My class assignment taken to the fullest extent! And of course he must have his say. Virginia Claire Virginia Claire, our Austen at Large roving reporter is a college student studying English literature and history who just returned from her time studying abroad in Bath England and working as an intern at the Jane [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Austen at Large’
Austen at Large: Mr. Elton on Facebook
Posted in Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, tagged Austen at Large, Emma Woodhouse, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen's Emma, Mr. Elton on 11 April 2009 | 11 Comments »
Austen at Large: Missing the Jane Austen Centre
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Austen at Large, Bath England, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Centre, Jane Austen Festival Bath on 4 April 2009 | 3 Comments »
This week I have been thinking about my experience as an intern at the good ol’ Jane Austen Centre last year, which I miss so much. I might have the good fortune to go back to England during the summer, but I will not know till the end of this month. In thinking about returning [...]
Austen at Large: Bringing Jane Austen to Schools
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Austen at Large, Bath England, Chawton Cottgae, Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Grave, Teaching Jane Austen on 28 March 2009 | 7 Comments »
Since returning home from my Internship at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath and my travels in England, I have been very fortunate to be invited by my old high school, Saint Mary’s School and another high school called St. David’s to speak about my Austen travels and Pride and Prejudice to several classes. I [...]
Austen at Large: Jane Reads Pride and Prejudice to Miss Benn – the luckiest woman in the world
Posted in Jane Austen's Letters, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, tagged Austen at Large, Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Letters, Pride and Prejudice on 21 March 2009 | 10 Comments »
Jane Austen’s letters offer a rich repository of her life and Regency times. Austen at Large reporter Virginia Claire shares her thoughts on Jane Austen’s reading of Pride and Prejudice to her neighbor Miss Benn.
Austen at Large: Oh Henry! What a good Valentine
Posted in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's Works, tagged Austen at Large, Henry Tilney, Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey on 14 February 2009 | 6 Comments »
A look at Henry Tilney. An all around great guy!
Austen at Large: Isabella Thorpe as a modern blogger!
Posted in Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's Works, tagged Austen at Large, Guest Blogger, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Humor, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Virginia Claire Tharrington on 7 February 2009 | 10 Comments »
In this past week I have been finishing Northanger Abbey and as wonderful as the romance is in it, I think one of the most important lessons is about friendship. Catherine learns throughout the novel how to better read people, in particular her friends. She starts out completely fooled by Isabella Thorpe. Catherine thinks that they [...]
Austen at Large: Catherine Morland is a delight!
Posted in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's Works, tagged Austen at Large, Catherine Morland, Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Virginia Clarie Tharrington on 31 January 2009 | 2 Comments »
A look at Catherine Morland from Northanger Abbey














