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GIFT NUMBER 7 Â Be swept away in romance with the Pride & Prejudice 2005 (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) Â Even though director Joe Wright's romanticized adaptation of Jane Austen's classic love story raised more than a few eyebrows when it was released in 2005, it is an interesting and engaging romp through Jane Austen's most... Continue Reading →
GIFT NUMBER 6  Jane Austen: An Illustrated Treasury  Any Janeite worth their weight in syllabub will ooo and ahh at this beautiful book packed full of enough information and paraphernalia to keep them busy way beyond Christmas day. It is definitely one of my top ten Jane Austen books of 2008, not only... Continue Reading →
GIFT NUMBER 5  Jane Austen Quotation Notecards These attractive Jane Austen inspired notecards set the mood for your personal notes to family and friends or as gift.  This set of six notecards is the perfect gift for a Jane Austen afficianado. Printed on ivory cardstock and embellished with ribbon, the blank interiors are simply... Continue Reading →
GIFT NUMBER 4  Jane Austen Gift Set: Handbook & Action Figure  This clever combination will inspire the 'young Regency Miss' in every Janeite. Who does not want her very own Jane Austen action figure and the ultimate handbook on how to become a Regency Miss?  In The Jane Austen Handbook: A Sensible Yet... Continue Reading →
GIFT NUMBER 3  Membership to the Jane Austen Society of North America  Give the ultimate gift of all things Austen with an annual or lifetime membership to the Jane Austen Society of North America. Dedicated to the enjoyment and appreciation of Jane Austen and her writing, their mission is to foster among the... Continue Reading →
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 →
The Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that Austen inspired books are heading our way in December, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet: A Novel, by Colleen McCullough. When best selling author of the Thorn Birds and The Masters of Rome Series Colleen McCullough... Continue Reading →
Cassy felt tears sting her eyes; she had always felt responsible for her young brother, especially because he had been born when everyone was still grieving for their beloved William. They had all treasured Julian, yet he did not appear to have grown into the role he was expected to play. There was a great... 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 →
