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Mr. Bennet's expectations were fully answered. His cousin was as absurd as he had hoped, and he listened to him with the keenest enjoyment, maintaining at the same time the most resolute composure of countenance, and, except in an occasional glance at Elizabeth, requiring no partner in his pleasure. By tea-time, however, the dose had... Continue Reading →
"You deserve a longer letter than this; but it is my unhappy fate seldom to treat people so well as they deserve." Jane Austen, 24 December 1798 Jane Austen’s personal correspondence has stirred up controversy since her untimely death in 1817 at age 41. The next year her brother Henry Austen wrote in the ‘Biographical... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: A few years back, a publisher decided Jane Austen's portrait by a Victorian era artist was too ugly to put on a book cover and decided to give her a make-over adding a new hair do and makeup. "She was not much of a looker," said Helen Trayler, managing... Continue Reading →
if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad Beechen Cliff, the Arts, and Natural Surroundings at Jane Austen's World Take a walk through the countryside of Bath with Ms. Place (Vic) as she continues to explore heroine Catherine Morland's experience in Bath with her excellent... Continue Reading →
if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad Lower Assembly Rooms and Bath Society at Jane Austen's World Discover the Lower Rooms in Bath where Catherine Morland the heroine of Northanger Abbey is introduced by the Master of Ceremonies James King to "a very... Continue Reading →
Please welcome web mistress of The Emma Adaptations Pages, Graphic and Web Designer of Strangegirl Designs, and Regency fashion and style authority Kali Pappas today, as she chats about the "frivolus distinctions" of fashion in the two movie adaptations of Northanger Abbey. Enjoy! "Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it... Continue Reading →
if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad Dancing in Regency Bath: Upper Assembly Rooms at Jane Austen's World Discover all the social customs and proper etiquette of dancing in Regency Bath, in this excellent article by Ms. Place (Vic), Dancing in Regency Bath: Upper Assembly... Continue Reading →
if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad The Pump Room's Little-Known and Well-Known Facts at Jane Austen's World As faithful readers of Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey know, Bath plays a central part in the adventures of the young heroine Catherine Morland. Her first excursion... Continue Reading →
Jane Austen: 16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817 Though nothing can bring back the hour Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower; We will grieve not, rather find Strength in what remains behind. William Wordsworth A sad day for Janeites. I will let other excellent pens dwell on the guilt and misery.... Continue Reading →
Allied troops entering Paris after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte "the little bit (two inches wide) of ivory on which I work with so fine a brush, as produces so little effect after so much labour" Letter to Edward Austen, 16 December 1816, The Letters of Jane Austen Today marks the anniversary of the Battle... Continue Reading →
"The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the periodical press, as well as letters addressed to me by many with whom I am not personally acquainted, show that an unabated interest is still taken in every particular... Continue Reading →
"I have no chance of seeing Mrs. Siddons. - She did act on Monday, but Henry was told by the Boxkeeper that he did not think she would, the places, & all thought of it, were given up. I should have particularly liked to see her in Constance, & could swear at her with little... Continue Reading →
