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Preview of Jane Austen’s Emma: A Musical Romantic Comedy at the Old Globe

Posted in Jane Austen Stage Productions, tagged , , , , , on 31 December 2010 | 7 Comments »

Jane Austen’s Emma, the new romantic comedy from Tony Award nominated composer Paul Gordon and directed by Tony Award nominee, Jeff Calhoun, is a musical production of Austen classic story of our favorite nonsensical girl. It premiers January 15, and runs through February 27, 2011 at the Old Globe Theatre in Dan Diego, California. Emma, [...]

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Austen Book Sleuth: New Books in the Queue for June 2010

Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 1 June 2010 | 7 Comments »

The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that many Austen inspired books are heading our way in June, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. Austen’s Oeuvre Pride and Prejudice (Fine Edition), Jane Austen How many editions of Pride and Prejudice do YOU own? I won’t even begin to give [...]

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Rare Presentation of Copy of Jane Austen’s Emma Commands £325,000

Posted in Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , on 29 March 2010 | 13 Comments »

Jonkers Rare Books, of Hart Street, Henley-on-Thames has announced today that an undisclosed British collector has paid £325,000 for the rare first edition presentation copy of Jane Austen’s novel Emma once owned by her dear friend Anne Sharp. Jonkers has owned the three volume set since June 2008 when it outbid all other participants at [...]

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Winner Announced in the Emma (Naxos AudioBooks) Giveaway

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on 17 February 2010 | 3 Comments »

It appears that Miss Woodhouse is not such a “troublesome creature” after all! The response to the giveaway of the Naxos AudioBooks edition of Jane Austen’s Emma was fantastic. The lucky winner is in for 16 hours and 40 minutes of Juliet Stevenson reading one of Austen’s funniest novels. Here is the winner drawn at [...]

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Maria Edgeworth – One of Jane Austen’s Favorite Novelist

Posted in Jane Austen's Life & Times, tagged , , , , on 10 November 2009 | 9 Comments »

“And what are you reading, Miss –?” “Oh! it is only a novel!” replies the young lady, while she lays down her book with affected indifference, or momentary shame. “It is only Cecilia, or Camilla, or Belinda”; or, in short, only some work in which the greatest powers of the mind are displayed, in which [...]

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Collector’s Library Re-issues Jane Austen Classics

Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , , , , on 2 October 2009 | 6 Comments »

Great news for Jane Austen readers and book collectors. The Collector’s Library, a UK publisher has re-issued their popular and distinctive editions of Jane Austen’s six major novels. These compact 5.9 x 4 inch volumes are beautifully designed for easy handling and include these great features:  Full-cloth hardcover bindings Ribbon markers Head and tail bands Gilt [...]

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