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Dancing With Jane Austen (May 2025)
- In Pride and Prejudice, where do Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy first dance?
~ The Netherfield Ball - In Northanger Abbey, who introduces Catherine to Henry Tilney so they can dance?
~ Mr King, Master of Ceremonies - In Emma, who rescues Harriet Smith from sitting on the side by asking her to dance at the Crown Inn?
~ Mr Knightley - Who is Jane writing about in Sense and Sensibility? “They were partners for half the time; and when obliged to separate for a couple of dances, were careful to stand together and scarcely spoke a word to any body else.”
~ John Willoughby and Marianne Dashwood - How is Mr Collins dancing described in Pride and Prejudice?
~ Awkward and pompous - In Northanger Abbey, what excuse does Catherine give to John Thorpe when he asks her to “jig it together again” in the upper rooms?
~ Their socially acceptable two-dance limit has been reached - Who asks Emma for the first two dances at the Crown Inn?
~ Frank Churchill - Who is Jane describing in Sense and Sensibility? “In winter his private balls were numerous enough for any young lady who was not suffering under the insatiable appetite of fifteen.
– Sir John Middleton
Weddings and Marriage (April 2025)
- Which sisters are married on the same day?
– Jane and Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) - Who marries a lady for her £50,000 fortune?
– Willoughby married Miss Grey (Sense and Sensibility) - Which of Jane’s characters get married on her birthday, 16 December?
– Charles Musgrove and Mary Elliot (Persuasion) - Who was given £500 to spend on wedding clothes?
– Mrs Tilney (nee Drummond) (Northanger Abbey) - Whose wedding is lacking in white satin and lace veils?
– Emma and Mr Knightley (Emma) - Who has two ‘duly inferior’ bridesmaids at her wedding?
– Maria Bertram (Mansfield Park)
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