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Austenprose on mini-break

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, tagged , , on 22 April 2009 | 1 Comment »

Austenprose is on a mini-break. Enjoy the book review archives or check out the continued battle of the Darcy’s and vote for which Mr. Darcy has the noble mien for you. The battle is close. Of the 1243 votes casts so far, Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen are neck and neck with 34 and 35% of the [...]

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Austen at Large: Mr. Elton on Facebook

Posted in Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , on 11 April 2009 | 11 Comments »

My class assignment taken to the fullest extent!    And of course he must have his say. Virginia Claire Virginia Claire, our Austen at Large roving reporter is a college student studying English literature and history who just returned from her time studying abroad in Bath England and working as an intern at the Jane [...]

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Pride and Prejudice in One Minute or Less!

Posted in Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , on 9 April 2009 | 6 Comments »

If zombies, time portals, aliens and sequels have recently overwhelmed your genteel sensibilities, here’s a quick Austen fix to bring you back to our roots.  Pride and Prejudice in one minute or less, by Jane Austen  It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be want [...]

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Little Dorrit Recap & Review of Episode Two on Masterpiece Classic

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , on 7 April 2009 | 4 Comments »

Affairs of the heart populate episode two with hopes and aspirations for all of the unattached characters in Masterpiece Classic’s miniseries of Little Dorrit. The episode opens with a wrenching blow to John Chivery (Russell Tovey), when Amy Dorrit (Claire Foy) rejects his tender marriage proposal. The touching scene played out with chilling sadness as [...]

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: (Jane Austen Ate Our Brain Long Ago) – A Review

Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on 5 April 2009 | 39 Comments »

We’ll confess all right up front. We don’t quite understand what the fuss is over Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Jane Austen ate our brain long ago and we have been an Austen zombie ever since, attentively working away for 200 years for her cause in pursuit of more brains to initiate into the holy [...]

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Austenland: A Novel, by Shannon Hale – A Review

Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 5 April 2009 | 7 Comments »

Mr. Darcy.  Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy. What is it about Jane Austen’s male protagonist in Pride and Prejudice — this aloof, arrogant man — that draws women to him like a moth to a flame? The mere mention of Mr. Darcy, sighs and dreamy-eyed, flushed expressions flourish.  But enough about me.  Back to  Austenland: A [...]

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