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JANE AUSTEN FOR DUMMIES, OR SMARTIES?  Ok, who wants to be called a dummy, or heaven forbid, admit that you are a dummy? Show of hands please. Well, not me, and certainly not any of those accomplished, well educated, and urbane literati who call themselves Janeites! Right? So, Jane Austen for Dummies? Let's be kind... Continue Reading →
 "It is very pretty," said Mr. Woodhouse."So prettily done! Just as your drawings always are, my dear. I do not know any body who draws so well as you do. The only thing I do not thoroughly like is, that she seems to be sitting out of doors, with only a little shawl over her... Continue Reading →
NEW NOTES, ADDRESS BOOK & JOURNAL This was a letter to be run through eagerly, to be read deliberately, to supply matter for much reflection, and to leave everything in greater suspense than ever. The Narrator, Mansfield Park, Chapter 43 The talented folks at Clarkson Potter Publishers, have created this beautiful set of four Austen inspired... Continue Reading →
NONSENSICAL In vain did Elizabeth endeavour to check the rapidity of her mother's words, or persuade her to describe her felicity in a less audible whisper; for, to her inexpressible vexation, she could perceive that the chief of it was overheard by Mr. Darcy, who sat opposite to them. Her mother only scolded her for... Continue Reading →
 "They have both," said she, "been deceived, I dare say, in some way or other, of which we can form no idea. Interested people have perhaps misrepresented each to the other. It is, in short, impossible for us to conjecture the causes or circumstances which may have alienated them, without actual blame on either... Continue Reading →
  "I dare say you will find him very agreeable." "Heaven forbid! That would be the greatest misfortune of all! -- To find a man agreeable whom one is determined to hate! Do not wish me such an evil." Charlotte Lucas and Elizabeth Bennet on dancing with Mr. Darcy, Pride & Prejudice, Chapter 18 INTERVIEW... Continue Reading →
PLEASUREÂ "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. I have read all Mrs. Radcliffe's works, and most of them with great pleasure. The Mysteries of Udolpho, when I had once begun it, I could not lay down again; I remember finishing it in... Continue Reading →
DISCERNMENT "How despicably have I acted!" she cried; "I, who have prided myself on my discernment! I, who have valued myself on my abilities! who have often disdained the generous candour of my sister, and gratified my vanity in useless or blameable distrust. How humiliating is this discovery! yet, how just a humiliation! Had I... Continue Reading →
It was a union of the highest promise of felicity in itself, and without one real, rational difficulty to oppose or delay it. The Narrator,  Emma, Chapter 53 Jane Austen enthusiast were summoned to celebrate the delights of their favorite authoress at, "An Evening with Jane", at the Alderwood Barnes & Noble in Washington on Thursday... Continue Reading →
FORTUNE "Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it, that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately;"... Continue Reading →
  about the biopic Miss Austen Regrets. #10.) Anne Hathaway was not available for a reprise cuz she got a better gig playing Agent 99. #9.) The costume designer passed on hoop skirts and hourglass silhouettes. #8.) Even though she was a country girl at heart, she got all edgy dancing a waltz. #7.) They... Continue Reading →
AFFECTION "And now, my dear Fanny, having written so much on one side of the question, I shall turn round and entreat you not to commit yourself farther, and not to think of accepting him unless you really do like him. Anything is to be preferred or endured rather than marrying without affection." Letter to... Continue Reading →
