Jane Austen was included in the set of cigarette cards of 27 Famous Women (1929) and 50 Celebrities of British History (1935) issued by the Carreras Tobacco Company of London.
Jane Austen Cigarette Cards – A Harmlessly Addictive Amusement
Jane Austen’s Letters: What a bit of pewter will supply
Jane Austen's letters are rich repository of her life and Regency times. In this letter to her sister Cassandra, Jane is in London visiting her brother Henry Austen while her fourth novel Emma is to be published by John Murray. She also talks of shopping and running errands for her family, friends and herself. Even though she has book royalties coming in from her three previous publications, she still is keenly aware of how much a shilling is worth, concerned over her recent purchase of 4 silk stockings!
Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen, by Jennifer Adams – A Review
A book review of Remarkably Jane: Notable Quotations on Jane Austen, by Jennifer Adams.
Seducing Mr. Darcy, by Gwyn Cready – A Review
Book review of Seducing Mr. Darcy, by Gwen Cready a new romantic time travel parody of Pride and Prejudice.
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler (UK edition) – A Review
Book review of Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict (UK edition), by Laurie Viera Rigler.
Preview – Lady Vernon and Her Daughter: A Jane Austen Novel, by Jane Rubino & Caitlen Rubino-Bradway
Announcement of a new book Lady Vernon and her Daughter by Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway based on Jane Austen's novel Lady Susan.
Jane Austen Illustrators: Niroot Puttapipat
Niroot Puttapipat a pen and ink and watercolor artist has illustrated three editions of Jane Austen's novels: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion and Emma for The Folio Society.
Darcy’s Passions: Pride and Prejudice Retold Through His Eyes: A Novel, by Regina Jeffers – A Review
Mr. Darcy. That iconic romantic hero who launched a thousand sequels! A quick and very unscientific audit of Amazon.com listings revealed over thirty-five books published in the last fifteen years inspired by him! That's a lot of Mr. Darcy out there being a haughty heartthrob. Now in his latest outing, Darcy's Passions: Pride and Prejudice Retold Through His... Continue Reading →
Mr. Darcy Presents His Bride: A Sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, by Helen Halstead – A Review
From the desk of Christina Boyd: It's a wonder what wanton hubris an author must possess to undertake such a task of continuing a great work such as Pride and Prejudice. Regrettably more times than not, I have found the work falls short; but this is not the case with author Helen Halstead's sequel Mr.... Continue Reading →
Emma: Mr. Knightley’s Proposal – Marriage or Merger?
"And now, let me talk to you of something else. I have another person's interest at present so much at heart, that I cannot think any longer about Frank Churchill. Ever since I left you this morning, Emma, my mind has been hard at work on one subject."Â Â The subject followed; it was in plain,... Continue Reading →
Austen Book Sleuth: New Books in the Queue for March
Monthly announcment of upcoming Jane Austen novels, sequels, or other Regency authors of note. This month includes: Selected Letter of Jane Austen (Oxford Worlds Classics), Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, by Laurie Viera Rigler (UK release), Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One, by Sharon Lathan, Sandition: Jane Austen's Unfinsihed Masterpiece Completed, by Jane Austen & Juliette Shapiro, The Talisman Ring, by Georgette Heyer, Remarkably Jane: Notable Quoatations on Jane Austen, by Jennifer Adams, Waverly: or 'Tis Sixty Years Since (Oxford World's Classics), by Sir Walter Scott, The Bride of Lammermoor (Oxford World's Classics), by Sir Walter Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One, by Sharon Lathan – A Review
A new sequel based on the 2005 movie adaptation of Pride & Prejudice which stared Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfayden. In this very romantic continuation after the nuptials, author Sharon Lathan's Mr. Darcy and his new bride Elizabeth start their new life together at Pemberley.
