Quote of the Day – January 28, 2021
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16 Books to Read on Austen’s Birthday
Today is Jane Austen’s birthday! And there is no better way to celebrate the great novelist by reading great books about her. So curl up in your favorite reading chair and raise a cup of tea to our favorite author and see why over these past 200 years, her legacy endures on:
Continue reading “16 Books to Read on Austen’s Birthday”Life Sized Colin Firth Cake To Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Pride & Prejudice
A life sized cake of the actor, Colin Firth, has been created to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the BBC’s miniseries, Pride and Prejudice. The six foot tall cake of Mr. Darcy was unveiled at the National Trust property, Lyme Park, in Cheshire, the house used as the character’s famous home in the miniseries, Pemberley.
Continue reading “Life Sized Colin Firth Cake To Celebrate 25th Anniversary of Pride & Prejudice”Book Review: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 320 pages
Published: May 26, 2020
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Genre: Historical Fiction, Austenesque Fiction
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2020: The Year of Austen
Today is Jane Austen! And in the next year, we have exciting things, from books to adaptations to look forward to. So if you are an Austen fan like me, 2020 will be busy with everything Jane Austen!
Quote of the Day- December 9, 2019
“This is quite the season indeed for friendly meetings. At Christmas every body invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather. I was snowed up at a friend’s house once for a week. Nothing could be pleasanter.”
Emma, Jane Austen
The New Emma Trailer
A little over two weeks ago, Focus Features dropped a teaser trailer of the latest adapatation of the Jane Austen classic, Emma: Continue reading “The New Emma Trailer”
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For The Love of More Pride & Prejudice
Happy birthday, Pride and Prejudice!
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen’s most popular novel and my favorite book of all time, was published today. The widespread acclaim of this novel has created a world full of book adaptations and sequels that have charmed us and will entertain us for years to come.
We can be here all day and list all the Pride and Prejudice variations out there. But let’s just list the ones that will make sure to delight us on this special day:
