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Jane Austen Inspired Calendars for 2010

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, Jane Austen Merchandise, tagged , , on 29 November 2009 | 4 Comments »

“A man who has nothing to do with his own time has no conscience in his intrusion on that of others.” Marianne Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 31  As the New Year quickly approaches, its time to select a new calendar to keep my life in order. Searching about the Internet, I discovered these beautiful [...]

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‘Prayers composed by my dear sister Jane’ – A Thankful Sense of Jane Austen’s Prayers

Posted in Jane Austen's Minor Works, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , on 25 November 2009 | 3 Comments »

“Give us a thankful sense of the blessings in which we live, of the many comforts of our lot; that we may not deserve to lose them by discontent or indifference. Hear us almighty God, for his sake who has redeemed us, and taught us thus to pray. Amen.” Prayer I, Jane Austen Happy Thanksgiving [...]

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Vampire Darcy’s Desire: A Pride and Prejudice Adaptation, by Regina Jeffers – An Excerpt

Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , on 24 November 2009 | 14 Comments »

Last June I posted a preview of Darcy’s Hunger, a new Pride and Prejudice retelling of Jane Austen’s famous love story with a vampire theme. Since then, the book has gone through a ‘turning’ so to speak with a new cover, an earlier release date of October 1st, 2009 and complete name change to Vampire [...]

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Emma 2009 Masterpiece Classic Preview

Posted in Emma Movies, Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , on 20 November 2009 | 7 Comments »

Mark your calendars for January 24th, 2010 at 9:00 pm for the North American premiere of the new miniseries Emma on Masterpiece Classic on PBS. Staring Romola Garai (Atonement, Daniel Deronda) as the handsome, clever and rich heroine Emma Woodhouse, this new 3 part historical drama/comedy will run on three consecutive Sundays: January 24th (2 [...]

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A Truth Universally Acknowledged: 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen, edited by Susannah Carson – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Critiques & Analysis Book Reviews, tagged , , on 18 November 2009 | 13 Comments »

When the new Austen literary tome A Truth Universally Acknowledged edited by Susannah Carson started off with a foreword by Harold Bloom the famous American writer, literary critic and current Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University, I was more than a bit anxious fearing the book would be over my head. Firstly, I [...]

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Jane Bites Back – An Excerpt

Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , on 14 November 2009 | 10 Comments »

Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford, a new Jane Austen contemporary vampire novel will be released for sale on 29 December 2009. Vic and I have both chatted about this book before on Jane Austen Today: first when the initial sale was announced in June of 2008, and recently in September when the cover [...]

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Austenprose Celebrates Second Anniversary – What Would Dear Jane Say?

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, tagged , , , , on 13 November 2009 | 20 Comments »

“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?” Another year in the Austen blogosphere has passed and I’m still here musing and muddling about on my favorite author and other related Regency folly and nonsense! Milestones are a great time to look back and [...]

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