Jane Austen in Vermont (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
In my email today, the latest newsletter from the Jane Austen Centre in Bath: see this link to an article on “Christmas Day with the Austen Family.” And on my bookshelf … I highly recommend the book Jane Austen’s Christmas: the Festive Season in Georgian England, compiled by Maria Hubert [Sutton Publishing, 1996] (the book is out [...]
Austenprose (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
GIFT NUMBER 10 Art Prints inspired by Darcy & Elizabeth, by Elloh at Esty Want to ogle over portraits of Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet in your own family gallery? These two realistic and clever likenesses of the hero and heroine from the 1995 miniseries of Pride and Prejudice are incredibly like actors Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. [...]
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
So yesterday I had my final Jane Austen class with Felicity James. It was so wonderful. We talked about Persuasion and the revised chapters. The final chapters of Persuasion might be some of my favorites throughout all her works. Anne and Capt. Harville's discussion of men vs. womens constancy and who loves longest is one of the most touching pieces of writing. Anne also makes some of the best com
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
This student adores Jane Austen Class with a list that is so exuberant that I find her enthusiasm infectious. I won't quote all of AfricaBleu's reasons for loving her class, so please click on this link to read them all: Why I Adore My Jane Austen 1. My professor is English, so even the most mundane details are thrilling when spoken with that accent. 2. Sitting down to read my assignments is like...
bookshelves of doom (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
From the Daily Mail: Museum staff have been shocked to find mounds of human ash around the grounds, left by relatives creeping in to honour the final wishes of loved ones. But the management of Jane Austen's House Museum has...
Lemondrop (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Filed under: Odd News There are some things in British literature that will just never make sense, even with the aid of Cliff's Notes -- like what element of Jane Austen's writing inspires people to have their ashes strewn all over her estate. That's right -- museum... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Lemondrop (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Filed under: Humor , Odd News There are some things in British literature that will just never make sense, even with the aid of Cliff's Notes -- like what element of Jane Austen's writing inspires people to have their ashes strewn all over her estate. That's right -- museum... Read more Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Jane Austen’s novels centered around topics she knew best: hearth, home, neighborhood, and family. The following excerpts offer glimpses of the houses that Jane Austen described in her novels. Accompanying photos illustrate the interior of Chawton, a home in which Jane’s talents as a writer thrived. In Jane Austen’s Idea of a Home , S. [...]
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Oh, how droll: Ents and Sensibility. Posted by Vic
Following Austen (Free subscription) | 03/12/2008
Dear readers -- hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm beginning to feel well enough to enter the world of blogging again (though it has required a strict fish-and-vegetables diet... more on that soon). I'm thrilled to announce... Jane Austen's England 2009 Calendar Featuring pictures of the places Jane lived, loved and wrote about, including Steventon, Chawton, Box Hill, Bath, Lyme, Winchester...
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Miss Bennet? Mr. Santa Darcy says all truly accomplished young ladies of his acquaintance choose Austenflix for the holidays! Did you know that Netflix offers 32 Jane Austen inspired movies available to subscribers? Some of the great titles include all seven of this years The Complete Jane Austen series on Masterpiece Classic: Persuasion 2007, Northanger Abbey 2007, Mansfield Park 2007, Miss Austen...
dovegreyreader scribbles (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Things are going from bad to worse here because now not only am I knitting in the day...well, I can hardly bring myself to tell you but... oh God, how can I say it...though you might not be surprised because...
Lorem Ipsum (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
I just wrote the following to Project Gutenberg: I just encountered an interesting possible problem in your edition of Northanger...
AustenBlog . . . she's everywhere (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alert Janeite Lisa sent along a link to a fantastic opinion piece called “Why Jane Austen Matters,” written by a high school teacher with many disadvantaged students. For the past two weeks Andrea’s class has been finishing up our study of the Romantic writers in England and preparing to tackle the Victorians. As a bridge [...]
lying for a living (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jane Austen museum forced to ban fans from scattering human ashes in her garden. In an open letter to the Jane Austen Society, collections manager Louise West wrote: ‘While we understand many admirers of Jane Austen would love to have ashes laid here, it is something we do not allow. ‘It is distressing for visitors to see [...]
