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A Charles Dickens Devotional, edited by Jean Fischer – A Review & Giveaway!

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , on 7 February 2012 | 22 Comments »

Guest review by Br. Paul Byrd, OP Hidden like gems among the pages of [Dickens’] novels are numerous religious images and biblical references: in Great Expectations, Pip praying for the Lord to be merciful to Abel Magwitch, a sinner and formidable criminal; in Bleak House, the image of Christ ‘stooped down, writing with his finger [...]

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In Celebration of Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday: From Jane Austen to Charles Dickens: Guest blog by Lynn Shepherd, & a Giveaway

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 7 February 2012 | 24 Comments »

We are basically a tried and true Janeite, but quietly confess to admiration of another nineteenth-century novelist also born in Hampshire; – Charles Dickens. His style is entirely different than the witty underpinnings of our beloved Miss Austen, but one cannot ignore his fabulous characterizations and amazing plot twists. Today is the bicentenary of Dickens’ [...]

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Preview of Cranford, by Elizabeth Gaskell (Oxford World’s Classics) New Edition

Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , on 4 June 2011 | 6 Comments »

We have several of Oxford World’s Classics editions in our library and are quite partial to their expanded editions. From Austen to Radcliffe to Burney to Gaskell, whatever they take on, their introductions and supplemental material are excellent. The news of this new revised paperback edition of Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cranford is quite exciting. Due out [...]

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Jane Eyre 2011: A Film Review by Syrie James

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , , on 11 March 2011 | 20 Comments »

Inquiring Readers: We are very fortunate to welcome author, screenwriter and Janeite Syrie James for a guest film review today. She recently attended an advance screening of the new movie adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic Gothic romance Jane Eyre which premieres in limited release today in the US. Welcome Syrie – and thanks for the [...]

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Is Social Media Responsible for the new Jane Eyre Movie?

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , on 7 March 2011 | 40 Comments »

Lots of news in the media this week over the upcoming release of Jane Eyre, the new major motion picture adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s 1847 classic novel produced by the UK trifecta BBC Films, Focus Features and Ruby Films. It premieres in the US on Friday March 11, a full six months before its native [...]

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Moorland Cottage Group Read @ Gaskell Blog starts today!

Posted in Reading Challenges, Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 1 February 2011 | 2 Comments »

The amiable and talented Katherine of the Gaskell Blog is leading a group read of Mrs. Gaskell’s novella  Moorland Cottage. It starts today and runs through February 15, 2011. You can check out the full group read schedule. Published in 1850, Moorland Cottage is a delightful story of a widow, her two children and her [...]

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Winner announced in the Naxos Audiobooks recording of North and South giveaway

Posted in Victorian Authors, tagged , , , , , , , on 8 October 2010 | 10 Comments »

© Austenprose. Thank you again to all the participants and commenters in the Elizabeth Gaskell Bicentennial Blog Tour on September 29th. The drawing for the unabridged Naxos Audiobooks recording of North and South has closed, and I am happy to announce the lucky winner is… Annette who posted a comment on September 29th on Stiletto [...]

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Elizabeth Gaskell Bicentenary Blog Tour: Ruth – A Book Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Victorian Authors, Victorian Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , on 29 September 2010 | 59 Comments »

Guest review by Regency Romantic Welcome to the 4th stop on the Elizabeth Gaskell 200th Anniversary Blog Tour! Please join me and other Elizabeth Gaskell enthusiast in honoring her on birthday today with a blog tour featuring  a biography of her life and times, reviews of her books, novella’s and movies, reading resources, and a [...]

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