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Austen at Large: The Flaws & Perfections of Miss Eliza Bennet

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , on 28 February 2009 | 7 Comments »

As many people who read this blog each week may know, Elizabeth Bennet is my favorite heroine. She is witty, caring, intelligent, honest, and bold. All characteristics which though I myself may not possess, I respect them in characters, as well as in people. In Elizabeth Bennet I do not see an idealized woman, yet [...]

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Preview – Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World, by Claire Harman

Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , , on 27 February 2009 | 15 Comments »

Arriving in the post yesterday was a new Jane Austen biography/cultural history for my review consideration; Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World. Right off the top – I love the title of this book! It totally proclaims that Jane Austen HAS conquered the world, and I am just fine with that.  I read [...]

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Mansfield Park: Why does Fanny Price Rankle Our Ire?

Posted in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , on 25 February 2009 | 25 Comments »

When her two dances with him were over, her inclination and strength for more were pretty well at an end; and Sir Thomas, having seen her walk rather than dance down the shortening set, breathless, and with her hand at her side, gave his orders for her sitting down entirely. From that time Mr. Crawford [...]

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Masterpiece’s Oliver Twist Review: Darkness and Discordance Descend as Episode Two Fizzles

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , , on 23 February 2009 | 2 Comments »

Episode two of Masterpiece Classic’s Oliver Twist on PBS concluded last night with a dull thud. It also did not help that it was competing in the same time slot at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony, so viewers like me who taped Oliver watched it after an anti-climatic new and improved Oscars that also left [...]

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Mr. Darcy’s Dream, by Elizabeth Aston – A Review

Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on 22 February 2009 | 3 Comments »

Author Elizabeth Aston has become a nonpareil in the Austen sequel publishing industry. Her latest outing Mr. Darcy’s Dream will be her sixth Pride and Prejudice continuation in as many years. With so many authors out there jockeying for position in this competitive book niche, she remains on top and true to her vision consistently [...]

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Austen at Large: Some of my own prejudices when it come to Pride and Prejudice

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, Pride & Prejudice Movies, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 21 February 2009 | 20 Comments »

This week, as I began to reread Pride and Prejudice with my Jane Austen class, I have discovered some prejudices that I have. In reading a book that I know and love so well, I have almost found it hard to understand some people’s opinions of it. I will say that most girls in my [...]

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Persuasion: Does Anne Elliot have poor judgment?

Posted in Jane Austen's Persuasion, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , on 18 February 2009 | 5 Comments »

“Any acquaintance of Anne’s will always be welcome to me,” was Lady Russell’s kind answer.  “Oh! as to being Anne’s acquaintance,” said Mary, “I think he is rather my acquaintance, for I have been seeing him every day this last fortnight.”  “Well, as your joint acquaintance, then, I shall be very happy to see Captain [...]

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