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A Jane Austen Inspired Valentine’s Day Giveaway with Bingley’s Teas

Posted in Jane Austen Merchandise, tagged , , on 31 January 2012 | 135 Comments »

We drank tea again yesterday with the Tilsons, & met the Smiths. I find all these little parties very pleasant. — Letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra 1811 Tea was at the center of social gatherings during Jane Austen’s time. Today, we enjoy tea everyday too, but the varieties and blends available would [...]

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Downton Abbey Season 2: Episode 4 on Masterpiece Classic PBS – Recap & Review

Posted in Masterpiece Classic, tagged , , , , , , on 30 January 2012 | 38 Comments »

As episode four of season two of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece Classic unfolded last night, the emotions of the household passed into the dark side of the moon. Three members return to Downton, all bringing heartache. Sacrifices are felt both upstairs and downstairs from the devastating war. While shocking news brings sadness and concern to [...]

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April Lady, by Georgette Heyer – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Georgette Heyer Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 29 January 2012 | 9 Comments »

Guest Review by Laura A. Wallace Georgette Heyer’s April Lady is the last re-issue by Sourcebooks of Heyer’s novels.  (The very last is Pistols for Two, a collection of short stories.)  Originally published in 1957, it is comfortably set within the Regency period that she had made her own.  The setting is London, and the [...]

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Quotes honoring Pride and Prejudice’s 199th Birthday!

Posted in Jane Austen Quotes, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , on 28 January 2012 | 21 Comments »

I could not let this day pass without wishing Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice a happy 199th birthday. Written between October 1796 and August 1797, Pride and Prejudice was first entitled First Impression and would not premiere on the printed page until after many revisions and another sixteen years. Publisher Thomas Egerton of Whitehall [...]

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A Summer in Europe, by Marilyn Brant – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Randomly Not Jane Austen Book Reviews, tagged , , , , on 26 January 2012 | 3 Comments »

Guest review by Shelley DeWees – The Uprising “A chorus of Happy Birthday roused her into greater awareness of the rest of the group.  Her aunt, who’d managed to light candles on a big, chocolate, sprinkle-covered birthday cake, came forward in song and demanded Gwen’s attention.  She thought about her wish: to be happy, secure, [...]

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Rosedale in Love, by Lev Raphael – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Edwardian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 25 January 2012 | 4 Comments »

In honor of Edith Wharton’s 150th birthday yesterday, Kimberly Denny-Ryder has generously shared her review of this new novel inspired by Wharton’s The House of Mirth. The Gilded Age of America is one of my favorite time periods to read about.  This is probably due to the fact that I grew up near NYC and [...]

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