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Welcome to Lost Opinions

Pull up a chair, pour yourself some tea (or brandy) and enjoy an excursion into the Regency writing world of Mark Brownlow:

Cake and Courtship coverEnjoy Mr Bennet's humour and wry observations of life and love in the novels Cake and Courtship and Port and Proposals (he also stars in a short story: A Third Proposal).

Or join Charlotte Collins as she tackles the troubles of the Hunsford villagers in the novellas The Lovesick Maid and The Darcy Ring.

Latest media: Making sport for our neighbours at the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.

Recent missives:

  • Back to Bath
  • Season’s greetings from Hunsford!
  • Charlotte Collins returns soon!
  • Losing my ignorance
  • The Mignonette challenge 1811/2021
  • Polluting the shades of Rosings
  • Team Mrs Bennet or Mr Bennet?
  • Adventures with Austen’s cheesecakes
  • How many gowns?
  • Thank you and compliments of the season
  • Port & Proposals blog tour
  • New book out: Port and Proposals
  • Mr Bennet’s (almost) back
  • We’ll always have Darcy…
Pump room board

Back to Bath

One of life's little jokes is I grew up in or near Jane Austen country, but left the area long before discovering her writing. The pandemic largely kept me away from returning to England and family, but we managed a trip over Easter and made the traditional pilgrimage to nearby Bath. I always say a futile hello to the lady herself outside the … [Read More...] about Back to Bath

Potato snowman

Season’s greetings from Hunsford!

As the year draws to an end, time to say a big thanks to everyone for their interest in my writing this year. Port & Proposals recently passed its one-year book anniversary, so a special THANK YOU to all who have read, reviewed and/or talked about the book. May 2022 bring you much joy and plenty of great reading to take you to delightful … [Read More...] about Season’s greetings from Hunsford!

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