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GIFT NUMBER 2  Subscription to Jane Austen's Regency World Magazine  The ultimate Austen indulgence, your friend or family will be totally wowed with this annual subscription to Jane Austen's Regency World Magazine which includes in depth articles on Jane Austen, her world and our modern interpretations. Jane Austen's Regency World, the 'light, bright... Continue Reading →
GIFT NUMBER 1  Jane Austen's England 2009 Calendar  Featuring more than 80 beautiful and inspiring photographs of Jane Austen's England taken by author Lori Smith during her journey while she researched her book A Walk with Jane Austen. She covered every significant place that touched Jane Austen's life including... St. Nicholas Church in... Continue Reading →
Virginia Claire and brother Buck Tharrington at the Jane Austen Centre, Bath, England The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. A Brother Comes and learns about Jane My brother Buck came this week to visit me in Bath with our family... Continue Reading →
She loved every body, was interested in every body's happiness, quick-sighted to every body's merits; thought herself a most fortunate creature, and surrounded with blessings in such an excellent mother and so many good neighbours and friends, and a home that wanted for nothing. The simplicity and cheerfulness of her nature, her contented and grateful... Continue Reading →
Lord Nelson carried this watch when he was mortally wounded at Trafalgar in 1805  “I have always been a quarter of an hour before my time, and it has made a man of me.” Admiral Horatio Nelson "A man who has nothing to do with his own time has no conscience in his intrusion on that of... Continue Reading →
The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. Secondary characters in Austen and in life This week has been a slightly crazy one for me again because we have had our second round of papers due for my Jane Austen class. I... Continue Reading →
Virginia Claire Tharrington (center) visiting Chawton Cottage (2008) The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. First Trip Home (trip to Chawton) Friday I saw one of the most beautiful countryside I have ever seen. My Jane Austen class went on our... Continue Reading →
The advenure continues as intern Virginia Claire Tharrington reports in on her experience at The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England. Jane Austen goes abroad and comes back to Bath! Last week was on mid-semester break so I was off to Amsterdam and Prague with my friends for the several days. But this week was not spent... Continue Reading →
"For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?'' How time flys when you are having fun! Today is the first anniversary of Austenprose; -- 365 days of celebration of the brilliance of Jane Austen's writing in blog format. What would Jane Austen think of my gentle... Continue Reading →
The ultimate Austen adventure continues with our featured weekly columnist, Virginia Claire Tharrington straight from the trenches of Austen central, The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England where she is interning until December. Join her every Saturday as she shares with us her incredible adventure that every Janeite, and even Austen's heroine Catherine Morland would... Continue Reading →
The ultimate Austen adventure continues with our featured weekly columnist, Virginia Claire Tharrington straight from the trenches of Austen central, The Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England where she is interning until December. Join her every Saturday as she shares with us her incredible adventure that every Janeite, and even Austen's heroine Catherine Morland would... Continue Reading →
"All that she wants is gossip, and she only likes me now because I supply it." Marianne Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 31 Jane Austen around the blogosphere for the week of October 13th The movie The Duchess staring Keria Knightley (Pride and Prejudice 2005) opened in national release this last week and I am... Continue Reading →
