September 2011

Kenwood House ...

This estate in Hampstead Heath, England, was the imagined setting of my Hartwood Hall in Second Summer of War. Here, Emily is the reluctant guest -- prisoner -- of the Duke and Duchess of Belmont and their unsavoury sons, Wetherell, the Marquess of Monroe, and Lord Somerton Lindsay.

Further Reading:

English Heritage Kenwood House

Artfund Kenwood House

Historical Background – Brass Monkey

Historical Background – Son of a Gun

Historical Background – The Age of Sail

Historical Backdrop – Magpie

Historical Backdrop – Dr. Leander Braden

Historical Backdrop – Francis ‘Fly’ Austen

Rules Restaurant, Maiden Lane

Somerset House

Admiralty House, London

Transatlantic Journey Ft. Lauderdale to Lisbon

Destination Portsmouth

Admiralty House – Searching The Archives

Exploring Jane Austen’s Literary Home

Kenwood House England

Exploring HMS Victory

Inspiration – Visit to the HMS Surprise