25 Jane Austen-inspired Holiday Gifts for the Janeite in Your Life

 

 Jane Austen Christmas Card by Amanda White Art on Etsy

Tis the season to shop and give and keep! Here is my annual Jane Austen wish list for Janeites. Enjoy!

GIFT ITEMS

       

1. I’d Rather be at Pemberley Mug

I cannot think of a better way to start your day than with your very own Pemberley mug, can you?

2. Jane Austen Tattoos, by Accoutrements

A “nice” alternative to permanent ink.

                  

3. Mr. Darcy doll from BabyLit

Love it! The perfect sofa, chair or bed ornament.

4. Jane Austen Action Figure

The perfect book shelf figure to broadcast to friends and family which super hero rules your humble abode. Thankfully they do not make a Mr. Collins version.

5. Jane Austen Ornament

 Top on my person holiday wish list.

     

6. Jane Austen Regency World Magazine

 Indulge your Jane Austen passion, or those of a dear friend or family member, all year long with this subscription to the preeminent periodical inspired by our favorite author.

7. Kindle Fire Pride and Prejudice Cover Case

The perfect blending of old and new, this pink & black version of the famous Peacock Edition book cover designed by Hugh Thomson in 1894 is an Austenite’s dream.

     

8. I Heart Mr. Darcy tote bag, by Café Press

 Made famous by the movie Austenland, this clever book bag will tell all of their friends immediately what their priorities are.

9. Marrying Mr. Darcy board game

 For the very advanced Jane Austen fan who loves to play challenging card games.

DVD’s

          

10. Pride and Prejudice 1995

 You are not a Janeite until you own a copy of this fabulous 5 hour miniseries starring Colin Firth as the pond plunging Mr. Darcy. Read our review.

11. Death Comes to Pemberley

 This new 2 part movie adaptation of mystery writer P. D. James’ bestselling novel of the same name aired in the UK in 2013 and in the US in 2014. It was much better than the book.

12. Austenland

Are you ready to go on a Jane Austen fantasy holiday at a Regency era grand manor house in England to find your Mr. Darcy? If so, be prepared for some off color humor and stinging jabs at Jane Austen fandom. British actor J.J. Feild as Mr. Nobly saved this film for me.

MUSIC 

13. Jane Austen Entertains: Music from her own library

 A fabulous selection of classic piano music from Jane Austen’s own collection, preformed on period instruments.

NONFICTION BOOKS

     

14. What Would Jane Do?: Quips and Wisdom from Jane Austen, by Potter Style

 A collection of Jane Austen quotes beautifully packaged.

15. At Home with Jane Austen, by Kim Wilson

Quite possibly the most visually stunning and well-written coffee table book on Jane Austen, her family, and her times ever published. I highly recommend it.

           

16. Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Book Covers, by Margaret C. Sullivan

 What great fun it is to see so many covers of Jane Austen’s book assembled and cleverly described by Austen aficionado Margaret Sullivan. Brava! Your Janeite will squeal and swoon with joy!

17. Jane Austen: Her Life, Her Times, Her Novels, by Janet Todd

 Another great highly illustrated introduction to one of the most famous authors, her life and her novels. A fabulous gift choice.  Read our review.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

18. Goodnight Mr. Darcy (A Babylit Parody), by Kate Coombs, illustrated by Alli Arnold

 Did your parents read Goodnight Moon to you as a child? This parody on the classic will teach your young one all about Mr. Darcy, who as we know, should be a character in all children’s bed time stories.

NOVELS

     

19.  Jane Austen: The Complete Works (Classics hardcover boxed set), by Jane Austen, edited and introduced by Vivien Jones, Marilyn Butler & 7 more.

Oh my. To have this collection of Jane Austen novels on my shelf would certainly set me up for life. The covers are to die for and the text is from the Penguin classic library collection with introductions by famous Austen scholars. Buy this for your Janeite and you will be praised to the skies.

20. In Her Own Hand series boxed set, Volume the First, Volume the Second, and Volume the Third, by Jane Austen with introduction by Kathryn Sutherland

For the die-hard Jane Austen fan, this beautiful new edition contains facsimiles from the manuscript of her juvenilia and introduction by Austen scholar Katherine Sutherland. Wow!

     

21. An Annotated Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen, edited by Susan J. Wolfson

 As delightful as Austen’s heroine Catherine Morland herself, this new addition to the Harvard University Press’ series of annotated and illustrated Austen novels is sure to please even the most particular Austen fan. Read our review.

22. The Persuasion of Miss Jane Austen, by Shannon Winslow

 Jane Austen died in 1817, unmarried and without a beau, or did she? Read our review.

           

23. First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen, by Charlie Lovett

 Did Jane Austen lift the plot of Pride and Prejudice from another writer? This literary mystery spans two centuries and is a fun journey of discovery. Read our review.

24. Jane and the Twelve Days of Christmas: Being a Jane Austen Mystery, by Stephanie Barron

The 12th novel in the Being a Jane Austen Mystery series finds amateur sleuth Jane Austen in Hampshire for the holidays uncovering a murder at neighborhood estate The Vyne. Read our review.

25. Jane Austen’s First Love: A Novel, by Syrie James

 In 1791, 15 year old Jane Austen encounters the intelligent, worldly and devilishly handsome Edward Taylor and her life is never the same. Read our review.

What is on the top of your Austen wish list this holiday season? Want more suggestions? Check out my previous Jane Austen-inspired holiday gift posts.

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Happy Holiday to one and all.

Laurel Ann

Gift item images courtesy of their respective publisher, distributor or artist; text Laurel Ann Nattress © 2014, Austenprose.com