Lost in Austen DVD available April 14th

Good news for Lost in Austen fans!

The widescreen DVD of the television mini-series will be available for purchase in North America on April 14th. This British ITV production aired in the UK and Canada last fall and in the US in January on the Ovation network.

If you were lucky enough to see Lost in Austen, you know that it is a time travel parody of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice where Amanda Price (Jemima Rooper), a contemporary London bank clerk is transported back in time to her favorite novel, Pride and Prejudice where she lives with the Bennet family at Longbourn and meets Mr. Darcy (Elliot Cowan). Her experience there is oddly out of step with the book and her attempts to fix things to match the novel are hilarious.

If you missed the Ovation broadcast in January, buying the DVD in April may be your only chance to view it this year. If taken as a pastiche, it is immensely enjoyable and I recommend pre-ordering it for your Austen movie library. If you order it by February 3rd at Barnes & Noble, you can take advantage of their buy two DVD’s and get the third free special. What a deal!

You can read reviews of the production at Jane Austen's World and Austenprose.

Cheer, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Happy Birthday Pride and Prejudice

Announced in The Morning Chronicle, London on 28 January 1813, Pride and Prejudice entered into recorded history, and into our hearts. Here is the famous first chapter with a few inspired and creative covers in print today!

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.

However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

"My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day, "have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?"

Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.

"But it is," returned she; "for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it."

Mr. Bennet made no answer.

"Do not you want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.

"You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it."

This was invitation enough.

"Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it, that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."

"What is his name?"

"Bingley."

"Is he married or single?"

"Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!"

"How so? how can it affect them?"

"My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them."

"Is that his design in settling here?"

"Design! nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes."

"I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go, or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them, Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party."

"My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be any thing extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown-up daughters she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty."

"In such cases a woman has not often much beauty to think of."

"But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood."

"It is more than I engage for, I assure you."

"But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account, for in general, you know, they visit no new-comers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him if you do not."

"You are over-scrupulous surely. I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chuses of the girls: though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy."

"I desire you will do no such thing. Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia. But you are always giving her the preference."

"They have none of them much to recommend them," replied he; "they are all silly and ignorant, like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters."

"Mr. Bennet, how can you abuse your own children in such a way! You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves."

"You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least."

"Ah! you do not know what I suffer."

"But I hope you will get over it, and live to see many young men of four thousand a year come into the neighbourhood."

"It will be no use to us if twenty such should come, since you will not visit them."


"Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty, I will visit them all."

Mr. Bennet was so odd a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice, that the experience of three-and-twenty years had been insufficient to make his wife understand his character. Her mind was less difficult to develope. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. When she was discontented she fancied herself nervous. The business of her life was to get her daughters married; its solace was visiting and news.

You can read the entire novel online at Molland’s Circulating Library. Enjoy!

Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

JASNA Greater Louisville Region to Hold Jane Austen Festival

Look who's celebrating their one year anniversary! The Greater Louisville Region Chapter of the Jane Austen Society of North America. This year, this chapter will hold its

2nd Annual Jane Austen Festival,
July 18 & 19 - 2009

The 2nd Annual Jane Austen Festival will again take place at beautiful, Historic Locust Grove in Louisville, Kentucky, a circa 1790 National Historic Landmark on 55 park like acres.

Like last year, the Regency Emporium will feature booths with beautiful silk shawls, fabric, bonnets, custom made jewelry, antiquarian books, and you can even have your shadow cut! There will also be a fantastic Silent Auction with Jane Austen movie memorabilia, tea themed baskets, and our special Austen theme bracelets, brooches & earrings for sale.

Also, the fabulous Regency Style Show featuring hand sewn clothes by Betsy Bashore will be back. New this year, a Period Sewing Techniques class by historic re-enactor Kathleen Kannik. Two classes, Beginner & Intermediate will be offered to learn running stitch, back stitch, combination stitch, hemming, rolled hems, whipped stitch hems, whipped gathers & singleton buttons. Each class is $25. Registration required.

Also back by popular demand-Afternoon Tea! Served each day on the hour, a four course tea in our quaint tea room. Chicken salad on petite croissant, a stacked sandwich with Benedictine and pimiento cheese spread, petite quiche and scones with jam and then a fantastic selection of homemade cakes! Tea this year will be from the Harney Tea Co and will also be sold by the bag in the JASNA booth.

Featured author this year is Margaret Sullivan, editrix of AustenBlog and author of THE JANE AUSTEN HANDBOOK. She will speak each day, “Five Things a Janeite Heroine (or Hero) Needs to Know”, and her book will be available to purchase and for Margaret to sign.

New this year-a shoemaker demonstrating in one of the log cabins and the Mantua Maker & Daughter (seamstresses) will be in another building on the grounds with garments for sale. Common Stock , a company that specializes in historical entertainment, will provide authentic entertainment both days such as Old English Fairy tales portrayed by shadow puppets, raree shows and more.

A Grand Ball is being planned in conjunction with the local English Country Dance Society on July 18th. A lovely promenade before the ball with everyone in costume is also being planned. Check back for more details.

Admission to the event, which includes a walk-through tour of Historic Locust Grove (www.locustgrove.org) is $6. Afternoon Tea is $25 which includes admission and requires a reservation. Event hours are 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. each day.

To make inquiries, reservations, etc, email Bonny Wise, Regional Coordinator for the Greater Louisville Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America at wises4@insightbb.com or call 502-727-3917.

Check the photo gallery for pictures from the 2008 Jane Austen Festival.

Posted by Vic, Jane Austen's World

Get Ready for Masterpiece Classic’s Rebroadcast of Sense and Sensibility

Tune in to PBS this Sunday to enjoy the rebroadcast of the award winning adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility presented on Masterpiece Classic on February 1st and 8th at 9:00 pm (check your local listings). This new 2008 production was scripted by Andrew Davies and stars Hattie Morahan and Charity Wakefield as sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood and was well received by critics and the Austen community.

Following the Sunday presentation, join Professor Joan Ray, JASNA Past President, for an online discussion about the adaptation February 2nd - 13th at the Barnes & Noble Classics Book Club website. Just visit the Barnes & Noble Book Clubs at their online website, register for free and join the discussion. Prof. Ray is the author of Jane Austen for Dummies and a very popular guest speaker.

Brush up on the production with these resources

Sense and Sensibility – Masterpiece Classic official web site

Sense and Sensibility: Cast Preview – Austenprose

Reviews

Sense and Sensibility 2008 Makes Wonderful Sense For the Most Part – Jane Austen’s World

Withstanding Sense, or Sensibility: Review of Episode One – Austenprose

Sense and Sensibility: Conflict of Heart Over Head: Episode Two - Austenprose

Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Jane Austen Character Throwdown: Best Hill to Climb

Ooooh, we really don't like Lucy Steele as a friend, do we? Caroline Bingley, no prize either, ceded with a whimper. We now turn our attention to two hills that Jane Austen described in great detail. They are still popular tourist destinations today, showing breathtaking vistas from their tops. Our question this week is:

Which hill would you climb?

Box Hill, Emma

"Emma had never been to Box Hill ... she wished to see what everybody found so much worth seeing." In one of Jane Austen's most memorable scenes, a petulant and bored Emma makes fun of Miss Bates at a picnic on Box Hill, hurting the spinster's feelings and drawing Mr. Knightley's ire. This hill overlooks the breathtaking countryside of the North Downs in Surrey, England. These shots on webshots show how beautiful the area still is. It takes effort to climb Box Hill, but the views are dazzling all around.

Beechen Cliff, Northanger Abbey

Henry and Eleanor Tilney walked with Catherine Morland from Bath proper, along the river Avon, and up Beechen Cliff. This was no small feat. Jane Austen loved to walk, as did Lizzy Bennet, and (obviously) the Tilneys. Their reward was a spectacular panorama of Bath. "They determined on walking round Beechen Cliff, that noble hill whose beautiful verdure and hanging coppice render it so striking an object from almost every opening in Bath." Catherine reveals her naivete in a conversation about nature and art with Henry, whose charm and wit are in full display in this scene. Beechen Cliff remains a park and the view has been largely preserved, as these photos attest. (Click on image for larger view.)

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Jane Austen Character Throwdown: Which Hill Would You Climb?

Box Hill Beechen Cliff

More about these hills:

• Box Hill, Surrey England
• Emma: Picnicking on Box Hill
  
• Beechen Cliff, the Arts and Natural Surroundings
• From the Top of Beechen Cliff
  

Austen Shopaholic: Buy Two Jane Austen DVD’s – Get the Third Free

Here’s you chance to fill out your Jane Austen movie library from over 25 Austen DVD’s to choose from while they last at Barnes & Noble. Buy two and get the third free until February 3rd. The complete details are available here.

Choose from all of The Complete Jane Austen series which aired last year on Masterpiece Classic: Persuasion (2007), Mansfield Park (2007), Northanger Abbey (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008), the bio Miss Austen Regrets (2008) and the classic versions of Pride and Prejudice (1995) and Emma (1996). Don't forget to add on my Austen inspired favorites: You've Got Mail (1998), Clueless (1995) and Bridget Jone's Diary (2001).

The selection available includes all 35,000 of their titles, so have fun.

Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Where Are They Now? Carey Mulligan

We've seen her play Kitty in 2005's Pride and Prejudice (at right in photo on left), Isabella Thorpe in Northanger Abbey, Ada Clare in Bleak House, and Rudyard Kipling's daughter in last year's PBS special, My Boy Jack. Carey Mulligan's star is on the rise. Praised for her performance as a 16-year-old in An Education, she is receiving accolades at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Currently touted as the next big thing, she promises she won't let the publicity go to her head.
Carey Reveals Herself to be the Next Winona or Maybe Audrey

Sundance "It" girl, Carey Mulligan.

Carey Mulligan Fan Site

Seen on the Blogosphere

While surfing the web we noticed an interesting blog: Reading Jane Austen, in which a twenty-three year old skeptic grinds his way through the Austen canon. Joseph is currently reading Sense and Sensibility, and "reserves the right to be utterly unimpressed." His posts include Plot points, Character commentary, Narratology notes, Language, Diction and Thesaur, and Memorables

Joseph's reading schedule for 2009:

Sense and Sensibility - January 2009, approximately 2 weeks of reading. Goal: full text plus viewing/criticism of a film adaptation.

Northanger Abbey - January 2009, approximately 2 weeks of reading. Goal: full text after a reading of Ann Radcliffe’s The Italian, plus supplementary texts.

Pride and Prejudice - February 2009, approximately 3 weeks of reading. Goal: full text plus heavy supplementary texts and criticism of at least 2 film adaptations.

Mansfield Park - February 2009, approximately 2 weeks of reading. Goal: full text plus criticism of a film adaptation.

Emma - March 2009, approximately 3 weeks of reading. Goal: full text plus supplementary texts.

Persuasion - March 2009, approximately 2 weeks of reading. Goal: full text.

Good luck, Joseph I hope your blog will start a discourse with other Austen fans.

Where are They Now? Matthew MacFadyen

Jane Austen fans know him best as Mr. Darcy, but Matthew Macfadyen has been busy lately. His turn as the rather lumpish plain-looking John Birt in Frost/Nixon (right) was well done, and American audiences will see him this spring as Arthur Clennam in Little Dorrit on PBS (below).
The Haagen Danz commercial featured in this YouTube video is not recent. But for those of you who wonder about Matthew's appeal to the ladies, just LISTEN to his lovely voice. Drool. I don't care if it is 20 degrees farenheit outside, cool me down with an ice cream, quick.

Carnival of Personal Finance: The Jane Austen Edition

During these finanically challenging times, we can take note of Jane Austen's excellent advise on money and the lack of it! Visit Pecuniarities, a blog devoted to informing readers on how to pinch a penny and read Penelope Pince's informative homage to Jane Austen in the Carnival of Personal Finance: The Jane Austen Edition. She lists multiple links to teach you how to save money, flanked by beautiful images from Jane Austen movie adaptations with compelling quotes.

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of." Mary Crawford, Mansfield Park

Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Seen on the Blogosphere: What Kind of Reader Are You?

I am an obsessive compulsive bookworm. What are you? Take the quiz and find out.I found the quiz via the The Bookworm's Hideout.

What Kind of Reader Are You? Your Result: Obsessive-Compulsive Bookworm You're probably in the final stages of a Ph.D. or otherwise finding a way to make your living out of reading. You are one of the literati. Other people's grammatical mistakes make you insane.
Dedicated Reader
Literate Good Citizen
Book Snob
Non-Reader
Fad Reader
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Coming Soon from Meryton Graveyard: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

The undead have risen!

I have long suspected that Mr. Collins was from another plane of existence, now it has been confirmed. Zombies have invaded Pride and Prejudice and are now taking over!

Due out this May from Quirk Books, is a new Zombie inspired Jane Austen parody, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance Now with Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

Whoa!

Move over Stephenie Meyer, your vampire Edward Cullen in Twilight can’t hold a candle to the Zombied out Mr. Darcy!

Author Seth Grahame-Smith is an expert on horror movies, so we shall see what develops! The publisher is Quirk Books who brought us The Jane Austen Handbook, by Margaret C. Sullivan, (Mags of AustenBlog), so maybe if we bribe her with Battlestar Galactica DVD’s she might tell us the inside scoop!

Stay tuned, for the next Zombie update.

Cheers, Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Wuthering Heights Reviews

Gentle Readers, Our Wuthering Heights reviews are up. Vic reacted with a parody in which Dr. Phyl analyzes the characters in a post entitled Bats in Heathcliff's Belfry, and Laurel Ann simply attributed Heathcliff's and Cathy's bad actions in the film to Succumbing to a Case of Bad Parenting. What did you think? Visit the links and let us know. Also, PBS offers a blog for its specials: Remotely Connected. Read Vic's review here.


Missed last night's show? Click here to watch the first part online.

Jane Austen Character Throwdown: Least Likable Friend

Poor Charlotte Collins. We do not see much happiness for her in her married future and voted overwhelmingly that happiness would elude her in her married state. We now turn our thoughts to two individuals, who though minor characters, leave an indelible impression upon the reader: Caroline Bingley and Lucy Steele. Both women would dampen a girlfriend get-together in a heartbeat. Who do you like least? - The haughty Miss Bingley or the opportunistic Ms. Steele?

Least Likable Friend

Caroline Bingley, Pride and Prejudice
Caroline is as haughty as a character can get, and rather stupid if she thinks she can attract a man by denigrating her competition.Her criticism of Elizabeth is relentless as she tried to sabotage Darcy's attraction to her. In contrasting Caroline's narrow-minded attitude with Mr. Darcy's growing awareness, Jane lets us see that he is a superior character. He is able to recognize Elizabeth's finer qualities despite her "inferior" upbringing, while Caroline cannot. Tied to convention Caroline cannot see merit in anyone who does not share her social background and conventional graces, although she does seem to be genuinely interested in Miss Jane Bennet.To give her her due, she did try to warn Elizabeth about Mr. Wickham, but by this time she had lost all credibility with Lizzy. Sweet Jane took longer to recognize Caroline's lack of genuine friendship and false warmth.

Lucy Steele, Sense and Sensibility
Sly, cunning, and opportunistic, Lucy makes the most of her lack of resources by taking advantage of her pretty face and figure, and superficially charming manners. She snags Edward Ferrars during a weak moment, and like a badger will not let him go. Much to her chagrin, Edward demonstrates true character and sticks by her when his mother disinherits him for their secret engagement. Lucy only wanted him for his money and title, and she ditches him for his brother at the first opportunity. She purposely pursued Elinor as a friend, letting her in on her secret engagement to Edward, knowing full well how much the news must have hurt Elinor. Lucy's sly cat and mouse game added to Elinor's suffering, telling the reader that Lucy was bad through and through. She never received her comeuppance, and we were sad to see her rewarded for her bad behavior by marrying Robert.

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Caroline Bingley Lucy Steele

Heathcliff: Who is Your Favorite?

Masterpiece Classic will be showing Wuthering Heights Sunday nights January 18th & 25th, 9 PM EST on your local PBS stations. Tom Hardy plays the new Heathcliff. However, this book has been adapted many times for film and the theatre. Over the years, who is your favorite Heathcliff? Inquiring minds want to know. Read Vic's review on Remotely Connected, and a tongue in cheek description of Heathcliff and Cathy on Jane Austen's World.

Tom Hardy, 2008 Masterpiece Classic version.

A dark and unhandsome Heathcliff who seeks revenge and is a tortured soul.




Sir Laurence Olivier, Heathcliff in the classic 1939 William Wilder film

A "Gypsy" Heathcliff and wildly romantic. Only 1/2 the tale is told in this film. Along with Mr. Darcy, this role made Olivier's career in films








Ralph Fiennes in the 1992 film version of Wuthering Heights

A cross between a revengeful and romantic Heathcliff. This version presents the complete novel.





Timothy Dalton in 1970 Wuthering Heights - a more gentle retelling of the tale.

Watch him in a clip at Cathy's grave.

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Favorite Heathcliff

Tom Hardy Laurence Olivier Ralph Fiennes Timothy Dalton

There are more Heathcliff actors (see link below). Even the singer Cliff Richards played him. But the above actors are the most well-known. Which is your favorite?

The Character of Heathcliff: The Reader's Guide to Wuthering Heights.

Motivators

Charley Brown over at Enchanted Serenity of Period Films has created some fun motivational posters, like the one at left. Check the rest out at this link!

Create your own motivational posters here at Big Huge Labs.

Posted by Vic, Jane Austen's World

Two Days to Vote: Lizzy"s Best Verbal SmackDown

The Egalitarian Bookworm Chick! is conducting a poll on Lizzy's best verbal smack down. Only two days are left to vote.

Click here.

View Lost in Austen Videos on the Ovation Website

Missed Lost in Austen? Click here to go to Ovation TV and watch the four Lost in Austen episodes.

Our friends across the pond in England can click on ITV's website to view behind the scenes videos.

Then read our reviews below.

Lost in Austen reviews & images

Vic (Ms. Place), Jane Austen’s World
Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three & Episode Four
Laurel Ann, Austenprose
Episode One, Episode Two, Episode Three & Episode Four

Charlotte Riley adds a Spirited and Complex Cathy to Wuthering Heights this Sunday on Masterpiece Classic

Meet British actress Charlotte Riley who will be starring as Catherine Earnshaw this Sunday, January 18 in the Masterpiece Classic miniseries presentation of Emily Bronte’s chilling novel Wuthering Heights which concludes on January 25th.

Since graduating in 2006 from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), this Thorpe Thewles native has had a bright beginning appearing on stage with Diana Rigg (previous host of Masterpiece Mystery) and Jemma Redgrave (Lady Bertram in Mansfield Park 2007) in The Cherry Orchard at Chichester Festival Theater last summer and in the new movie adaptation of Noel Coward’s Easy Virtue, with Colin Firth (Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice 1995), Kimberley Nixon (Sophie Hutton in Cranford), Kirsten Scott Thomas and Pip Torrens (Edward Austen-Knight in Miss Austen Regrets 2008).

Lauded as one of Britain’s most exciting young actresses, Ms. Riley’s portrayal of the wild and impetuous Cathy Earnshaw is both spirited and complex. Her very large and expressive eyes and strong resolute jaw reveal a character tormented over her one true love and her choice of comfort and earthly riches.

Be sure to catch the premiere of Wuthering Heights at 9:00 pm EST on Sunday on PBS. Our very own Vic (Ms Place) has written an excellent review of it for Remotely Connected the PBS blog asking “Is Heathcliff a man?" Good question, which not only the characters in the movie ponder, but viewers will puzzle over too.

Posted by Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Bride and Prejudice

Denise and Stuart Vaughan

How cute: A Jane Austen themed wedding. Read about it in this Metro UK article.

Tess of the D'Urbervilles Icons

Find lovely icons such as these for Tess of the D'Urbervilles at this Live Journal site.

And beautiful wallpaper here.

This site features cast images, including this one of Hans Matheson.

Congratulations, Golden Globe Winner Tom Wilkinson

We've already featured the fabulously talented Kate Winslet and Sally Hawkins in previous Golden Globe Winners posts. We now turn our attention to Tom Wilkinson, winner of the Golden Globes as Benjamin Franklin in the mini-series, John Adams. Tom played a brief scene as Mr. Dashwood as he lay dying in 1995's Sense and Sensibility, asking John Dashwood to make sure his wife and daughters are well provided for.



Other Golden Globe nominees

Anne Hathaway

With her performance in Rachel Getting Married, Anne's star is on the rise. Last year she played Jane Austen in Becoming Jane, a fairy tale about Jane's life. While the film was a success with the public, many Janeites found it wanting.


Emma Thompson

Can the incomparable Emma Thompson do any wrong when it comes to her film roles? Nominated for her performance in Last Chance Harvey, Emma wrote an award winning script for 1995's Sense and Sensibility, in which she played Elinor Dashwood. Lucky Emma. While filming that movie she won Greg Wise's love and they married. If you recall, Greg played the handsome and dashing cad Willoughby.

Learn more about the Golden Globe winners here.

Posted by Vic, Jane Austen's World

Congratulations, Revolutionary Kate Winslet

The sixth time is the charm for Kate Winslet, who won an impressive two Golden Globes on Sunday for ‘Best Actress’ in Revolutionary Road and ‘Best Supporting Actress’ for‘The Reader’. What a singular feat. At the age of 22, she broke the record for the youngest person to receive two Oscar nominations, and at one point tied the record for the most Academy Award nomination for an actress before the age of 30 (she has thus far garnered 5 Oscar nominations). Considered one of the best actresses of her generation, there is absolutely no doubt that Kate will receive many more nominations, wins, and honors in her acting future.


Kate's association with Jane Austen is through her role as Marianne Dashwood in 1995's Sense and Sensibility, for which she received an oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. For my part, her interpretation of Marianne is my favorite.


Read more about Kate's Golden Globe wins at these links:

• Celebrity Gossip

• Kate Winslet: Slider

Posted by Vic, Jane Austen's World

Seen on the Blogosphere

BBC to cut production of 19th Century Bonnet dramas:

A senior BBC drama insider said: "There is to be an evolution in the presentation of period dramas, moving away from classic 19th century so-called 'bonnet' dramas to looking at other periods of history.

"This will allow us to look at other times and places in British and world history. The aim is to give drama audiences something new and different to enjoy."

Click on the above link to The Telegraph to read the rest of the article, or this link to the UK Guardian.