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Isn't it charming? And too true! We had a hand in its creation. We loved this “Shakespeare Spoilers” cartoon so much when we saw it on Facebook recently. It made us laugh out loud. But wait. The Bard is just as clever, witty and engaging as our favorite English author Jane Austen. Shouldn't she get... Continue Reading →
Well, not really a holiday, but it sounds much better than telling you all that I am in the midst of moving to a new cottage here in the Pacific Northwest and my life is in transit right now. In this instance, we are in agreement with that buffoon Robert Ferrars... "For my own part,"... Continue Reading →
For years I seriously thought that the Jane Austen bobble-head was a Janeite myth. I had never seen one in person, only "read" about them in my online travels. I once saw one listed in an eBay auction that went for an exorbitant final bid. Who would pay that much for a toy??? It became... Continue Reading →
LOL! The movie trailer of the 2005 Pride & Prejudice is a YouTube phenom. It has been mashed up into so many other movie combinations: Harry Potter, Sailor Moon, Robin Hood, Vampire Diaries, Star Wars, Anastasia, North and South, and hundreds of others, that it is mind boggling. Check out this hilarious mash-up of P&P... Continue Reading →
OK Janeites, it's Saturday AND a holiday weekend. Let's have some mindless fun with a Pride and Prejudice gaming action! This new sims-like game, Matches & Matrimony, created by Reflexive® Entertainment was released in February. According to online reviews at Gamezebo and by Janeite, Jennifer at The Bennet Sisters Blog, it is quite diverting, but... Continue Reading →
Gentle Readers, Vic from Jane Austen's World and I both freely admit to being passionate Jane Austen fans, which tends to infiltrate our everyday world in ways that have us viewing friends and ourselves through Austen's unique prism. Here is a bit of fun today for your amusement: LA: Vic and I were chatting on... Continue Reading →
Not only is signer-songwritter-author Rosanne Cash best friends with actress Jennifer Ehle (Lizzy Bennet in another life), but she is a wicked Jane Austen channeler on Twitter. Here are some of her tweets in Austenesque fashion during the Super Bowl yesterday. @RosanneCash Regarding the Legume Chorale, it grieves me to note that the spectacle exceeds... Continue Reading →
Jane Austen Fight Club "No corsets, not hatpins, no crying." OK. This gave a us a roaring case of the giggles and could not wait until Sunday. Enjoy!
A new website on the block is The Jane Austen Digital Library. Created by Kristin Whitman, a student in the Masters of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University, it includes a collection of free resources on the web related to Jane Austen, her works, her life and socio-cultural impact. The main page is The... Continue Reading →
The talented artist Kate Beaton is at it again - doodling hysterical Jane Austen comics for our amusement. She seems to always have a knowing eye and the pulse on the latest Jane in-jokes. Visit her website Hark! A Vagrant and check out the Jane Austen archive. Oh, and happy Sunday. My favorite day of the... Continue Reading →
After years as a bookseller at Barnes and Noble, very, very little surprises me. Working with the public has its charms and delights *cough* but for the most part 99% of my customers are fabulous, very appreciative of my help and excited about the inventory that is stocked in my store. Every bookseller has a favorite... Continue Reading →
Gentle Readers: Today is the anniversary of Jane Austen’s death at Winchester in 1817. She was only 41 years old, succumbing to what most believe was Addison's disease. Here is my tribute to her passing In Memoriam: Jane Austen. Even though this is a day of solemn reflection for Janeites, it is also a day to pay homage... Continue Reading →
