kingston was a special guest at Vienna … [Read More...] about Meeting Mrs Bennet
Accidental Austen journeys
Now and then, fate raises her delicate hand and gently ushers you somewhere you didn't expect to be. And so it was a few weeks ago when holidaying in the UK. It was meant to be a couple of days walking the North Downs Way in Surrey with old friends. And since my pal, Tom, organised the whole thing, Mrs B and I didn't look too closely at the … [Read More...] about Accidental Austen journeys