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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... Continue Reading →
The new issue of Jane Austen’s Regency World is out, via Deb at Jane Austen in Vermont.
In it you can read about:
•An exclusive interview with Deirdre Le Faye, doyenne of the Austen world, about her career as a Janeite and her new book
[Note: Le Faye’s new book, Jane Austen’s Country Life: Uncovering the Rural Backdrop to her Life, Her Letters and Her Novels, is due out June 1, 2014 from Frances Lincoln]
•Belle, the new film about Lord Mansfield’s great-niece, is out soon
[Note: the film is released May 1, 2014; cover image is of Belle, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw; for more information and the trailer see http://www.foxsearchlight.com/Belle/ ]
•Could an eminent harpist have discovered Jane ‘s piano tuning key?
Godmersham 1779 – wikipedia
•Glorious Godmersham: a visit to the home of Edward Austen Knight
•Adlestrop, the village that influenced both…
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The new issue of Jane Austen’s Regency World is “out”!
New issue of Jane Austen’s Regency World!
The March/April 2014 issue [No. 68] of Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine is now published and will be mailed to subscribers this week. In it you can read about:
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Plus: News, Letters, Book Reviews and information from Jane Austen Societies in the US and the UK.
And: Test your knowledge with our exclusive Jane Austen quiz, and read about the shocking behaviour of our latest Regency Rogue
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New issue of JARW via Deb at Jane Austen in Vermont.
New issue!
The September/October issue of Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine is out now and will be mailed to subscribers this week. In it you can read about:
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As an avid gardener and Jane Austen enthusiast, I have been waiting patiently for this...a rose named after one of my favorite novels, Pride and Prejudice! It was inevitable that some rose breeder would cash in on the Pride and Prejudice bicentenary. I am just surprised it took them so long to name a rose... Continue Reading →
The Royal Mail has released six new Jane Austen stamps today in honor of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice. Designed by artist Angela Barrett, they include illustrations of scenes from the six major novels: Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice as first-class stamps and Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Last month I reviewed the Naxos Audiobooks edition of Pride and Prejudice, read by Emilia Fox. It is my favorite audio edition of Jane Austen's classic novel. I was thrilled to learn that they have also created in honor of this year's bicentenary of publication a clever alert... Continue Reading →
Wishing Janeites everywhere a very Merry Christmas. I am sharing my Christmas card online this year. Appropriately, it is called A Jane Austen Christmas. It is by David Price. You can buy your very own boxed set from Allport Editions of Portland, Oregon. Happy Holiday, Laurel Ann © 2012 David Price, Allport Editions
Hot off the presses is the November/December 2012 (No 60) edition of Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine, the ultimate Austen reading indulgence. Here are the featured articles! Some great Christmas gift ideas for the Jane Austen fan in your life You shall go to the dance – public and private balls in Jane Austen’s time... Continue Reading →
Hot off the presses is the March/April (No 56) edition of Jane Austen's Regency World magazine, the ultimate Austen reading indulgence. Here are the featured articles! Romance of the East: how the Regency travelers of Jane Austen's time were fascinated by Islam and the Orient In Jane Austen's footsteps: enjoy our tour of Chawton village... Continue Reading →
Happy news for Janeites and gaming fans… The venerable BBC, who have brought us the monumental mini-series of Pride and Prejudice in 1995 and 1980 and many other classic film adaptations, announced today that they will be releasing a new Jane Austen-inspired interactive game, Rogues and Romance, for Facebook next month. Developed in partnership with... Continue Reading →
We drank tea again yesterday with the Tilsons, & met the Smiths. I find all these little parties very pleasant. -- Letter from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra 1811 Tea was at the center of social gatherings during Jane Austen’s time. Today, we enjoy tea everyday too, but the varieties and blends available would... Continue Reading →
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