![Longbourn in Hertfordshire as winter sets in](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Longbourn-winter.jpg?h=450)
Longbourn in Hertfordshire as winter sets in
![Bennets traveling to Pemberley for Christmas](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/winter-carriage-travel.jpg?h=450)
Bennets traveling to Pemberley for Christmas
![Pemberley blanketed with snow](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-snow-cascade.jpg?h=450)
Pemberley blanketed with snow
![Pemberley foyer grand staircase](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-foyer1.jpg?h=450)
Pemberley foyer grand staircase
![The rose drawing room](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-drawingroom2.jpg?h=450)
The rose drawing room
![Pemberley main library](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-library-main-level.jpg?h=450)
Pemberley main library
![The Darcys' second Christmas at Pemberley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-winter4.jpg?h=450)
The Darcys' second Christmas at Pemberley
![Christmas greenery everywhere in the manor . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-greenery1.jpg?h=450)
Christmas greenery everywhere in the manor . . .
![on the doors . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-door-decor.jpg?h=450)
on the doors . . .
![hallways . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-greenery2.jpg?h=450)
hallways . . .
![and as hanging kissing balls!](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-kissing-balls.jpg?h=450)
and as hanging kissing balls!
![Treats for the guests readily at hand](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-cookies.jpg?h=450)
Treats for the guests readily at hand
![Amusements galore! Checkers . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/checker-table.jpg?h=450)
Amusements galore! Checkers . . .
![backgammon . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/backgammon-table2.jpg?h=450)
backgammon . . .
![gaming tables . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/game-table.jpg?h=450)
gaming tables . . .
![tric-trac gaming table (19th c. French) . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tric-trac-table.jpg?h=450)
tric-trac gaming table (19th c. French) . . .
![dice . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/gaming-dice.jpg?h=450)
dice . . .
![marble solitaire game . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/solitaire-game.jpg?h=450)
marble solitaire game . . .
![dominoes . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dominos.jpg?h=450)
dominoes . . .
dominos
![whist tournaments . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/whist-party.jpg?h=450)
whist tournaments . . .
![1774 Rowley deck of cards . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rowley1774.jpg?h=450)
1774 Rowley deck of cards . . .
Rowley1774
![game counters for cards (1740 set) . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/game-counters-1740.jpg?h=450)
game counters for cards (1740 set) . . .
![billiards . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/billiard-table.jpg?h=450)
billiards . . .
![and darts](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/dashboard.jpg?h=450)
and darts
dashboard
![The Pemberley indoor tennis court and game room](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-court-room.jpg?h=450)
The Pemberley indoor tennis court and game room
!["battledore & shuttlecock" (badminton)](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/badminton.jpg?h=450)
"battledore & shuttlecock" (badminton)
badminton
![a ninepin alley (early form of bowling)](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ninepin-alley.jpg?h=450)
a ninepin alley (early form of bowling)
![quiots (also called "ringtoss")](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ringtoss-quoits.jpg?h=450)
quiots (also called "ringtoss")
![To town for shopping, despite the snowy roads](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/snowy-road.jpg?h=450)
To town for shopping, despite the snowy roads
![Lambton (Bakewell) in Derbyshire](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lambton.jpg?h=450)
Lambton (Bakewell) in Derbyshire
Lambton
![Matlock, a larger town for shopping](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Matlock-snow.jpg?h=450)
Matlock, a larger town for shopping
![Darcys spend quiet time alone with Alexander](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/newborn-cuddy-time.jpg?h=450)
Darcys spend quiet time alone with Alexander
![Small pond frozen, great for ice skating](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/small-pond-frozen.jpg?h=450)
Small pond frozen, great for ice skating
![curling, another frozen pond game](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/curling.jpg?h=450)
curling, another frozen pond game
curling
![Additional guests travel in the snow for Christmas at Pemberley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/winter-guests-arrive.jpg?h=450)
Additional guests travel in the snow for Christmas at Pemberley
![Mary, Georgiana, & Kitty delivering parcels to the tenants and villagers](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/visiting-tenants.jpg?h=450)
Mary, Georgiana, & Kitty delivering parcels to the tenants and villagers
![tenant cottage](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tenant-cottage-snowy.jpg?h=450)
tenant cottage
![trout lake for winter fishing](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-amazing-winter.jpg?h=450)
trout lake for winter fishing
![menfolk brave the snow for horseback riding](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/men-riding.jpg?h=450)
menfolk brave the snow for horseback riding
![feast & ball for Pemberley staff and tenants](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/servant-feast.jpg?h=450)
feast & ball for Pemberley staff and tenants
![Christmas cuddle with happy baby](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-cuddle-time.jpg?h=450)
Christmas cuddle with happy baby
![Christmas breakfast](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-breakfast.jpg?h=450)
Christmas breakfast
![Pemberley village chapel](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-Chapel-snowy.jpg?h=450)
Pemberley village chapel
![parish children singing hymns](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/children-singing.jpg?h=450)
parish children singing hymns
![Christmas carolers](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/carolers.jpg?h=450)
Christmas carolers
carolers
![written by John Wesley in 1739](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Wesley-carol-1739.jpg?h=450)
written by John Wesley in 1739
![Hasberry Hall, home of Bingleys](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hasberry-winter.jpeg?h=450)
Hasberry Hall, home of Bingleys
![piles of Christmas presents](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-presents.jpg?h=450)
piles of Christmas presents
![For Lizzy: sardonyx cameo brooch . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sardonyx-cameo.jpg?h=450)
For Lizzy: sardonyx cameo brooch . . .
![sewing storage table . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sewing-table.jpg?h=450)
sewing storage table . . .
!["Lyrical Ballads" by William Wordsworth . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Wordsworth-Lyrical-Ballads.jpg?h=450)
"Lyrical Ballads" by William Wordsworth . . .
![a memory book for Alexander . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/baby-book.jpg?h=450)
a memory book for Alexander . . .
![a memento chest, made by Darcy . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alexander-chest.jpg?h=450)
a memento chest, made by Darcy . . .
![and a Music box (from Bennets)](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/music-box.jpg?h=450)
and a Music box (from Bennets)
![Darcy's gift, an original Kentucky longrifle](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kentucky-rifle.jpg?h=450)
Darcy's gift, an original Kentucky longrifle
![table set for Christmas dinner](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-table-decor.jpg?h=450)
table set for Christmas dinner
![assorted traditional English Christmas dishes](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-food-1.jpg?h=450)
assorted traditional English Christmas dishes
![Derby cotton mill](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DKS-cotton-mill-winter.jpg?h=450)
Derby cotton mill
![very flammable raw cotton bales](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cotton-bales-raw.jpg?h=450)
very flammable raw cotton bales
![a cotton spinning mule](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spinning-mule.jpg?h=450)
a cotton spinning mule
![Crompton mule](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Crompton-Mule.jpg?h=450)
Crompton mule
![a cotton carding machine](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/carder.jpg?h=450)
a cotton carding machine
carder
![carding machines in use](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/carding.jpg?h=450)
carding machines in use
carding
![cotton spinner](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/spinner-floor-1779.jpg?h=450)
cotton spinner
![weaving machines](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/weaving.jpg?h=450)
weaving machines
weaving
![cotton mill fire damage](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/fire-damage.jpg?h=450)
cotton mill fire damage
![Derbyshire snowstorm](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Derbyshire-snowstorm.jpg?h=450)
Derbyshire snowstorm
![Belper Inn, snowbound site of mayhem](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Belper-Inn.jpg?h=450)
Belper Inn, snowbound site of mayhem
![thick snow banks](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Snowfall-on-fence.jpg?h=450)
thick snow banks
![hanging wisteria](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/wisteria.jpg?h=450)
hanging wisteria
wisteria
![Franklin stove in nursery](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Franklin-stove.jpg?h=450)
Franklin stove in nursery
![Alencon lace](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alencon-lace.jpg?h=450)
Alencon lace
![Alexander Darcy in christening gown](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alex.jpg?h=450)
Alexander Darcy in christening gown
Alex
![Pemberley chapel nave](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-Chapel-interior-1.jpg?h=450)
Pemberley chapel nave
![Reverend Bertram](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reverend-Bertram.jpg?h=450)
Reverend Bertram
![christening](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/christening.jpg?h=450)
christening
![silver christening bowl](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/christening-bowl.jpg?h=450)
silver christening bowl
![Church baptism registry pages from 1765 (top) and 1862 (bottom)](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/baptismal-registry.jpg?h=450)
Church baptism registry pages from 1765 (top) and 1862 (bottom)
![Christening Cake](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/christening-cake.jpg?h=450)
Christening Cake
![Alexander sleeps while the gifts are opened](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sleeping.jpg?h=450)
Alexander sleeps while the gifts are opened
sleeping
![baby gowns](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/infant-dresses.jpg?h=450)
baby gowns
![baby bonnets](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/baby-bonnets.jpg?h=450)
baby bonnets
!["pudding caps" to protect baby's soft head](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/pudding-caps.jpg?h=450)
"pudding caps" to protect baby's soft head
![little boy suits for later](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/small-boy-suits.jpg?h=450)
little boy suits for later
![baby shoes](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/baby-shoes.jpg?h=450)
baby shoes
![silver rattles with teethers and whistles](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/silver-baby-rattles.jpg?h=450)
silver rattles with teethers and whistles
![traditional silver gifts: cups, cutlery, porridge bowls](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/silver-christening-gifts.jpg?h=450)
traditional silver gifts: cups, cutlery, porridge bowls
![personalized pony saddle from Cousin Richard](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/saddle-pony.jpg?h=450)
personalized pony saddle from Cousin Richard
![white connemara pony](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/connemara-white.jpg?h=450)
white connemara pony
![black connemara pony](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/black-connemara.jpg?h=450)
black connemara pony
![glider-style rocking horse](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/rocking-horse-1.jpg?h=450)
glider-style rocking horse
![oak sapling, a gift from groundsmen](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/oak-sapling.jpg?h=450)
oak sapling, a gift from groundsmen
![Ann and Jane Taylor's "Original Poems"](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/original-poems.jpg?h=450)
Ann and Jane Taylor's "Original Poems"
![S&J Fuller's paper dolls](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/paper-dolls.jpg?h=450)
S&J Fuller's paper dolls
!["crown of thorns" quilt from Caroline Bingley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/crownofthorns-quilt.jpg?h=450)
"crown of thorns" quilt from Caroline Bingley
![child Indian garments from Uncle Goj](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Indian-clothes.jpg?h=450)
child Indian garments from Uncle Goj
![and colorful Indian fabrics to make more](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Indian-fabric.jpg?h=450)
and colorful Indian fabrics to make more
![ivory elephant carved by George](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/elephant.jpg?h=450)
ivory elephant carved by George
elephant
![a family of Indian elephants](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Indian-Elephants.jpg?h=450)
a family of Indian elephants
![Gilded Elephant tapestry](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Indian-elephant-art.jpg?h=450)
Gilded Elephant tapestry
![Alexander's gift from Aunt Giana](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/sampler.jpg?h=450)
Alexander's gift from Aunt Giana
sampler
![The Darcys' spend Twelfth Night in their bedchamber](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/bedchamber-12thNight.jpg?h=450)
The Darcys' spend Twelfth Night in their bedchamber
![longcase clock in bedchamber](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/longcase-clock-1780.jpg?h=450)
longcase clock in bedchamber
![backgammon table in Darcys' sitting room](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/backgammon-table1.jpg?h=450)
backgammon table in Darcys' sitting room
![Melcourt Hall, estate of Sir William Cole](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Melcourt-Hall-SirCole.jpg?h=450)
Melcourt Hall, estate of Sir William Cole
![masks for the Twelfth Night ball](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/masks.jpg?h=450)
masks for the Twelfth Night ball
masks
![Regency Era ball gowns](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ball-gowns.jpg?h=450)
Regency Era ball gowns
![dancing the Viennese waltz](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Viennese-waltz.jpg?h=450)
dancing the Viennese waltz
![Lord John Clay-Powell, Earl of Blaisdale](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lord-Blaisdale.jpg?h=450)
Lord John Clay-Powell, Earl of Blaisdale
![handsome Dr. Darcy the center of attention, of course](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/George-older.jpg?h=450)
handsome Dr. Darcy the center of attention, of course
![Indian machwa](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/machwa.jpg?h=450)
Indian machwa
machwa
![mangroves on river in India](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/mangroves.jpg?h=450)
mangroves on river in India
mangroves
![leopards fighting](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/leopards-fighting.jpg?h=450)
leopards fighting
![gentlemen on a winter fox hunt](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/English-foxhunt.jpg?h=450)
gentlemen on a winter fox hunt
![Darcy House on Grosvenor Square in London](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DH-facade.jpg?h=450)
Darcy House on Grosvenor Square in London
![St. James's Palace and Pall Mall, etching dated 1763](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pall-Mall-Palace-1763.jpg?h=450)
St. James's Palace and Pall Mall, etching dated 1763
![St. James's Palace, etching dating 1842](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StJamesPalace1842.jpg?h=450)
St. James's Palace, etching dating 1842
StJamesPalace1842
![North front of St. James' Palace, an 1819 painting by Charles Wild](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/St-James-Palace-northfront1819.jpg?h=450)
North front of St. James' Palace, an 1819 painting by Charles Wild
![Regency Era formal Court gowns](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/court-gowns.jpg?h=450)
Regency Era formal Court gowns
![Mr. Darcy's formal Court ensemble](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/courtsuit-Darcy.jpg?h=450)
Mr. Darcy's formal Court ensemble
![Colour Court of St. James' Palace](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/St-James-Palace-Colour-Court.jpg?h=450)
Colour Court of St. James' Palace
![palace elevation and layout in 1850](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/palace-layout-1850.jpg?h=450)
palace elevation and layout in 1850
![palace ground floor plan over the centuries](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/palace-ground-floor-present.jpg?h=450)
palace ground floor plan over the centuries
![The Guard Chamber, St. James's Palace, 1818](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StJames-guard-chamber.jpg?h=450)
The Guard Chamber, St. James's Palace, 1818
![Tapestry Room, St. James's Palace](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StJames-tapestry-room.jpg?h=450)
Tapestry Room, St. James's Palace
![St. James's Palace drawing room](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StJames-drawing-room.jpg?h=450)
St. James's Palace drawing room
![Queen's Levee Rooms at St. James's Palace, 1816](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StJames-Queens-levee-room-1816.jpg?h=450)
Queen's Levee Rooms at St. James's Palace, 1816
![King's Presence Chamber, St. James's Palace, 1816](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StJames-kings-presence-chamber-1816.jpg?h=450)
King's Presence Chamber, St. James's Palace, 1816
![St. James's Palace throne room in the present](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/StJames-throne-room.jpg?h=450)
St. James's Palace throne room in the present
![Prince of Wales, still the Prince Regent in 1817](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/PrinceRegent-1816.jpg?h=450)
Prince of Wales, still the Prince Regent in 1817
![King George IV in 1821](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/George-IV-1821.jpg?h=450)
King George IV in 1821
![Almack's Assembly Ballroom on King's Street](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Almacks-KingStreet.jpg?h=450)
Almack's Assembly Ballroom on King's Street
![Almack's official voucher granted in 1817 by these patronesses:](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/almacks-voucher.jpg?h=450)
Almack's official voucher granted in 1817 by these patronesses:
![Princess Theresa Esterhazy of Austria](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Princess-Esterhazy.jpg?h=450)
Princess Theresa Esterhazy of Austria
![Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, Countess of Jersey](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Countess-Jersey.jpg?h=450)
Lady Sarah Sophia Fane, Countess of Jersey
![Princess Dorothea Benckendorff, Countess von Lieven](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/Dorothea-Lieven1.jpg?h=450)
Princess Dorothea Benckendorff, Countess von Lieven
![Amelia Anne Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Viscountess-Castlereagh.jpg?h=450)
Amelia Anne Stewart, Viscountess Castlereagh
![Emily Lamb, Countess of Cowper](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lady-Cowper.jpg?h=450)
Emily Lamb, Countess of Cowper
![Maria Margaret Craven, Countess of Sefton](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lady-Septon.jpg?h=450)
Maria Margaret Craven, Countess of Sefton
![Mrs. Clementina Drummond-Burrell](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Clementina-Drummond-Burrell.jpg?h=450)
Mrs. Clementina Drummond-Burrell
![dancing at Almack's, 1828](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Almacks-1828.jpg?h=450)
dancing at Almack's, 1828
![Drury Lane Theatre Royal, 1821](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Drury-Lane-Theatre-1821.jpg?h=450)
Drury Lane Theatre Royal, 1821
![Goethe's "Faust"](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Faust-poster.jpg?h=450)
Goethe's "Faust"
![Lady Simone, Marchioness of Fotherby](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Simone-Fotherby.jpg?h=450)
Lady Simone, Marchioness of Fotherby
![Drury Lane Theatre Royal interior, 1808](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Drury-Lane-interior1808.jpg?h=450)
Drury Lane Theatre Royal interior, 1808
![Darcy House foyer](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/DH-foyer.jpg?h=450)
Darcy House foyer
![Darcy House ballroom](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ballroom.jpg?h=450)
Darcy House ballroom
ballroom
![William Arden, 2nd Baron Alvanley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lord-Alvanley.jpg?h=450)
William Arden, 2nd Baron Alvanley
![Marchioness of Warrow](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lady-Warrow.jpg?h=450)
Marchioness of Warrow
![Mr. Sebastian Butler, Viscount Nell, the future Earl of Essenton](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Sebastian-Butler.jpg?h=450)
Mr. Sebastian Butler, Viscount Nell, the future Earl of Essenton
![portrait of Elizabeth with Alexander](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Portrait-motherchild.jpg?h=450)
portrait of Elizabeth with Alexander
![back to Pemberley for the summer](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-summer.jpg?h=450)
back to Pemberley for the summer
![Graceholm Hall in Hertfordshire, home of the Nash family](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Graceholm-Hall.jpg?h=450)
Graceholm Hall in Hertfordshire, home of the Nash family
![summer party at country manor](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/country-party.jpg?h=450)
summer party at country manor
![Mr. Anthony Falke](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Anthony-Falke.jpg?h=450)
Mr. Anthony Falke
![heartbroken Kitty Bennet](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kitty-heartbreak.jpg?h=450)
heartbroken Kitty Bennet
![Jane Bingley and newborn Ethan](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jane-Ethan.jpg?h=450)
Jane Bingley and newborn Ethan
![map of Castleton area of the Peak District, Derbyshire](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/castleton-map.jpg?h=450)
map of Castleton area of the Peak District, Derbyshire
![Edale Valley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Edale-valley.jpg?h=450)
Edale Valley
![River Noe in Hope Valley, location of Chelmbridge Manor](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/River-Noe.jpg?h=450)
River Noe in Hope Valley, location of Chelmbridge Manor
![Peveril Castle on the bluffs](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peveril-Castle-landscape.jpg?h=450)
Peveril Castle on the bluffs
![ruins of Peveril Castle](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peveril-Castle-Keep.jpg?h=450)
ruins of Peveril Castle
![Edale Valley with Mam Tor in center](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Mam-Tor-Edale-Valley.jpg?h=450)
Edale Valley with Mam Tor in center
![Treak Cliff Cavern, interior chamber](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Treak-Cavern.jpg?h=450)
Treak Cliff Cavern, interior chamber
![pillar of "blue john" inside Treak Cliff Cavern](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Treak-Cavern-blue-john.jpg?h=450)
pillar of "blue john" inside Treak Cliff Cavern
![vein of Blue John in Treak Cliff Cavern](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/blue-john-vein.jpg?h=450)
vein of Blue John in Treak Cliff Cavern
![souvenirs created with blue-john](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Blue-John-gifts.jpg?h=450)
souvenirs created with blue-john
![a content Alexander sleeping with Dog](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alexander-holding-Dog.jpg?h=450)
a content Alexander sleeping with Dog
![stairway leading down into Speedwell Cavern](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Speedwell-Cavern-stairs.jpg?h=450)
stairway leading down into Speedwell Cavern
![Speedwell Cavern canal](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Speedwell-canal.jpg?h=450)
Speedwell Cavern canal
!["Bottomless Pit" chamber deep inside Speedwell Cavern](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Speedwell-Cavern-Bottomless-Pit.jpg?h=450)
"Bottomless Pit" chamber deep inside Speedwell Cavern
![village of Edale](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Edale-village.jpg?h=450)
village of Edale
![Edale cross](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Edale-cross.jpg?h=450)
Edale cross
![Rushedge rocks on Kinder Scout](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rushedge-rocks.jpg?h=450)
Rushedge rocks on Kinder Scout
![Kinder Scout northwest](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kinder-Scout-northwest.jpg?h=450)
Kinder Scout northwest
![Kinder Scout north view](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kinder-Scout-north.jpg?h=450)
Kinder Scout north view
![Kinder Scout downfall](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kinder-downfall.jpg?h=450)
Kinder Scout downfall
!["Life & Adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Crew"](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Bampfylde-Moore-Carew.jpg?h=450)
"Life & Adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Crew"
![Peak Cavern (Devil's Arse) crevice with Peveril Castle above](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peak-Cavern-approach.jpg?h=450)
Peak Cavern (Devil's Arse) crevice with Peveril Castle above
![rope makers live & work inside mouth of Peak Cavern](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/peak-cavern-mouth.jpg?h=450)
rope makers live & work inside mouth of Peak Cavern
![Peak Cavern entrance in 1830](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peak-Cavern-entrance-1830.jpg?h=450)
Peak Cavern entrance in 1830
![people dwelling inside the cavern](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peak-Cavern-mouth-1830.jpg?h=450)
people dwelling inside the cavern
![old rope-maker's hut](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peak-Cavern-rope-maker-hut.jpg?h=450)
old rope-maker's hut
![Peak Cavern inner chamber](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Peak-Cavern-chamber.jpg?h=450)
Peak Cavern inner chamber
![rock avalanche](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/rock-avalanche.jpg?h=450)
rock avalanche
![Hathersage Valley in Derbyshire](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hathersage-Valley.jpg?h=450)
Hathersage Valley in Derbyshire
![Hathersage Moors](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Hathersage-moors.jpg?h=450)
Hathersage Moors
![The Darcys return to Pemberley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-painting.jpg?h=450)
The Darcys return to Pemberley
![Serene, beautiful autumn at Pemberley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-autumn.jpg?h=450)
Serene, beautiful autumn at Pemberley
![Derbyshire in the fall](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Derbyshire-autumn.jpg?h=450)
Derbyshire in the fall
![Alexander enjoys gardening like his mama](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alexander-squash-basket.jpg?h=450)
Alexander enjoys gardening like his mama
![A secret romance. Who?](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/secret-romance.jpg?h=450)
A secret romance. Who?
![Lake District where the Darcys' holiday with friends](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lake-District.jpg?h=450)
Lake District where the Darcys' holiday with friends
![Destined to only be friends? Or something more?](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Georgiana-Richard.jpg?h=450)
Destined to only be friends? Or something more?
![Alexander Darcy, one year old](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alexander-1year.jpg?h=450)
Alexander Darcy, one year old
![Happy Birthday Alexander!](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Alexander-cake.jpg?h=450)
Happy Birthday Alexander!
![Winter descends upon Pemberley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Pemberley-winter6.jpg?h=450)
Winter descends upon Pemberley
![Pemberley foyer decorated in blue-themed Christmas](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-blue-theme.jpg?h=450)
Pemberley foyer decorated in blue-themed Christmas
![The Darcys' third Christmas, quietly spent at Pemberley](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Christmas-Pemberley.jpg?h=450)
The Darcys' third Christmas, quietly spent at Pemberley
![Elizabeth, ill with a cold](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Lizzy-ill.jpg?h=450)
Elizabeth, ill with a cold
![Curative holiday in Matlock Bath](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Matlock-Bath.jpg?h=450)
Curative holiday in Matlock Bath
![River Derwent, High Tor, and Matlock Bridge](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Derwent-and-High-Tor.jpg?h=450)
River Derwent, High Tor, and Matlock Bridge
![Room at the New Bath Hotel](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Matlock-Bath-hotelroom.jpg?h=450)
Room at the New Bath Hotel
![quiet streets of Matlock Bath](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Matlock-streets.jpg?h=450)
quiet streets of Matlock Bath
![Rivallain, estate of the Earl of Matlock near the baths](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rivallain-Matlock.jpg?h=450)
Rivallain, estate of the Earl of Matlock near the baths
![Király thermal bath in Budapest, built in 16th century and still functioning](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Kiraly-Bath-Budapest.jpg?h=450)
Király thermal bath in Budapest, built in 16th century and still functioning
![c1900 picture of Roman bath chamber in Bath, England](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roman-Bath.jpg?h=450)
c1900 picture of Roman bath chamber in Bath, England
![Moonbow Falls in Matlock Bath](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/moonbow-falls.jpg?h=450)
Moonbow Falls in Matlock Bath
![a moonbow](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/moonbow.jpg?h=450)
a moonbow
moonbow
![Richard Fitzwilliam's wedding](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fitzwilliam-wedding.jpg?h=450)
Richard Fitzwilliam's wedding
![Richard Fitzwilliam's new family](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Fitzwilliam-family.jpg?h=450)
Richard Fitzwilliam's new family
![a fortuitous encounter happens in a dark library where someone meets . . .](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/library-encounter.jpg?h=450)
a fortuitous encounter happens in a dark library where someone meets . . .
![Major General Randall Artois](https://i0.wp.com/sharonlathanauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Major-General-Randall-Artois.jpg?h=450)
Major General Randall Artois