Hot off the presses is the May/June 2010 (No 45) edition of Jane Austen’s Regency World, the official magazine of the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England and the ultimate Austen reading indulgence. Spotlighted in this issue is Bright Star, the 2009 movie based on the relationship of John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Here are the featured articles: 

Bright Star (cover story):

Jane Campion’s 2009 film about John Keats’ short life and Fanny Brawne his true love has nominated for an Oscar. Staring Ben Whishaw and Abbie Cornish, the setting and costumes are quite lovely and a treat for Janeites. 

British election special:

Remembering the men and women who died in the Peterloo massacre in St. Peter’s Field, Manchester, England on 16 August 1819. 

Woman-to-woman:

When the boundary between love and friendship became blurred 

Maggie Lane:

Austen scholar, author and featured columnist Maggie Lane discusses the art of reading aloud in Jane Austen’s time 

Eleanor Coade:

The woman who developed artificial stone 

Clapperboard tours:

The film buffs guide to the streets of Bath 

Plus: 

Book reviews: new publications by Carrie Bebris, Jane Odiwe and Tracey Chevalier 

News: from JAS and JASNA, and all the latest Jane Austen news and readers’ letters 

Jane Austen’s Regency World is published on May 1 and is available by subscription from www.janeaustenmagazine.co.uk