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From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â During the course of my merry internet travels, I happened upon this beautiful portrait of a young Regency woman and immediately thought of Miss Georgiana, the younger sister of Mr. Darcy in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice. The peaceful countenance and the shy repose is so gentle... Continue Reading →
Newby Hall, Yorkshire In Defense of Fanny Price Even after the conclusion of Mansfield Park Madness, I am still ruminating over the novel and the characters. In order to put them to rest, I must get one thing off my chest! My journey to understand the novel has lead me to several insights and one... Continue Reading →
"Mrs. Augusta Bramstone - owned that she thought S. & S. - and P. & P. downright nonsense, but expected to like M. P. better, & having finished the 1st vol. - flattered herself she had got through the worst."--Jane Austen We have the unique pleasure of still having Jane Austen's collection of opinions by... Continue Reading →
THE NOVEL Good sense, like hers, will always act when really called upon; and she found that she had been able to name him to her mother, and recall her remembrance of the name, as that of "William's friend," though she could not previously have believed herself capable of uttering a syllable at such a... Continue Reading →
THE NOVEL He was in love, very much in love; and it was a love which, operating on an active, sanguine spirit, of more warmth than delicacy, made her affection appear of greater consequence because it was withheld, and determined him to have the glory, as well as the felicity, of forcing her to love him.... Continue Reading →
Here's a little humor to brighten your Monday morning Janeites! Can you describe your life in six words or less? That was the question that Smith Magazine asked their online readers in 2006. What developed was an amazing array of comic, tragic and poignant mini life stories that are now available in the book Not Quite... Continue Reading →
THE NOVEL Fanny's last feeling in the visit was disappointment: for the shawl which Edmund was quietly taking from the servant to bring and put round her shoulders was seized by Mr. Crawford's quicker hand, and she was obliged to be indebted to his more prominent attention. The Narrator, Chapter 25 Quick Synopsis Sir Thomas... Continue Reading →
The Novel Jane Austen is renowned for her witty and sometimes cutting dialogue. Her novel Mansfield Park, though considered to contain a more darker subject matter, it still is full of them. Here are a select few that aim to amuse. Do not be surprised that the antagonist Mary Crawford gets all the best lines! "But... Continue Reading →
The Novel Her heart (Fanny) and her judgment were equally against Edmund's decision: she could not acquit his unsteadiness, and his happiness under it made her wretched. The Narrator, Chapter 17 Quick Synopsis Edmund reverses his opposition to act based on concerns for Mary Crawford. Fanny is shocked, Maria and Tom gloat. Henry's flirtations with... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: Anyone who lived through the 1980's can not hear the term Preppy and not smile! For the rest of you young things who were just a twinkle in your parents eyes, take notice and rent the movie Metropolitan — writer, director, and producer Whit Stillman's witty take on... Continue Reading →
THE NOVEL "You need not hurry when the object is only to prevent my saying a bon mot, for there is not the least wit in my nature. I am a very matter-of-fact, plain-spoken being, and may blunder on the borders of a repartee for half an hour together without striking it out." Mary Crawford,... Continue Reading →
Movies This six part BBC mini-series was adapted from Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park by Ken Taylor and broadcast in 1983 in the UK winning a BAFTA for costume designs by Ian Adley. Sensitively directed by David Giles, this interpretation of Jane Austen's most complex and challenging novel is by far the most accurate attempt... Continue Reading →
