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Giveaway winner announced for Jane and the Barque of Frailty

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , on 24 November 2011 | 1 Comment »

18 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win a signed copy of Jane and the Barque of Frailty, by Stephanie Barron. The winner drawn at random is Kelli H. who left a comment on November 17, 2011. Congratulations Kelli! To claim your prize, please contact me with your full name and [...]

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Jane and the Canterbury Tale: Being a Jane Austen Mystery, by Stephanie Barron – A Review

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , on 7 September 2011 | 26 Comments »

There is a trail that winds through the edge of the grand country estate of Godmersham Park in Kent owned by Edward Austen-Knight, elder brother of the authoress Jane Austen. Pilgrims have traversed this foot-path for centuries on their way to the shrine of the martyr Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. Chaucer based his [...]

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Jane and His Lordship’s Legacy: Being a Jane Austen Mystery, by Stephanie Barron – A Review

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 10 August 2011 | 20 Comments »

It is 1809, a significant year in the life of our esteemed authoress Jane Austen. After close to five years of being shuffled about England between relatives, the three unattached Austen ladies: widower Mrs. Austen and her two unmarried daughters Jane and Cassandra are given permanent refuge by Jane’s elder brother Edward Austen Knight in [...]

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Jane and the Ghosts of Netley: Being a Jane Austen Mystery, by Stephanie Barron – A Review

Posted in Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , on 13 July 2011 | 29 Comments »

It is the fall of 1808 and Jane Austen and her family are in mourning after the sudden death of Elizabeth “Lizzy” Austen, the elegant and enchanting thirty-five year old wife of Jane’s elder brother Edward and mother of eleven children. To entertain the two eldest boys while they stay with her in Southampton, Jane [...]

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Giveaway Winner Announced for Sense and Sensibility 1995

Posted in Reading Challenges, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, tagged , , , , , on 7 July 2011 | 4 Comments »

24 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win a DVD of Sense and Sensibility 1995, staring Kate Winslet & Emma Thompson. The winner drawn at random is Nicole who left a comment on June 24th, 2011. Congratulations Nicole! To claim your prize, please contact me with your full name and address [...]

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Giveaway Winner Announced for Jane and the Prisoner of the Wool House

Posted in Austenesque Books, Being a Jane Austen Mystery Reading Challenge 2011, Blog Events, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , on 23 June 2011 | 2 Comments »

16 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win a signed hardcover copy of Jane and the Prisoner of the Wool House, by Stephanie Barron. The winner drawn at random is Nida who left a comment on June 16th. Congratulations Nida! To claim your prize, please contact me with your full name [...]

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Sense and Sensibility 1995 – Revisited

Posted in Jane Austen Adaptations, Reading Challenges, Sense & Sensibility Movies, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 22 June 2011 | 27 Comments »

Nominated for seven Academy Awards®, the 1995 movie Sense and Sensibility remains one of my most cherished interpretations of a Jane Austen novel. Everything about this film project seems to be touched with gold; from the award winning screenplay by actress Emma Thompson; to the incredible depth of British acting talent: Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman, [...]

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Giveaway winner Announced for The Annotated Sense and Sensibility

Posted in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's Works, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , , on 16 June 2011 | 1 Comment »

37 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win a copy of The Annotated Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, edited by David Shapard. The winner drawn at random is Jocelyn who left a comment on May 28th. Congratulations Jocelyn! To claim your prize, please contact me with your full name and address [...]

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