Austenprose – A Jane Austen Blog

where "There is a monsterous deal of stupid quizzing, & common-place
nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit."

Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, 21 April 1805



Join us in celebration of author Jane Austen (1775-1817) through her novels, letters, life and modern interpretations.

DOWNTON ABBEY SEASON 2

Jan 8th - Feb 19th, 2012

Don't miss seven new episodes of the award winning miniseries staring Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern on Masterpiece Classic PBS

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JANE AUSTEN
MADE ME DO IT
edited by
Laurel Ann Nattress

My new Austen-inspired short story anthology, from Ballantine Books.

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DOWNTON ABBEY
SEASON 1

aired in January 2011 on Masterpiece Classic PBS
and is now available on DVD

AUSTENTATIOUS
by Alyssa Goodnight

Texan Nicola James discovers a rather strange, and somewhat presumptuous, vintage journal that is inexplicably writing her back in Jane Austen's voice. What will it reveal? How does it change her life?

AIA'S REVIEW

APRIL LADY
by Georgette Heyer

Set in Regency London, this cherished Heyer classic involves money, love, misunderstanding, gambling, debt, and, ultimately, a famous heirloom, the Cardross necklace.

LAURA'S REVIEW

A SUMMER IN EUROPE
by Marilyn Brant

Aunt Bea takes her 30 year old single niece Gwen on a surprise holiday to Europe. Her bland and predictable life in Iowa changes dramatically, forever!

SHELLEY'S REVIEW

ROSEDALE IN LOVE
by Lev Raphael

Inspired by characters from Edith Wharton's House of Mirth, this new spinoff set in the Gilded Age features Simon Rosedale, a Jewish financial wizard who has big plans to break into the elite upper-class New York society that controls everything by marrying into it's exclusive club.

KIMBERLY'S REVIEW

Laurel Ann Nattress

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ON REREADING
by Patricia Meyer Spacks

Prof. Spacks asks why we return to beloved classics over and over agian in this new book exploring our choices and what it tells us about ourselves.

AIA'S REVIEW

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