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"All that she wants is gossip, and she only likes me now because I supply it." Marianne Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 31 Jane Austen around the blogosphere for the week of October 6th Actress Emma Thompson (Sense and Sensibility 1995) has reached national treasure status according to interviewer Karen Price of the Western Mail who spoke with... Continue Reading →
"All that she wants is gossip, and she only likes me now because I supply it." Marianne Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 31 Austen around the blogosphere for the week of September 28th A new stage adaptation of Pride and Prejudice opened at The Citadel Theatre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada this week. Austenprose was lucky... Continue Reading →
"All that she wants is gossip, and she only likes me now because I supply it." Marianne Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 31 Jane Austen around the blogosphere for the week of September 14th. The Jane Austen Centre's September newsletter arrived in my mailed box. You can sign up for your very own free monthly copy... Continue Reading →
"All that she wants is gossip, and she only likes me now because I supply it." Marianne Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 31 Around the blogosphere for the week of September 7th The great Darcy debate continues! Is Colin Firth or Matthew Macfayden more accurate to Austen's vision in their film portrayal of Mr. Darcy from the novel Pride and Prejudice? Read... Continue Reading →
"Look here, I have bought this bonnet. I do not think it is very pretty; but I thought I might as well buy it as not. I shall pull it to pieces as soon as I get home, and see if I can make it up any better." Lydia Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, Chapter 39... Continue Reading →
