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Jane Austen Illustrators: Book Design Inspired by Austen’s Work & Times

Posted in Jane Austen Illustrators, tagged , , , , , on 29 February 2008 | 2 Comments »

DESIGN “Tell your sister I am delighted to hear of her improvement on the harp; and pray let her know that I am quite in raptures with her beautiful little design for a table, and I think it infinitely superior to Miss Grantley’s.” Caroline Bingley, Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 10 Recently, I posted an announcement of [...]

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Sin & Sensibility: An Almost Austen-less Holiday

Posted in Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, tagged , , , , on 28 February 2008 | 2 Comments »

DELIGHTFUL “They are going to be encamped near Brighton; and I do so want papa to take us all there for the summer! It would be such a delicious scheme, and I dare say would hardly cost anything at all. Mamma would like to go too of all things! Only think what a miserable summer [...]

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101 Things You Didn’t Know About Jane Austen, by Patrice Hannon – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Biography Book Reviews, Jane Austen Facts & Fun Book Reviews, Jane Austen's Life & Times Book Reviews, tagged , , , on 22 February 2008 | 1 Comment »

THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD’S MOST  INTRIGUING LITERARY HEROINE   Knowledge is power. Sir Francis Bacon, Religious Meditations, Of Heresies, 1597 Everything united in him; good understanding, correct opinions, knowledge of the world, and a warm heart. The Narrator on William Elliot, Persuasion, Chapter 16 Most biographies of Jane Austen will reveal the quiet life [...]

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Book-It Repertory Theatre: Persuasion Review

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen Stage Productions, Jane Austen's Persuasion, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , on 19 February 2008 | 2 Comments »

A PERSUASIVE ADAPTATION OF AUSTEN’S CLASSIC How eloquent could Anne Elliot have been! How eloquent, at least, were her wishes on the side of early warm attachment, and a cheerful confidence in futurity, against that over-anxious caution which seems to insult exertion and distrust Providence! She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as [...]

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Jane Austen for Dummies, by Joan Klingel Ray – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Critiques & Analysis Book Reviews, Jane Austen Facts & Fun Book Reviews, Jane Austen's Life & Times Book Reviews, Jane Austen's Novels & Letters Book Reviews, tagged , , , on 18 February 2008 | 9 Comments »

JANE AUSTEN FOR DUMMIES, OR SMARTIES?   Ok, who wants to be called a dummy, or heaven forbid, admit that you are a dummy? Show of hands please. Well, not me, and certainly not any of those accomplished, well educated, and urbane literati who call themselves Janeites! Right? So, Jane Austen for Dummies? Let’s be kind [...]

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Jane Austen Illustrators: Ann Kronheimer

Posted in Jane Austen Illustrators, tagged , , , , on 17 February 2008 | 3 Comments »

 “It is very pretty,” said Mr. Woodhouse.”So prettily done! Just as your drawings always are, my dear. I do not know any body who draws so well as you do. The only thing I do not thoroughly like is, that she seems to be sitting out of doors, with only a little shawl over her [...]

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