Yours Faithfully, Amanda

September 24, 2018 Dear Jane, I shall, Jane, I shall! This is a quote from your masterpiece, Pride & Prejudice , and it reminded me of my time in England. I must confess that my imagination was taking flight with every new, astonishing location we came upon...  Also: Huzzah! I have begun Part Two of my England adventures! In truth, I was not sure that I would actually follow through on this momentous task, but here I am...following through. Small accomplishments, Jane, are life's greatest pleasures. And cake, of course. Small accomplishments and cake. Now, where did I leave off? Ah, yes- after Rachael and I nearly fainted from elated exhaustion onto our beds the night before, we awoke more or less refreshed and ready to explore London the next morning. Happily, another busy and delightful day was ahead of us! Day 2 If I remember correctly, day two was a Friday and it was exceedingly diverting. Now, to remind you of a delicate situation from my last letter: My glas

September 12, 2018 Dear Jane, The time has (finally) come for me to attempt to give a charming and thorough account of  my diverting holiday in England, though I must say that the thought of relating every happy moment and activity is daunting! Therefore, I have decided to do one or two days at a time. I am well aware that if I do not write it down, I shall forget it and that would be unpardonable. I cannot believe it has been a over a month since I returned home! Where has the summer gone, Jane? (But also, huzzah for the fast approach of Autumn!) The above quotation is from a letter you wrote in August of 1796 to your sister, Cassandra, upon arriving in London. Oh, you do make me laugh, Jane...and how fortuitous that I too was there in August! Night of the Flight It was all going exceedingly well as I drove to JFK international airport on the first of August, Jane. I had my new E-ZPass, there was barely any traffic between Connecticut and New York City (unheard of!), my car,