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Modern Austen's Guide to Cads
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Jane Fairfax's Airbnb Review of Miss Bates's Cottage
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Dear Modern Austen: Can I marry someone for a European visa?
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Modern Austen's Guide to Reading Like a Woman in a Regency Painting
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Rejected! The Marriage Proposals that Didn't Make the Cut
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What if...Willoughby was not the terrible scoundrel we thought?
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Jane Fairfax's Airbnb Review of Miss Bates's Cottage
How could I possibly give a star rating to taking in my native air?
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Welcome Strawberry Season!
Remember that, according to Mrs. Elton, the "hautboy is infinitely superior."
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Is the European Visa the New £10,000 a Year?
In March, I received a letter from Wedded to My European Fantasy, asking if they could marry a man they don’t love just so they could get a Euro…
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Your Distant Cousin, the Presumptive Heir of Longbourn, is Arriving Today
And Mr. Bennet hopes that you have ordered a good dinner.
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Dear Modern Austen: Can I marry someone for a European visa?
Wedded To My European Fantasy asks Modern Austen whether marriage always needs to be for love.
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Modern Austen's Guide to What's In & What's Out for Valentine's Day 2024
Modern Heroines, we shouldn't have to take this anymore!
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Dear Modern Austen: How can I be part of a community that doesn't share my values?
Or, when Modern Austen can only provide a long, rambling answer to a complicated question.
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Mastering Holiday Gifting Like a Modern Heroine
If you’re like me, a modern heroine who doesn’t quite have her life together, you still haven’t started your holiday shopping.
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Dear Modern Austen: Has our friendship changed or have I?
Selfish Friend asks Modern Austen how to be a better best friend when their own life is hard.
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Advice for living like a modern heroine. Send your questions to modernaustenblog@gmail.com.
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