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Compulsively Mr. Darcy Blog Tour with Author Nina Benneton, & Giveaway!

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, tagged , , , , , , , on 1 February 2012 | 94 Comments »

There are a lot of Mr. Darcy novels out there. Hundreds, in fact. Some are retellings of his side of Pride and Prejudice. Others continue his life at Pemberley after his marriage to Elizabeth Bennet, but, a new Mr. Darcy novel released today has an entirely new twist! Please join us today in welcoming author [...]

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Quotes honoring Pride and Prejudice’s 199th Birthday!

Posted in Jane Austen Quotes, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , on 28 January 2012 | 21 Comments »

I could not let this day pass without wishing Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice a happy 199th birthday. Written between October 1796 and August 1797, Pride and Prejudice was first entitled First Impression and would not premiere on the printed page until after many revisions and another sixteen years. Publisher Thomas Egerton of Whitehall [...]

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His Good Opinion: A Mr. Darcy Novel, by Nancy Kelley – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 21 December 2011 | 8 Comments »

Guest review by Christina Boyd Debut author Nancy Kelley’s self-published novel, His Good Opinion, A Mr. Darcy Novel, is the parallel story to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, told from this male protagonist’s point of view.  Fatigued from London’s matchmaking mamas, Darcy never imagined a country miss could captivate him and yet, while visiting his [...]

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Mr. Darcy, er, Colin Firth waxwork unveiled…

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, tagged , , , , on 14 December 2011 | 10 Comments »

Okay, this requires no explanation! Follow this link to watch the video at The Telegraph online!

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The Unexpected Miss Bennet, by Patrice Sarath – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 11 December 2011 | 8 Comments »

Guest review by Jeffrey Ward Mary Bennet, that plain, pedantic, priggish, middle sister from Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice, who gave us deadpan lines such as, “I admire the activity of your benevolence…but every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason; and, in my opinion, exertion should always be in proportion to [...]

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Preview of Death Comes to Pemberley, by P. D. James, & a Giveaway!

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , , , on 11 November 2011 | 90 Comments »

Do you remember what your reaction was when you learned that famed British crime novelist P. D. James, an ardent admirer of Jane Austen, had written a sequel to Pride and Prejudice? I do. I gasped in total disbelief and stared at my computer screen for about a minute while the world around me stood [...]

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Tides of War, by Stella Tillyard – A Review

Posted in Book Reviews, Georgian Era Book Reviews, Regency Era Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , , on 23 October 2011 | 9 Comments »

Guest review by Br. Paul Byrd, OP ‘What is it that you read now?’ Mrs. Cobbold gestured to the volume on Harriet’s lap. ‘Another stupid book.’ Harriet put it down. ‘First Impressions is its title; and by A Lady, as usual.’ ‘It does not divert you?’ ‘Divert me, Aunt! I have no wish to be [...]

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Giveaway Winners Announced for Mr. Darcy’s Undoing

Posted in Austenesque Authors, Austenesque Books, tagged , , , , on 20 October 2011 | 3 Comments »

46 of you left comments qualifying you for a chance to win one of three copies of Mr. Darcy’s Undoing, by Abigail Reynolds. The winners drawn at random are: Terry who left a comment on October 1, 2011 Erna A. who left a comment on October 1, 2011 Carolyn Crist who left a comment on [...]

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