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Me and Mr. Darcy, (not the book …)

Posted in Austenesque Books, Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen Inspired, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 27 June 2008 | 2 Comments »

“And that,” said Mrs. Reynolds, pointing to another of the miniatures, “is my master — and very like him. It was drawn at the same time as the other — about eight years ago.”   “I have heard much of your master’s fine person,” said Mrs. Gardiner, looking at the picture; “it is a handsome face. [...]

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Bookish on Jane Austen

Posted in Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 21 June 2008 | 1 Comment »

“Oh! certainly,” cried his faithful assistant, “no one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with. A woman must have a thorough knowledge of music, singing, drawing, dancing, and the modern languages, to deserve the word; and besides all this, she must possess a certain something in her [...]

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Jane Austen and The Battle of Waterloo

Posted in Jane Austen's Letters, Jane Austen's Life & Times, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 18 June 2008 | 3 Comments »

Allied troops entering Paris after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte “the little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush, as produces so little effect after so much labour” Letter to Edward Austen, 16 December 1816, The Letters of Jane Austen Today marks the anniversary of the Battle [...]

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Jane Austen’s Lydia Bennet: Her Life Credo

Posted in Austenesque Books, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 16 June 2008 |

“Look here, I have bought this bonnet. I do not think it is very pretty; but I thought I might as well buy it as not. I shall pull it to pieces as soon as I get home, and see if I can make it up any better.” Lydia Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 39  [...]

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Jane Austen Illustrators: Douglas Warner Gorsline

Posted in Jane Austen Illustrators, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, tagged , , , , , , on 14 June 2008 | 1 Comment »

Douglas Warner Gorsline (1913-1985) was an American book illustrator and fine artist whose line drawings and full color paintings were included in the 1949 edition of Pride and Prejudice, published by The John C. Winston Company of Philadelphia. The book was part of a series of the ten greatest novels in the world selected by author W. [...]

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Breaking News: Tornado Tom Lefroy Hits Austenland

Posted in Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen in the News, Jane Austen's Letters, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 12 June 2008 | 2 Comments »

“At length the day is come on which I am to flirt my last with Tom Lefroy … My tears flow as I write at the melancholy idea” Jane Austen Letter to Cassandra Austen, 16 January 1796, The Letters of Jane Austen My Dear Miss Austen,   Our tears flow too dear Jane. A tornado has hit [...]

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