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Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen, edited by Susannah Carson asks the question: Why do we read Jane Austen? 33 authors answer why. Review of the book.
Jane Austen in Vermont (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ever wonder what happens to all those books and manuscripts that show up at auction and then disappear somewhere into the ether, briefly looked at wistfully in the catalogue and then only something you file away in your bibliographic memory chip?? I know I do this with all the Jane Austen materials [see the post my Bygone [...]
Pat's Fantasy Hotlist (Free subscription) | yesterday
In hardcover: Brandon Sanderson and Robert Jordan's The Gathering Storm is down three spots, finishing its second week on the NYT list at number 4. For more info about this title: Canada , USA , Europe . Charlaine Harris' A Touch of Dead is down four positions, ending its fifth week on the charts at number 19. For more info about this title: Canada , USA , Europe . Anne Rice's Angel Time is down nine...
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
1. Because Carey Mulligan (Pride and Prejudice 2005) is said to be outstanding in this film. The role has made her a break-out star. Sensitive, clever, and intelligent films are few and far between. They save the film industry from catering primarily to young males, whose appetites for Transformers, Saw, and 2012 are insatiable. 2. Because Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility), the school's head mistress,...
Book Nut (Free subscription) | yesterday
Five years. When I started this blog, I had no idea that it'd develop into something I enjoy doing so much. When I started this blog, I had no idea that I'd write more than 1,000 posts. When I started this blog, I had no idea that I'd make as many friends and read as many books as I have. Then again, five years is a long time! And as I am feeling generous, and because I want to thank y'all for reading...
Sorrow at Sills Bend (Free subscription) | yesterday
It's raining now, which is a relief after the awful week of early February weather in late November. I will be doing my bit to contribute airplane emissions over the next three weeks - on Monday I'm going to Queensland to teach the Jane Austen summer school again. It's on Mansfield Park. I haven't had a lot of time to plan it - in theory I was going to finish my marking by last Monday, but I actually...
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home (Free subscription) | yesterday
How to download free books directly via your Kindle’s built-in Web browser? Alas, Project Gutenberg and most other public domain sites aren’t optimized right now for devices with small screens and slow browsers. And free download guides—with links to public domain books—are not as easy and convenient to use as they could be. Enter FreeKindleBooks.org. [...]
Austenprose (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mark your calendars for January 24th, 2010 at 9:00 pm for the North American premiere of the new miniseries Emma on Masterpiece Classic on PBS. Staring Romola Garai (Atonement, Daniel Deronda) as the handsome, clever and rich heroine Emma Woodhouse, this new 3 part historical drama/comedy will run on three consecutive Sundays: January 24th (2 [...]
In the Dark (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
My trip to Bath yesterday turned out to be very enjoyable and entirely free of aqueous complications. The train ran on time from Cardiff to Bath Spa, although it was hideously overcrowded. About an hour later I was met at the station by Gary Mathlin and taken to the University campus in his car. I [...]
Jane Austen Sequels by Jane Odiwe (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
In celebration of the publication of Willoughby's Return, Vic (from Jane Austen Today) and I have decided to write a series of posts as Jane Austen characters from Sense and Sensibility. Recently, Lucy Ferrars wrote a letter to Elinor Ferrars - Vic is writing as Lucy and my response shows Elinor's thoughts and point of view! We thought it might be fun to see how these sister-in-laws might behave now...
FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
JR Books is publishing a biography of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer to coincide with the release of the movie adaptation of her novel New Moon (Atom). Bedazzled by George Beahm, a biography of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer will be published on November 20, 2009. The book’s publication will coincide with the release of the movie adaptation [...]
Risky Regencies (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
I know I should be writing something erudite about the latest Harlequin-RWA debacle but I'm also reading Terry Pratchett and I think it's coloring my perception. Truly, this is something that belongs in Discworld . I am also in the thick of deadline hell and am about to behead Jane Austen so you can see I'm rather distracted. So I'll tell you instead what I did last weekend, which was to attend the...
Strangegirl.com Blog (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
TVShowsOnDVD.com reports: The BBC and distributor Warner Home Video have announced that the 4-part 2009 mini-series, Jane Austen’s Emma, will arrive on DVD this February 9th. The 2-disc set running 240 minutes will cost $34.98 SRP, and include 3 bonus Featurettes and an Interview: Emma’s Locations Emma’s Costumes Emma’s Music Emma’s Mr. Woodhouse – interview with...
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Q. Which six actors from the 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee have been featured in the Harry Potter movies? If you can list them, you are indeed a true Austen/Potter movie buff. Answer to be posted tomorrow. This pop quiz is brought to you by Jane Austen Film Adaptations Locations page at Sara Eastle Locations: the good folks who represent thousands of historic homes in...
Austenprose (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
When the new Austen literary tome A Truth Universally Acknowledged edited by Susannah Carson started off with a foreword by Harold Bloom the famous American writer, literary critic and current Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University, I was more than a bit anxious fearing the book would be over my head. Firstly, I [...]
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