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Austenprose (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad The Pump Room’s Little-Known and Well-Known Facts at Jane Austen’s World As faithful readers of Jane Austen’s novel Northanger Abbey know, Bath plays a central part in the adventures of the young heroine Catherine Morland. Her first excursion to this famous health [...]
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Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Did anyone catch the Masterpiece Mystery presentation of The Shadow in the North last week on PBS? If so, you might have recognized a few Austen actors from The Complete Jane Austen which aired on Masterpiece Classic from January – April this year. Reprising their roles in the previous Philip Pullman adaptation of The Ruby in the Smoke (2006) were Billie Piper (Fanny Price in Mansfield Park) as Sally...
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Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the Pump-room the next day, secure within herself of seeing Mr. Tilney there before the morning were over, and ready to meet him with a smile; - but no smile was demanded - Mr. Tilney did not appear. Every creature in Bath, except himself, was to [...]
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Austenprose (Free subscription) | yesterday
Austen-esque author Amanda Grange kicks off our guests bloggers during ‘Go Gothic with Northanger Abbey’ event as she joins us today to chat about a very important topic; possibly the most important topic to many - Henry Tilney - who is the protagonist of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and the hero of her next novel [...]
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Austenprose (Free subscription) | yesterday
The true misfortune , which besets any young lady who believes herself destined for fortune and favour, is to find that she has been born into an unsuitable family. Lydia Bennet of Longbourn, Hertfordshire, not only believed that her mama and papa had most likely stolen her from noble parents, but also considered it a [...]
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AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere (Free subscription) | yesterday
After enjoying breakfast, we gathered for the first plenary session of the day, Claudia Johnson speaking on “Conjuring Jane Austen.” The listed title was “Can We Ever Have Enough of Jane Austen'”, which was a subject Dr. Johnson covered as well. Her talk was as fascinating as anticipated, scholarly yet witty, and now I’m really [...]
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
This weekend two of my house mates and I went to Lyme Regis. Emily Ali and I had such a good time exploring Lyme. Jane Austen's novel Persuasion is partial based in Lyme. We loved going to the Cobb and walking though we almost got blown off the top.Getting to Lyme was very crazy. We went to Salisbury but then when we got onto the next train we did not know that the first 3 cars split off and we
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Newmark's Door (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Jane Austen: Bitch, Please. Get Beat Up a Lot, Pencil Neck? . . . Without Sashimi. I've Been Highlighting My Hair for Years in Preparation. Why John Bought a Laser Pointer.
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Austenprose (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
The ultimate Austen adventure continues with our featured weekly columnist, Virginia Claire Tharrington straight from the trenches of Austen central, The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England where she is interning until December. Join her every Saturday as she shares with us her incredible adventure that every Janeite, and even Austen’s heroine Catherine Morland would [...]
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Hello to all I know I have not been posting like I should but papers have started this week so everything has been a little crazy I have been guiding more at the Jane Austen Centre which has been wonderful and I am becoming much more confident in the talks. We started reading Pride and Prejudice in my Jane Austen class and I when we read the first chapter aloud I got to read the part of Mrs. Be
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AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
I should have blogged this last night but was too exhausted after leaving for the airport at 4:30 a.m.! But I know our Gentle Readers are eager for a report, and I found myself with a few minutes free and free wifi in the hotel lobby. (FTW!) (and yes, I’m abandoning the editorial “we” [...]
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thomasfortenberry.net (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Could not agree more with Charlotte Higgins in her article: The profound, vivid beauty of ancient Greece Far from being stuffy or worthy, the great writers of ancient Greece left a legacy of thrilling, provocative work. It’s a very exciting week for me: my latest book, It’s All Greek To Me, is published tomorrow, and today the Guardian [...]
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The Upward Call (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Thursday, October 02, 2008 I'm studying Romans. I've been trying to outline it, but it is work, for sure. Paul's writing style is not the typical three point document all laid out that went through multiple editions.I'm trying to outline it so that I can be aware of the flow of thought of the book, but it does not read like a thesis paper, obviously. I was thinking about it, and I realized how many...
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ESV Bible Blog (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Amy Letinsky recently put her Bibles on Shelfari, an online “virtual bookshelf” application. After noting that she hadn’t included the Bible as one of her “top ten” books, she writes: There are a lot of reasons why I put other books ahead of the Bible. Perhaps with my daily devotion to reading it, I’ve made it [...]
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AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Welcome to our weekly feature in which we list upcoming local events of interest to Jane Austen fans. Even if these events are not in your area, keep checking back–maybe your own town will pop up one of these days. Saturday, October 4, 2008, Iowa City, Iowa: English country dance lessons at the Senior Center Assembly [...]
