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Adieu Miss Woodhouse – Emma (2009) concludes on Masterpiece Classic

Posted in Emma Movies, Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , on 7 February 2010 | 7 Comments »

Episode three of Emma (2009) aired tonight on Masterpiece Classic PBS. I am feeling more than a bit of melancholia setting in!  There be spoilers ahead!  Despite being a “troublesome creature” throughout most of the story, Emma does redeem herself by admitting her misconceptions and blunders. How could we not forgive, admire and love her? [...]

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Emma (2009) concludes tomorrow night on Masterpiece Classic

Posted in Emma Movies, Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , on 6 February 2010 | 3 Comments »

Don’t miss the last episode of Emma 2009 staring Romola Garai on Masterpiece Classic PBS Sunday, February 7 from 9-10 PM. (check your local listing).

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Chick-lit dead? Back to Jane Austen folks!

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, tagged , , , , , on 5 February 2010 | 12 Comments »

      Occasionally, real authors walk into my book store and ask to sign their books, opposed to unreal authors who remain in that unknown nether galaxy of far, far away Authorland.  As a bookseller it’s always an unexpected surprise to meet an author face to face, reminding me that there is actually a person [...]

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Mr. Darcy’s Great Escape, by Marsha Altman – A Review

Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 3 February 2010 | 10 Comments »

A campy, madcap adventure story, Mr. Darcy’s Great Escape is Marsha Altman’s third book, in her Pride and Prejudice Continues series. The year is 1812, seven years after Elizabeth Bennet and her devoted sister Jane married Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley respectively, and the families are all returning to Longbourn for the wedding of Kitty Bennet, daughter number four. Within the first 100 pages, Elizabeth Darcy finds herself immersed in the intrigues of the Napoleonic War as she races across the continent to the rescue of Mr. Darcy, who has become imprisoned in a medieval cell in Transylvania! Unbelievable? Quite, but hang on . . . there’s more.

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Deconstructing Miss Emma Woodhouse

Posted in Emma Movies, Jane Austen Adaptations, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 1 February 2010 | 21 Comments »

The second episode of the new adaptation Emma (2009) aired last night on Masterpiece Classic. You can read my review of Emma and watch previous episodes until March 9th, 2010 at the Masterpiece website. As we move further into the story of Highbury’s misapplying match maker, I thought it would be interesting to delve into her character in the novel a bit deeper and explore the different Emma’s portrayed in the film and television adaptations.

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