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From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: If you could be swept back in time two hundred years ago to have a cup of tea with Jane Austen, what would you ask her? Any question. No bars held. If I had the courage, I might ask her how did she become so wise in the... Continue Reading →
Happy May Day everyone! Please join us today in welcoming author Lori Smith on the launch of her blog tour in celebration of the publication of The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern Woman, released today by Globe Pequot Press. Lori has generously shared with us some insights on her inspiration... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress:Â We have long believed that everything we ever needed to know about life and love, we learned (and are learning) from Jane Austen. She has been our life coach for over thirty years and has not failed us yet! It appears that other authors think so too. We... 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 →
EXTANTÂ Â Â Her pleasure (Anne Elliot)Â in the walk must arise from the exercise and the day, from the view of the last smiles of the year upon the tawny leaves and withered hedges, and from repeating to herself some few of the thousand poetical descriptions extant of autumn, that season of peculiar and inexhaustible influence on... Continue Reading →
