Call Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot and Mr. and Mrs. Darcy. A literary mystery is a foot in Lyme Regis. Jane Austen’s head is missing! Adrianne Maslen reports in the Bridport News that a stone bust representing the famous author which was the centerpiece of the Jane Austen Garden on Lyme’s seafront has vanished. The garden [...]
Archive for March, 2010
The Mysterious Disappearance in Lyme Regis of Miss Austen’s Head
Posted in Jane Austen in the News, tagged Jane Austen, Lyme-Regis on 31 March 2010 | 1 Comment »
Myth and Mirth: A Review of Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World by Claire Harman
Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Biography Book Reviews, tagged Biography, Book Reviews, Books, Claire Harman, Jane Austen, Nonfiction on 30 March 2010 | 9 Comments »
Guest review by RegencyRomantic The moment I opened Jane’s Fame, the catchy titles of certain chapters – Praise and Pewter, Canon and Canonisation, Jane AustenTM hooked me and I knew I was in for a ride. I was not disappointed. Claire Harman’s new biography of Jane Austen is an engaging and brave account of the [...]
Rare Presentation of Copy of Jane Austen’s Emma Commands £325,000
Posted in Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, tagged Anne Sharp, Classic British Literature, Fiction, Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Emma on 29 March 2010 | 8 Comments »
Jonkers Rare Books, of Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames has announced today that an undisclosed British collector has paid £325,000 for the rare first edition presentation copy of Jane Austen’s novel Emma once owned by her dear friend Anne Sharp. Jonkers has owned the three volume set since June 2008 when it outbid all other participants at [...]
Sunday Smile: Period Drama Montage
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jane Austen, Period Drama's, Sunday Smile, Videos, YouTube on 28 March 2010 | 8 Comments »
Gulity pleasure indulgence. Enjoy!
Winners Announced in the ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’ Giveaways
Posted in Blog Events, By the Seaside with Sanditon, tagged By the Seaside with Sanditon, Giveaways, Jane Austen, Sanditon on 27 March 2010 | 6 Comments »
Many thanks to all who participated in the ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’ event here March 15-21st. Here are the lucky winners in the giveaway contests. Day 1 – Penguin Classics Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon, by Jane Austen Marie Burton Day 2 – Naxos AudioBooks recording of The Watsons and Sanditon, by Jane [...]
Sanditon, by Jane Austen and Another Lady: A Review
Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Books, Fiction, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Sequels, Sanditon, Sanditon by Another Lady on 27 March 2010 | 6 Comments »
Last unfinished works by acclaimed novelist have an irresistible attraction. Inevitably someone will want to complete them. Psychologically we all want closure in our own lives as well as our literature. I readily admit when I first read Sanditon, Jane Austen’s last unfinished novel, and came to the last lines in chapter 12, “Poor Mr. [...]
‘The Jane Austen Story’ new exhibit at Winchester Cathedral opens April 10, 2010
Posted in Jane Austen's Life & Times, tagged Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Death, The Jane Austen Story, Winchester Cathedral on 25 March 2010 | 9 Comments »
In celebration of the upcoming bicentenary decade of Jane Austen’s published works (1811-2011), a new permanent exhibit will open on April 10, 2010 at her resting place Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England. The exhibit will reveal the renowned British author’s life and times in Hampshire and focus prominence to her grave site in the cathedral’s north [...]
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