Welcome Over the next month we will be delving into Jane Austen’s most popular work, Pride and Prejudice by celebrating our origins, the novel, without any paranormal or mythical creatures mashed into it. Included with the event will be a group read, guest blogs on history, culture, plot, characterization, movie and book reviews and its [...]
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‘Pride and Prejudice without Zombies’: Event & Novel Introduction: Day 1 Giveaway
Posted in Blog Events, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, Pride and Prejudice without Zombies, tagged Books, Classic Literature, Elizabeth Bennet, Giveaways, Group Read, Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice without Zombies, Swag on 15 June 2010 | 30 Comments »
Welcome to ‘Pride and Prejudice without Zombies’ – Reclaiming the Classic
Posted in Blog Events, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, Pride and Prejudice without Zombies, tagged Books, Classic Literature, Elizabeth Bennet, Group Read, Jane Austen, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice without Zombies on 15 June 2010 | Comments Off
“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.” Elizabeth Bennet, Chapter 5 Welcome, to ‘Pride and Prejudice without Zombies’, an in depth look at Jane Austen’s delightfully witty and compellingly romantic novel Pride and Prejudice. Please join us June 15th through July 17th 2010 as we reclaim Jane Austen’s classic novel [...]
Sunday Smile: Pride and Prejudice and North and South Trailer
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Bonnet Dramas, Elizabeth Gaskell, Jane Austen, North and South, Pride and Prejudice, Richard Armitage on 13 June 2010 | 7 Comments »
Bonnet drama fans are so clever. This mash-up of two of my favorite movies really made me smile. Hope you enjoy it too.
‘Pride and Prejudice without Zombies’ Group Reading Schedule and Resources
Posted in Blog Events, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, Pride and Prejudice without Zombies, tagged Books, Classic Literature, Group Read, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudcie, Pride and Prejudice without Zombies on 10 June 2010 | 9 Comments »
The ‘Pride and Prejudice without Zombies’ event begins right here on Austenprose on Tuesday, June 15th with an introduction to the novel and list of characters. To prime readers for the group read that starts the following day, here is the group reading schedule and some great reading and listening sources. Group Reading Schedule Pride [...]
Northanger Alibi, by Jenni James – A Review
Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Contemporary Inspired Book Reviews, Young Adult Fiction Book Reviews, tagged Austenesque Books, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Sequels, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Jenni James, Northanger Alibi, Twlilight, Vampires, Werewolves, Young Adult Novel on 8 June 2010 | 15 Comments »
What qualifies a story as a retelling of a Jane Austen novel? Reverent adherence to Austen’s plot line? Faithful interpretation of characterization? Emulation of her prose style? I asked myself these questions several times while reading Jenni James’ new novel Northanger Alibi, the first book in her Austen Diaries series of contemporary counterparts to Austen’s [...]
Penelope Hughes-Hallet, Author of My Dear Cassandra Succumbs at 82
Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, Jane Austen's Letters, Jane Austen's Life & Times, Jane Austen's Works, tagged Books, Glebe Farm, Hampshire, Jane Austen, My Dear Cassandra, Patience Close, Penelope Fairbain, Penelope Hughes-Hallet, Steventon, The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen on 3 June 2010 | 4 Comments »
My dear Cassandra, Where shall I begin? Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first? – Jane Austen, June 15, 1808 Two years ago I purchased the lovely illustrated volume My Dear Cassandra by Penelope Hughes-Hallet (1990). Inspired by Jane Austen’s close relationship with her sister Cassandra, it is chockablock full of [...]
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