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Preview of Jane Austen’s Emma: A Musical Romantic Comedy at the Old Globe

Posted in Jane Austen Stage Productions, tagged , , , , , on 31 December 2010 | 7 Comments »

Jane Austen’s Emma, the new romantic comedy from Tony Award nominated composer Paul Gordon and directed by Tony Award nominee, Jeff Calhoun, is a musical production of Austen classic story of our favorite nonsensical girl. It premiers January 15, and runs through February 27, 2011 at the Old Globe Theatre in Dan Diego, California. Emma, [...]

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The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011

Posted in Austenesque Books, Blog Events, Jane Austen Inspired, Reading Challenges, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 30 December 2010 | 250 Comments »

2011 is a celebratory year for Jane Austen and her legion of fans. It marks the bicentenary of her first published novel, Sense and Sensibility. Since 1811, we have been enjoying her romantic, dramatic and witty story filled with divergent characters – the Dashwood sisters: cool, practical Elinor and emotional, impulsive Marianne, and the men [...]

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Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2011

Posted in Austenesque Books, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , on 29 December 2010 | 16 Comments »

We are adding the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2011 to our “to do” list for next year. Their won’t really be much more effort on our part since we will be reading many Regency-era books anyway, and we do like the notion of amalgamating all our reading for next year into multiple reading challenges. It [...]

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Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Jane Austen Inspired, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , on 28 December 2010 | 161 Comments »

We love a good mystery – and when that mystery is combined with our favorite author Jane Austen – all is right in our reading world. Happily since 1996 we have been spoiled beyond measure with author Stephanie Barron’s Being a Jane Austen Mystery series. About every year or so a new novel has appeared [...]

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Upstairs Downstairs 2010: A Triumphant Return to UK Television

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , on 26 December 2010 | 12 Comments »

Last night, UK television viewers had a chance to return to 165 Eaton Place and all the nostalgia, charm and drama of the 1970’s beloved series Upstairs Downstairs when the first episode of the new series, “The Fledgling,” premiered to much acclaim. *goosebumps* We have seen it. We were mesmerized. We won’t reveal spoilers for [...]

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Merry Christmas! Winners Announced in The Mischief of the Mistletoe Grand Giveaway

Posted in Austenesque Books, Jane Austen Inspired, tagged , , , , , , , , on 25 December 2010 | 3 Comments »

Santa has arrived and selected two winners of The Mischief of the Mistletoe Grand Giveaway and a special ornament from the author Lauren Willig! And the lucky winners are… Jen X & Ruth! Congratulations ladies. You are in for a treat. Please contact me with your full name and address by January 01, 2011 to claim [...]

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