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There Must be Murder, by Margaret C. Sullivan – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 19 January 2011 | 18 Comments »

I was once told by an academic that Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey was the least read of her six major novels. Shocking. I can’t think why; or why we even need to rank masterpieces among masterpieces. I adore it. I will admit that it was the last of her major novels that I read, so [...]

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Upcoming Reading & Writing Challenges, & Literary Blog Events in 2011

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 18 January 2011 | 2 Comments »

There are great reading and writing challenges, and  literary events in the queue around the blogosphere that have come to my attention. So many in fact, that I decided to combine the announcements into one grand post, so here goes. Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Celebration Maria Grazia at My Jane Austen Book Club is celebrating [...]

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The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy: Author Mary Lydon Simonsen’s Blog Tour

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 3 January 2011 | 35 Comments »

Please welcome Austenesque author Mary Lydon Simonsen on the first stop on her official blog tour today for her new Pride and Prejudice variation, The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy. This new novel released on New Year’s Day, and my review was posted yesterday. After reading it, I was curious about Mary’s inspiration and choices [...]

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The Perfect Bride for Mr. Darcy, by Mary Lydon Simonsen – A Review

Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 2 January 2011 | 7 Comments »

I don’t think I would be exaggerating if I labeled Pride and Prejudice as Jane Austen’s most popular work. In fact, I will take it one step further and proclaim it one of the most beloved novels of all time. It is no surprise to me, at all, that readers want to revisit this tale, [...]

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The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011

Posted in Austenesque Books, Blog Events, Jane Austen Inspired, Reading Challenges, The Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Challenge 2011, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on 30 December 2010 | 250 Comments »

2011 is a celebratory year for Jane Austen and her legion of fans. It marks the bicentenary of her first published novel, Sense and Sensibility. Since 1811, we have been enjoying her romantic, dramatic and witty story filled with divergent characters – the Dashwood sisters: cool, practical Elinor and emotional, impulsive Marianne, and the men [...]

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Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2011

Posted in Austenesque Books, Reading Challenges, tagged , , , , , , , on 29 December 2010 | 16 Comments »

We are adding the Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2011 to our “to do” list for next year. Their won’t really be much more effort on our part since we will be reading many Regency-era books anyway, and we do like the notion of amalgamating all our reading for next year into multiple reading challenges. It [...]

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