tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331891022012-01-29T10:31:30.906-05:00Jane Austen TodayVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.comBlogger17451100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-80861065733949238912012-01-28T08:46:00.001-05:002012-01-28T08:51:51.111-05:00New Display at the Jane Austen House MuseumThe dining room wall at the Jane Austen House museum at Chawton Cottage is exhibiting a new explanatory display of Sense and Sensibility. The novel celebrated its 200 year anniversary in 2011.The designs were based on the coloured illustrations by the brothers, Charles Edmund ( C. E.) and Henry Matthew (H. M.) Brock of Cambridge. These were included in the 1908 edition of the novel published Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-27861454935242604082012-01-27T08:54:00.000-05:002012-01-27T08:54:27.876-05:00Port wine in Pride and PrejudiceInquiring readers: Raquel Sallaberry from Jane Austen em Portugues contributed this interesting information about Port wine:
Last year when I drank a Port wine I vaguely remembered having read a mention about this wine in Jane Austen, but was not sure in which of the books. When we finished the bottle, I brought it home to photograph and do research.
Port wine became very popular in England Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-41358504894984979832012-01-24T19:25:00.001-05:002012-01-24T19:27:03.436-05:00The Unseen Portrait of Jane AustenInquiring Reader, Frequent contributor Raquel Sallaberry sent a YouTube video of Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait. Sadly, the link was taken off the site. The clip below shows a fascinating discussion of whether the image of the woman identified as Jane Austin is really of her. I wrote a brief post about this portrait before the holidays. The comments that sit below it are more interesting than Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-79486813241254673912012-01-22T15:18:00.001-05:002012-01-22T15:18:59.805-05:00Sunday Sample: Looking Good in the Regency Dress c.1795 to 1820
Sleeve Mock Up
Historical Sewing offers tips on how to look great in a Regency dress in a book that is available at a special price of $9.97. The book covers such topics as how someone with large arms can look good in a Regency dress and how to disguise a wide rib cage.
Click here to find out more to increase your sewing skills and make your costumes look like the clothing your ancestors woreVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-52555712871904529672012-01-20T08:29:00.002-05:002012-01-20T08:33:54.359-05:00Friday Fabulousness: Duncan Phyfe Exhibit at the Met
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Duncan Phyfe bedstead
"A tour of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's exhibit “Duncan Phyfe: Master Cabinetmaker in New York” offers a window into society living in the city during the early 19th century. Well-heeled city dwellers were eager to be as fashionable as their contemporaries in London and Paris, and Phyfe was a style-watcher who was able to consistently meet his customer’s demand for Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-21856503586792311752012-01-16T20:49:00.001-05:002012-01-16T20:50:53.778-05:00Colin Firth: Eye Candy
Colin Firth/Mr. Darcy
Absolutely the handsomest man on the red carpet at the
2012 Golden Globe Awards.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-86217373444269089242012-01-15T20:12:00.004-05:002012-01-16T08:14:25.783-05:00Downton Abbey or Golden Globes: Which Did You Watch?What a dilemma! Watch Downton Abbey or watch Downton Abbey win a possible award at the Golden Globes. Both can be TVod, and Downton Abbey can be streamed on PBS the day after. Curious minds want to know:
Lady Sibyl bakes a cake
Did you watch Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode 2 live? Or were you glued to the Golden Globes and Ricky Gervais's caustic comments? Congratulations Downton Abbey for Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-57775056869513141802012-01-13T08:14:00.000-05:002012-01-13T08:14:06.073-05:00Jane Austen in BrazilThe title sounds like a movie, we know, but that is a testament of how popular Jane Austen has become the world over. Raquel Sallaberry, who writes Jane Austen em Português, is a regular contributor to this blog. She sent in this item about a new series of books to be published in Brazilian Portuguese.
Loredano's book covers
Last year in Brazil, we had a number of Jane Austen editions of Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-75320735429121950202012-01-10T14:16:00.002-05:002012-01-10T14:16:01.479-05:00Jane Austen: Still and Always RelevantIn 'Dating tips from Dickens, Austen and Tolstoy', authors Maura Kelly and Jack Murnighan discuss their book, Much Ado About Loving, which is about love lessons from literature. Here's what they said about Jane Austen:
...even with books written during an era when courtship was so much more formal — there’s a lot of philandering and a lot of wondering about where relationships are going that Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-16315844542043552182012-01-09T00:25:00.005-05:002012-01-09T00:25:03.001-05:00Downton Abbey Season 2, Episode One: PollWhat did you think of Downton Abbey Season 2's first episode? Don't hold back. Curious minds want to know!
Downton Abbey Season 2, First Episode
I loved it
I liked it
It was ok - I'm withholding judgment
It wasn't as good as Season One
I didn't like it
I didn't see it
pollcode.com free polls
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-65740722782441098672012-01-08T00:11:00.000-05:002012-01-08T00:11:34.296-05:00Downton Abbey Season 2 Airs on PBS TonightThe wait is over! Downton Abbey Season 2 will be airing at 9 PM on your local PBS station. I'll be watching along with millions of others to see how the Earl of Grantham's family fares during World War One, and how the servants are holding up.
Lady Sybil works as a nurse
If you are so inclined, join the twitter party. One of the hosts will be Laurel Ann from Austenprose. Click here to find out Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-30528936102295563402012-01-06T18:53:00.003-05:002012-01-06T20:14:34.647-05:00Free Bookmarks: A Belated Holiday Gift to Use Year RoundGentle readers, blogger Josie from Hey Little Birdie! sent this link on December 21st. Reading my backlog of emails, I stumbled across this unexpected gift. She has designed Pride and Prejudice bookmarks to download and print on card stock paper. What a wonderful gift for book club members and Janeites!
Here is the link. Thank you, Josie!!Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-88229394400211501232012-01-05T07:36:00.000-05:002012-01-05T07:36:01.639-05:00Friday Film: Jane Austen Fine Eyes QuizThis quiz is extremely hard. Your success will be on how familiar you are with the Jane Austen films, and the actors and the characters they play. I could name only a few, and I must have seen all the films several times!
To Play:
Watch the video below and try to guess which character, actor and film the 75 pairs of eyes belong to.
Put your guesses in a comment.
Guess as many times as you wishVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-30326560237719238992012-01-01T22:13:00.000-05:002012-01-01T22:13:40.225-05:00Countdown to 2012: The Five Jane Austen Related Books I Most Enjoyed Reading in 2011. #5 Murder Most Persuasive by Tracy KielyFirst, Happy New Year to all my readers. Thank you so much for stopping by!
My fifth choice for favorite Jane Austen related book would have been Jane Austen's Letters, edited by Deirdre LeFaye, but the book came too late in the year for me to finish it. And so I gladly and swiftly turned to my next choice and one of my favorite JA mysteries of last year, Murder Most Persuasive by Tracy Kiely. Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-79439633129743391292011-12-31T13:20:00.002-05:002011-12-31T19:35:34.327-05:00Countdown to 2012: The Five Jane Austen Related Books I Most Enjoyed Reading in 2011. #'s 3, 4 - Tea With Jane Austen and In the Garden With Jane AustenI had the pleasure of reading In the Garden with Jane Austen and Tea with Jane Austen, both written by Kim Wilson. The books have been out for quite a few years, but the publisher has reissued new copies. Both books contain fine color photographs, contemporary illustrations, historical information that flesh out the Regency era, and personal information about Jane Austen that make them more than Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-71467022591867673152011-12-30T16:47:00.001-05:002011-12-30T16:49:55.927-05:00Countdown to 2012: The Five Jane Austen Related Books I Most Enjoyed Reading in 2011. #2 - Jane Austen Made Me Do It, edited by Laurel Ann NattressMy second choice of an Austenesque book in 2011 is Jane Austen Made Me Do It, an anthology of Jane Austen inspired short stories edited by Laurel Ann Nattress. The stories are written by 21 authors, some better known than others - Lauren Willig • Adriana Trigiani • Jo Beverley • Alexandra Potter • Laurie Viera Rigler • Frank Delaney & Diane Meier • Syrie James • Stephanie Barron • Amanda Grange •Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-80215797190046546382011-12-29T15:41:00.002-05:002011-12-29T15:43:57.282-05:00Countdown to 2012: The Five Jane Austen Related Books I Most Enjoyed Reading in 2011. #1 - Persuasion, an Annotated EditionI'll say it right up front, my favorite book related to Jane Austen in 2011 was Persuasion, An Annotated Edition, edited by Robert Morrison. Designed along the same lines as last year's superb Pride and Prejudice, an Annotated Edition, edited by Patricia Meyer Spacks. Robert Morrison not only explains some of the more esoteric details of Persuasion, but also includes beautiful images that explainVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-70130071697193802632011-12-24T00:08:00.003-05:002011-12-24T00:08:00.126-05:00Happy Christmas Eve!May your holiday weekend be joyful!Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-56838018131162975622011-12-21T08:57:00.003-05:002011-12-21T09:04:57.854-05:00Shopping Jane Austen: 4 days before Christmas - Jane Austen's Letters, edited by Deirdre Le FayeOh, what's a Jane Austen fan to do when she's purchasing something for another Janeite who possesses every possible book and item about her favorite author? Why give her the 4th edition of Deirdre Le Faye's Jane Austen's Letters of course.
Two inches thick - yes 2 inches! -this book, printed by Oxford University Press, should sit on every Janeite's book shelf. While I own both a Nook and a Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-70253704933857383992011-12-19T21:08:00.001-05:002011-12-19T21:10:10.495-05:00Matthew MacFadyen's Plumb PrawnsI can listen to Matthew MacFadyen (Mr. Darcy, 2005) talking about food all day long. This Marks & Spencer commercial has me salivating - and it isn't just because of the scrumptious food that is displayed. Matthew's voice is irresistible.
Listening to him is a wonderful way to start the holiday season!
Matthew MacFadyen as Mr. Darcy (r) at the breakfast table at Netherfield Park
Submitted byVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-44647650725741300062011-12-19T08:16:00.002-05:002011-12-19T08:44:55.476-05:00Locating London's Past: A Gem of a WebsiteLocating London's Past is a new website that lets users find information from a vast array of historical sources that cover crime and punishment, the distribution of wealth, poverty and occupations, mortality, and the ownership of consumer goods.
Partial view of the website
Alastair Dunning, programme manager at JISC, said: “Researchers in the humanities and social sciences are turning Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-79468906999060187372011-12-15T22:07:00.001-05:002011-12-15T22:07:30.387-05:00Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! Free Fan Kit App on December 16th Only“Why not start the day with a new Jane Austen quote, read her books everywhere, or choose a new romantic movie for the night?”
Software Adventures is making its best selling app – "Jane Austen – Fan Kit" – available free of charge during Friday, December 16th to celebrate 236 years since the birth of Jane Austen!
"Jane Austen – Fan Kit" has everything that a Jane Austen fan will need: quotes, Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-36074468490231388782011-12-14T22:01:00.000-05:002011-12-14T22:01:44.543-05:00John Mullan's 10 of the Best Governesses includes Miss Taylor in EmmaLove John Mullan's choices of ten best governesses, since Miss Taylor made first choice. And correctly so. Do you agree?
Johdi May as Anne Taylor, Emma, 2009
Emma by Jane Austen Miss Taylor, governess for many years to the headstrong Miss Woodhouse, is contemplating her future as a paid companion when, well into her 30s, she gets a lucky break. An affluent local widower runs to fetch her an Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-65213825049823907722011-12-11T21:59:00.001-05:002011-12-11T22:00:52.011-05:0017th Century Scientific History in the HeadlinesA century before Jane Austen's birth a statistician named John Gaunt recorded the deaths of London's citizens. History.com showcases some details from his “Natural and Political Observations Made Upon the Bills of Mortality.” Gaunt noted:
“The old Streets are unfit for the present frequency of Coaches.” He speculated that overpopulation and squalid conditions accounted for Londoners’ mediocre Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-42635901990604736682011-12-09T07:28:00.000-05:002011-12-09T07:28:45.734-05:00Friday Find: Downton Abbey on Facebook!Gentle Readers,
You must be salivating by now knowing that the count down to Downton Abbey Season 2 is less than a month away for U.S. viewers. Meanwhile, you can join Masterpiece's Facebook page to learn the news about the series. Click her to view the page. Today, Masterpiece announced that The World of Downtown Abbey goes on sale today. This would be your opportunity to learn what goes on Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-18824030857657033532011-12-07T23:07:00.001-05:002011-12-07T23:09:53.382-05:00Regent Street Christmas Lights 2011At the turn of the 21st century my then husband and I enjoyed the Christmas lights over Regent Street in London. An unforgettable sight! Here is a video of the 2011 lights being turned on in November. Enjoy.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-16124457731937404442011-12-06T23:13:00.000-05:002011-12-06T23:13:22.581-05:00Penguin Clothbound Classics: Jane Austen CollectionThe six novels of Jane Austen from the Clothbound Penguin Classics with Coralie Bickford-Smith's covers are now available at this site. It would be great if Penguin Classics also published Lady Susan, the juvenilia, and Jane's incomplete books, such as Sanditon and The Watsons!
The patterns used by Coralie intrigued me. Some of them represent an analogy, but I cannot quite understand the Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-11531903394164538942011-12-05T11:13:00.002-05:002011-12-05T11:13:00.326-05:00Georgian Head Feathers, Chris March, and Brastrocity!One of my favorite not so secret vices is watching Project Runway. In season 4 I fell head over heels in love with Chris March, the outrageously flamboyant designer of over the top outfits. He and Christian Siriano made a to-die for outfit in a team challenge.
Chris contemplating the headdress with feathers
Chris is finishing up his own show on Bravo, Mad Fashion, Season 1. I cannot tell you Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-9287126462577496662011-12-04T00:03:00.003-05:002011-12-04T00:03:01.069-05:00Jane Austen Jewelry ThrowdownJane Austen and her sister Cassandra received beautiful amber crosses from their brother Charles, a scene she repeated with Fanny and William Price in Mansfield Park. During her era, coral necklaces were also wildly popular. This week's question asks you: Which would you prefer to receive as a gift from a loved one? An amber cross necklace or a coral necklace?
Amber crosses for Jane and Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-70932982025072178262011-12-01T22:18:00.004-05:002011-12-01T23:12:15.815-05:00Friday Follow: Death Comes to Pemberley Comes to the U.S.Death Comes to Pemberley by PD James has ARRIVED in the U.S. Amazon is selling it on its site. The book will be released December 6th. I have preordered a copy for my Kindle.This year, British mystery lovers in particular have a glorious plum pudding of a whodunit awaiting them. P.D. James has taken up the challenge of feeding readers' holiday hunger for homicide. What's even more tantalizing is Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-85804857896689693782011-11-30T23:57:00.001-05:002011-11-30T23:58:40.949-05:00Jane Austen Hits Iranian Book ShelvesThis is an interesting news item contributed by Raquel Sallaberry from Jane Austen em Portugues:
The Persian translated biography of "Jane Austen" a work by Brian Southam has been marketed by Mahi in Iran. The book is penned by the ex-manager of Jane Austen Society who spent his life on researching the British author's life.
The book's translator Goli Emami has rendered other books including "Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32757539570222256512011-11-30T07:51:00.001-05:002011-11-30T07:51:46.732-05:00Powdering JacketIn 1790, Jane Austen was 15 years old. I wonder if she was familiar with the powdering jacket, worn when a woman's wig was being powdered and readied for a formal occasion. Read more about 18th century hair dressing at this post on Trouvais.
Ladies powdering jacket, c. 1790
Image @Trouvais
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-75227099514375333102011-11-29T09:11:00.000-05:002011-11-29T09:11:57.664-05:00Jane Austen Actors in 1997 Jane Eyre FilmOh, how I miss the A&E channel as it once was. Known as Arts and Entertainment, it introduced us to such shows as 1995s Pride and Prejudice and 1997s Jane Eyre. These days the network is known for Dog the Bounty Hunter, Intervention and Criss Angel Mindfreak. What a waste.
Samantha Morton as Jane Eyre
I had an opportunity to watch Jane Eyre recently, and had the pleasure of watching a few of Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-81187475778485997812011-11-28T09:03:00.000-05:002011-11-28T09:03:02.891-05:00The Elizabeth Bennet Cowl: Crochet PatternThis warm but pretty cowl's crochet pattern can be purchased at Abigail Wang's Etsy shop.
Image @Abigail Wang
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-52545170956558283992011-11-23T14:51:00.002-05:002011-11-23T14:52:59.757-05:00Happy Thanksgiving!Gentle readers,
I am on a short hiatus as I celebrate Thanksgiving with my family. Happy holidays to all. - Vic
A Norman Rockwell Thanksgiving
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-28725122134979815352011-11-20T18:42:00.004-05:002011-11-20T19:35:52.591-05:00Mr. Palmer Discusses His Fellow Minor CharactersGentle Readers, This month I have joined the Sense and Sensibility Bicentenary Celebration on Maria Grazia's My Jane Austen Book Club blog. Click on the banner on the sidebar to read the other articles posted each month in celebration of Jane Austen's first published book. The first half of my post about Mr. Palmer's observations of his fellow minor characters in the book sits here. The rest of Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-49219912749616856602011-11-15T21:50:00.001-05:002011-11-15T21:52:39.441-05:00Jane Austen Inspired BookmarksWonderful bookmarks available on Etsy! Click here for order information.
Persuasion inspired
Pride and Prejudice inspired
Sense and Sensibility inspired
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-74104922624606197012011-11-14T20:25:00.001-05:002011-11-14T20:26:10.493-05:00Northanger Abbey # 1, Written by Nancy Butler: Marvel Comics GiveAway!!Yes, you read the headline correctly. Jane Austen Today is giving away a copy of the first edition of Marvel Comics' Northanger Abbey!!
All you need to do is leave a comment about why you like comics and how long you have been reading them. (I started with Archie and Blondie, which tells you, ahem, how old I am!!)
Marvel Comics sent this description:
Marvel Introduces Jane Austen’s Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-81526043505166557202011-11-14T08:07:00.001-05:002011-11-14T08:08:10.310-05:00Interview with Dan Stevens, Hero of Downton AbbeyDownton Abbey Season 2 has come and gone for our British friends as American viewers eagerly await the start of the second series in January (on PBS).
Dan Stevens as Matthew Crawley (l) and Hugh Bonneville as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham (r)
In this interview, Dan Stevens discusses how this popular upper class soap opera has changed his life: Click here to read it.
Matthew Crawley in theVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-24477224152665820632011-11-11T08:10:00.000-05:002011-11-11T08:10:50.809-05:00The Song of Lunch: Sunday, November 13
Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson
Our favorite Colonel Brandon and Elinor Dashwood will be reunited in The Song of Lunch. Here is the synopsis on PBS:
When a middling copy editor/failed poet meets his former lover for lunch 15 years after their affair, he finds that everything — and nothing — has changed. From the tablecloths to the wine to his former lover, wealth and success now gloss the Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-34716147820719271722011-11-09T20:52:00.007-05:002011-11-09T20:54:29.448-05:00Wicked' author Gregory Maguire speaks about Jane Austen
Image @Jesse La Tour
Stephan Lee from EWs Shelf Life interviewed Gregory Maquire, author of Wicked and his latest installment of the franchise, Out of Oz. The following was one of his questions:
What’s a classic or much-hyped book that you’ve never quite understood the merits of?
That’s an easy one to answer. I don’t get everybody’s devotion to Jane Austen. I think Jane Austen makes great Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-27642707144021469592011-11-08T20:26:00.006-05:002011-11-08T20:26:00.537-05:00Regency Garden SeatThis 19th century Ackermann print of an English country seat reminded me of something...
Garden seat from Ackermann's Repository
Ah, yes. The tent in Emma, 1996, under which Gwynneth Paltrow as Emma and Toni Colette as Harriet Smith are chatting and sewing.
Emma and Harriet sit outside stitching. Emma 1996
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-49475817605800075562011-11-07T20:41:00.000-05:002011-11-07T20:41:02.451-05:00Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones) Goes ModernGemtle Readers, We fell in love with Felicity Jones as Catherine Morland in 2007s Northanger Abbey. Only 23 when she made the film, we believed her performance as the very young, innocent Catherine. Now 27, look how beautiful and sophisticated she looks in modern garb:
Felicity in Proenza Schouler, Spring 2012 Collection
at the Motion Picture and Television Fund, Fall 2011
Felicity and Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-83005940424019536972011-11-06T00:00:00.000-04:002011-11-06T00:00:02.187-04:00Jane Austen Henry Tilney/Catherine Morland ThrowdownHow many years apart are Henry Tilney and Catherine Morland of Northanger Abbey?
How Many Years are Henry Tilney and Catherine Morland Apart?
Six
Ten
Four
Five
Eight
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Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-36955059450707146232011-11-04T22:03:00.002-04:002011-11-04T22:03:00.621-04:00P.D. James discusses Death in Pemberley, her new Jane Austen Mystery Novel
P. D. James on Death Comes to Pemberley from FaberBooks on Vimeo.
Read: Death Comes to Pemberley on this blogVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-46664419800345584822011-11-03T17:57:00.000-04:002011-11-03T22:01:31.290-04:00Country Seats in Ackermann's RepositoryEvelyn Kennedy Duncan shares her images of Rudolph Ackermann's English country seats in the early 19th Century.
Chiswick House, 1823
Mrs. Palmer's Villa, Richmond, 1824
Tabley House, 1823
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-83353748065453418672011-11-02T22:35:00.000-04:002011-11-02T22:35:19.690-04:00Jane Austen Knits!Jane Austen Knits, Interweave’s latest special issue from the editors of Spin-Off magazine, explores the knits of the Regency Era in 144 pages packed with photography. Discover over 35 patterns inspired by the captivating stories surrounding one of the greatest writers to come out of this time – Jane Austen.
Jane Austen Knits gives you:
A wealth of patterns ranging from scarves, shawls, Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-1495027706174082792011-11-01T19:38:00.005-04:002011-11-01T19:38:00.586-04:00Stourhead in Fall: Setting of Pride and Prejudice 2005Gentle readers, frequent contributor Tony Grant of London Calling sent this link showing the autumnal colors at Stourhead in Wiltshire. Fans of the 2005 film will recall Mr. Darcy's proposal to Elizabeth in the rain, while they are sheltered under the Temple of Apollo at Stourhead. This short BBC video shows how beautiful the gardens are this time of year.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-46159460261522585832011-10-31T22:56:00.001-04:002011-11-01T07:51:02.564-04:00New Jane Austen Sculpture
The Dring Jane Austen Portrait
A new sculpture of writer Jane Austen has been commissioned by a Bath tourist attraction. The full-size waxwork of the author will be based on a relatively new portrait by forensic artist Melissa Dring.
Read the rest of the article about the sculpture in This is BathVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-33996091437846814032011-10-30T00:26:00.002-04:002011-10-30T00:26:00.457-04:00Jane Austen Character QuestionHow old is Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice?
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Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-27906987296033493712011-10-29T09:15:00.000-04:002011-10-29T09:15:52.696-04:00In Willoughby's Arms - Illustrated BooksI have a few illustrated Sense and Sensibility books, but not all of them have the scene with Willoughby carrying Marianne after her fall. Except for the C. E. Brock watercolor that I've picked up from Mollands, the rest of the illustrations are photographs of my Jane Austen collection.
Design and paint: C. E. Brock - RittenHouse Classics
Watercolor: C. E. Brock
Painting: A. A. Dixon - Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-60864407392092202572011-10-28T00:07:00.000-04:002011-10-28T00:29:40.607-04:00Murder Most Persuasive by Tracy Kiely: A Reader's ThoughtsGentle Readers, in September reader Martha won a copy of Murder Most Persuasive by Tracy Kiely. When I sent her the book, I asked her to send me her thoughts after she finished it. Here is her reply:
Hi, Vic!
I enjoyed the book- I think your review was spot-on. It was a fun, interesting, easy read. I did put the book down when Elizabeth said she knew who had done it, and tried to solve it Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-67149689188711044412011-10-26T00:44:00.036-04:002011-10-26T09:39:54.257-04:00Pride and Prejudice, Art Work by Jennie Ottinger: Chances, Choices, Chases Exhibition at Eleven, LondonEleven is pleased to present Jennie Ottinger’s first UK exhibition in Chances, Choices, Chases starting October 27th. Ottinger uses Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice as the basis for a selection of her new work. Her abridged classic novels and accompanying paintings providing a comprehensive snapshot of the famous narratives.
Cover of Pride and Prejudice
Despite the fast pace of life, there Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-4890341049142109962011-10-25T07:16:00.000-04:002011-10-25T07:16:03.300-04:00Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Apps and Book TrailersiTunes preview of the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Interactive Book app has arrived. The app's zombie elements include hundreds of illustrations, motion graphics, music and sound effects (squish).
It was created by PadWorx Digital Media, which won a 2010 Publishing Innovations award for its ebook version of Bram Stoker's "Dracula." Here's a trailer for "Pride & Prejudice & Zombies: The Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-19276941212152216122011-10-24T16:41:00.001-04:002011-10-24T16:41:00.143-04:00Book Drum: Illustrated Profiles of Mansfield Park, Persuasion, and Pride and PrejudiceBook Drum is a free community site much used by English Literature teachers and students, and the site would welcome assistance from Jane Austen readers to profile Austen's other three books. The site has just published a new illustrated profile of Mansfield Park.
Mansfield Park Link: http://www.bookdrum.com/books/mansfield-park/9780141439808/index.html
It's a particularly impressive Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-71603750762834776502011-10-23T00:02:00.000-04:002011-10-23T00:02:00.371-04:00Jane Austen Made Me Do It Throwdown
Jane Austen Made Me Do It, edited by Laurel Ann Nattress, is available for purchase. This anthology is filled with Jane Austen inspired stories by popular Jane Austen sequel artists. How many of these authors have you read? Choose as many as apply! Also, do you have plans for reading the book? Will it be as a trade book or eBook? Curious minds want to know!
Which authors of Jane Austen Made Me Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-74162127953400422992011-10-22T10:43:00.002-04:002011-10-22T15:14:05.560-04:00Jane Austen Live Action Role PlayA Jane Austen LARP sounds like fun, and as the author of this article says, he might do it again if he didn't have to sew his own outfit. For the LARP described in the article, "The idea was basically to collect all the main characters from Jane Austen's 1810s novels at the same ball, "a social mine field" as one participant described it. The venue was [a] picturesque 1750s country house..."
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-14024305100190577832011-10-21T07:28:00.001-04:002011-10-21T07:36:26.533-04:00Misogynistic Review of Sense and SensibilityIt's a good thing that Punch Shaw waited to post his review of Sense and Sensibility, a play written by Jon Jory and showing at the Fort Worth Community Arts Center, until the last day of JASNA's annual meeting in that fair city. The janeites were probably too busy packing, attending the last few workshops, and thinking about other plans to pay his words much attention. Otherwise they might haveVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-84105458466860142642011-10-18T00:32:00.005-04:002011-10-18T23:57:43.612-04:00A 19th Century Romance in a Western SettingGentle Readers,
Raquel Sallaberry from Jane Austen Em Português sent these links to me. As I watched this episode of Wagon Train, I didn't know what to think. Is this truly a spoof of Pride and Prejudice? I don't think so. It's more of a mish-mash between Sense and Sensibility, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Gone With the Wind, and Bonanza, with some Pride and Prejudice thrown in. Wagon Train Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-5591051405495669682011-10-17T09:10:00.000-04:002011-10-17T09:10:00.240-04:00Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D.James's contribution to Jane Austen sequelsDeath Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James will be available in the UK on November 3rd and in December in the U.S.
The author told The Associated Press during a telephone interview that the new book allows her to indulge two great passions: Austen and crime stories.
‘It has been a joy to revisit Pride and Prejudice and to discover, as one always does, new delights and fresh insights. I have to Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-52022747541570790102011-10-16T00:06:00.003-04:002011-10-16T00:06:00.553-04:00Jane Austen Madame Tussaud ThrowdownAccording to the Press Association: Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth is used to handling statuettes - and now he will have to get to grips with being one .The King's Speech star is being turned into a wax figure for London attraction Madame Tussauds later this year. Model-makers have finished off the first stage by completing a clay version of his head. Principal sculptor Louis Wiltshire has put Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-42595308313052687782011-10-15T09:43:00.003-04:002011-10-15T09:43:00.268-04:00A Fashion Find: HistorikaHistorika on Etsy sells 19th century underpinnings. For those who would like to assemble a Regency era costume, this might be a good place to start.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-30521818879426802812011-10-14T03:55:00.004-04:002011-10-14T07:23:12.186-04:00Sense and Sensibility Graphic Novel Artist, Sonny LiewMarvel Comic's adaptations of Jane Austen's works have been quite popular since they were published. All were written by Nancy Butler; all use different graphic novel artists. In "Progress of a comic artist", Sonny Liew, who limned Sense and Sensibility, talks about creating the art work for the comics:
Click on each image to read the page
“I guess the editors saw my work and think I’m a goodVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-75353680496963083062011-10-13T20:14:00.000-04:002011-10-13T20:14:03.128-04:00Janeites Gathering in Fort Worth! October 14-16
Tonight the Janeites are flying and driving to Forth Worth to celebrate their favorite author and the 200 year anniversary of Sense and Sensibility. What joy! Look for images and information as it is tweeted and placed on Facebook. Click here to learn more about this annual JASNA meeting.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-56817527215067648012011-10-10T07:39:00.012-04:002011-10-16T08:19:00.421-04:00Jane Austen Made Me Do It, Book Giveaway and First Stop on the Blog TourThank you Vic, for graciously hosting me on my first stop of my Grand Tour of the blogosphere in celebration of the release of Jane Austen Made Me Do It. As a fellow Janeite and blogger, we have both clocked some major mileage researching, reading and writing about our favorite author, Jane Austen. When I created my blog Austenprose.com in 2007, you were one of the first to leave a comment of Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com77tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-73852766455094401262011-10-09T09:37:00.002-04:002011-10-09T10:10:56.768-04:00Jane Austen Apple ThrowdownIt's a sad fact that both Jane Austen and Steve Jobs died too young. Thanks to Steve, I can read Pride and Prejudice on my iTouch. Using iTouch I've watched Jane Austen movie adaptations in hotel lobbies and doctor's offices, looked up information about her life online, and downloaded a number of Jane Austen apps. I listen to Jane Austen novels on my iPod classic while walking my dog. In fact, Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-33273480249654576252011-10-08T09:32:00.002-04:002011-10-08T09:38:23.605-04:00Arabella Book CoverI'm not fond of many old yellowed paperback book covers. They make a book seem so dated and anachronistic. But there is something about this 1960s German illustration of Georgette Heyer's Arabella that seems as fresh and retro as an episode of Mad Men. The ink brush lines are full of explosive energy and yet the figure's back is ramrod straight, as Regency custom dictated. Arabella's expression Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-88545307667689260522011-10-07T00:01:00.002-04:002011-10-07T00:01:00.755-04:00Friday Fun: Northanger Abbey ComicsGentle Readers: Nancy Butler has done it again and written another adaptation of a Jane Austen novel for Marvel Comics. Her first efforts were Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. This year she has concentrated on Northanger Abbey! The first issue came out this summer; the second one can be pre-ordered before December.
Northanger Abbey #1 (of 5)
Written by Nancy Butler, Art by Janet Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-4571127944040830282011-10-04T07:43:00.000-04:002011-10-04T07:43:08.701-04:00In Willoughby's Arms - TheatreThis year is the Sense and Sensibility's bicentenary, so we must have a little pleasure.
How about Willoughby's arms? In the theater, of course!
1) Sense and Sensibility, in Butleigh Manor, Somerset, by Chapterhouse Theatre Company.
Marianne Dashwood — Heather Mason
Willoughby — Simon Kent
Elinor Dashwood — Cassandra Hodges
Edward Ferrars — Ed Pemberton
Colonel Brandon — Ash Baines (more here)Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-68095110974245551412011-10-03T08:22:00.000-04:002011-10-03T08:22:40.433-04:00Chawton Cottage: A Visit in the RoundThis YouTube video shows the room in which Jane Austen show in great detail. One gets the sense of the size and proportion of the room and where Jane's little writing table is located in relation to the door. She sat next to the window, where she could look outside, and facing the door, able to see a visitor even as she was stashing her writing away.
There are five videos of Chawton Cottage Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-33977190642817256162011-09-29T20:17:00.000-04:002011-09-29T20:17:13.358-04:00Which is your favorite Jane Austen novel?Riah on Goodreads asked the question. I thought it was an excellent one. I have a hard time choosing between Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion, but Persuasion wins by a hair. Which is your favorite book and why?
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com37tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-22131341607266436812011-09-28T08:18:00.000-04:002011-09-28T08:18:06.818-04:00Life Below Stairs in the Victorian and Edwardian Country HouseTreasure Hunt, the blog that features the National Trust Collections, has written a post about the new book by Sian Evans, Life Below Stairs in the Victorian and Edwardian Country House. Click here to see the fabulous images in the book and to read the review.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-87848126045112257212011-09-26T16:25:00.000-04:002011-09-26T16:25:00.535-04:00Regency Ball at Château Marquette, November 26thIn 1811, during the time of Jane Austen, Napoleon Bonaparte traveled through The Netherlands. Large events were organized in honor of the emperor. Step back 200 years for one evening on November 26th to attend an historic ball organized by the Society Revérence at the Château Marquette in Heemskerk. Find more information about the event at http://www.stichtingreverence.nl/
The video is Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-26068747188178000712011-09-25T11:56:00.000-04:002011-09-25T11:56:37.291-04:00Jane Austen September Fashion ThrowdownFall has arrived with its crisp cool nights and warm days. The sun rises later and sets earlier. We've laid aside our summer clothes or layered them with jackets and coats. Which of these two Regency outfits strike your fancy? The blue pelisse as outerwear or the layered full dress with tasseled shawl?
Belle Assemblee pelisse
Ladys Magazine full dress
I prefer this September outfit
Blue Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-33671984381807633622011-09-24T12:11:00.010-04:002011-09-25T12:18:46.620-04:00Jane Austen Promenade in BathPromenading in Regency Costumes from Lonely Planet covers the 11th annual event sponsored by the Jane Austen Centre in Bath.
The article also includes information about Jane Austen's live and homes (and lists this blog as one of its references!)Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-81773117941790088792011-09-17T14:26:00.000-04:002011-09-17T14:26:35.575-04:00Which Regency Author Do You Recommend?
Let's face it, I love Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer novels and have written extensively about them. Several readers have inquired about other authors who write Regency era novels.
One of my favorites is Mary Balogh. Loretta Chase and Amanda Quick also come to mind.
Curious minds want to know: Who's your favorite contemporary Regency author?
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-3919327855658890452011-09-16T16:26:00.000-04:002011-09-16T16:26:31.747-04:00Fabulous iPad book apps
Rand's MS in her own handwriting
These iPad book apps include authors' notes and source materials that will enhance your reading pleasure."One of Ayn Rand’s most famous works – Atlas Shrugged – is one of the newest books to get the iPad app treatment, with the iPad version released Sept. 13. And the part that may appeal to those who clutch their well-worn paperbacks when faced with a Kindle: Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-80384844369716871032011-09-14T16:27:00.000-04:002011-09-14T16:27:37.628-04:00Jane Austen and PoultryThe Jane Austen Centre's Online Magazine features a new article entitled Egg Money. Eggs were a nutritious source of protein and a source for some extra income. Click here to read the article.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-24285628908979709592011-09-11T16:35:00.001-04:002011-09-11T16:36:53.126-04:00Which Jane Austen Character Would You Murder in a Mystery Novel?Gentle readers, I just held a book giveaway contest on Jane Austen's World. In order to win Tracy Kiely's Murder Most Persuasive, I asked readers to comment on which character they would most like to see murdered off in a murder mystery. The answers are not surprising. In this week's throwdown, please choose three character who most deserve to die a suspicious death.
Plot away!!
Which Jane Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-21633575077447758992011-09-10T06:43:00.001-04:002011-09-10T06:46:45.946-04:00Mr. Darcy Disco DancesFor those whose sensibilities are delicate and easily wounded, Mr. Darcy drops the F bomb in this comedy sketch:
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-27017958763945666642011-09-06T21:02:00.001-04:002011-09-06T21:03:26.231-04:00An 18th Century Self Help Guide for Virgins, Widows, and Wives Up for Auction
Advice book for sale. Image via the Daily Mail.
On September 20th, The Lady’s Companion: or an Infallible Guide to the Fair Sex, published in 1740, will go on sale at Bloomsbury Auctions in London. "The volume would have originally cost around three shillings but is expected to fetch up to £2,000." Learn more about the book at this link from The Daily Mail.
Advice about chastity, 1740. Image Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-12367251598478925272011-09-05T19:08:00.003-04:002011-09-05T19:23:30.316-04:00Jane Austen Book Covers Illustrated by Audrey NiffeneggerAren't these book covers arresting? We thought so. They were illustrated by Audrey Niffenegger. We can't wait to see more. This edition of Sense and Sensibility will be available in October.
AUDREY NIFFENEGGER (b. South Haven, Michigan, 1963)
Audrey Niffenegger grew up in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois. She teaches writing, letterpress printing, lithography, intaglio, and book makingVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-4755491325521665482011-08-30T08:03:00.000-04:002011-08-30T08:03:20.797-04:00Collin Firth VS. Alan Rickman?Who will be the Anglo Fan Favorite for 2011? Click on this BBC site to vote!!
"In one corner, we have Alan Rickman. As Die Hard‘s roguish Hans Gruber, he claimed ownership of the Accent of Evil, a prize he’s held for a quarter-century. He menaced a whole new generation as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies. But who knew the 65-year-old star commanded such a fervent fan following? If you Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-6390766047123336742011-08-28T08:25:00.000-04:002011-08-28T08:25:21.590-04:00No New PostsHi All, We survived Hurricane Irene except for the downed trees and power lines. There will be no new posts until electricity is restored. Thank you for your patience. VicVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-37340453179694447552011-08-27T07:05:00.004-04:002011-08-27T07:05:00.200-04:00Rococo Gown for Sale at Second Life MarketplaceAre you addicted to Second Life and to costume dramas? This rococo gown is for sale at the Second Life Marketplace for $1.58 USD.
I've tried Second Life several times. My avatar has gone through a few strange experiences, plus it is a memory hog and slows my computer to a crawl. Does anyone out there like this virtual world? And why?Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-87544793645052144622011-08-26T06:51:00.002-04:002011-08-26T06:51:00.256-04:00Friday Follow: Jane Austen Made Me Do ItJane Austen Made Me Do It, a compilation of short stories based on Jane Austen's novels and characters, won't be released for another few months yet, but you can follow its trajectory on the blog, Jane Austen Made Me Do It. Laurel Ann from Austenprose, is its editor. Many Janeites will be familiar with the stable of authors who contributed their stories.
Jane Austen in Vermont offers more Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-27007302151572574712011-08-25T07:40:00.007-04:002011-08-25T07:40:00.962-04:00Jane Austen Games and ActivitiesWhat did families do in the evening before television and electronic games? Why play card games and board games, of course. These links will lead you to the games popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Enjoy
A game of chess, Diana Sperling
Masterpiece Classic: This site describes 10 games that were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Card party
Bullet Pudding: Imagine Mr. Darcy's Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32785219071022251012011-08-24T00:25:00.000-04:002011-08-24T00:25:24.499-04:00Miss Italy and Miss Austen
Here, in Brazil, we used to make a joke saying that the candidates to Miss Brasil and Miss Universe should read The Little Prince by Saint-Exupéry.
Now, in Italy, the rules specify that the girls should read one newspaper a day and at least three books per year (LOL) and suggest Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, and Pride and Prejudice by our dear Jane!
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-79652577931486623682011-08-23T08:18:00.009-04:002011-08-23T08:18:00.545-04:00Colin Firth's New Film Projects
Colin Firth and Tom Hardy Encoded in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. I can't wait for this film, as I was mesmerized by the novel.
Carey Mulligan (l) and Wendy Hiller and Leslie Howard in 1938
And how would you like to see our hero in My Fair Lady opposite Carey Mulligan (who looks so much like the young Wendy Hiller, who played opposite Leslie Howard in 1938's Pygmalian)? Colin has expressed aVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-33864108994298523582011-08-21T20:42:00.001-04:002011-08-21T21:31:30.709-04:00Jane Austen Novel ThrowdownWhich of these Jane Austen novels and novellas have your read? Vote for as many as apply.
Which of these Jane Austen novels have you read?
Her juvenilia
The Watsons
Lady Susan
Sanditon
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Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-47707158370994705312011-08-20T13:44:00.003-04:002011-08-20T18:00:08.833-04:00Catherine Morland and Lady SybilThe London Evening Standard writes about Felicity Jones (Catherine Morland, Northanger Abbey) and Jessica Brown-Findlay (Lady Sybil, Downtown Abbey.) Isn't this image striking of the two pretty actresses?
Felicity (l) and Jessica (r)
Felicity
Jessica
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-32553762112523315252011-08-19T14:44:00.007-04:002011-08-19T20:50:59.803-04:00Jane Austen Fan Kit App
For 99 cents one can purchase a Jane Austen Fan Kit that provides her novels and writings, a quote for the day, quizzes, and trivia.
What a bargain!
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Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-62277545021051447702011-08-18T08:07:00.000-04:002011-08-18T08:07:39.111-04:00Pride and Prejudice Arrives in Brazilian TheatresEvery weekend this past July the citizens of São Paulo had the pleasure of watching Pride and Prejudice on stage. As far as I am aware this is the first staging of a Jane Austen novel in Brazil. The Fora de Foco Group was formed in October, 2003 by members of several groups from the Drama Festival Cultura Inglesa, an English language school in Brazil.The group's goal is to present plays by Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-67403518600825160822011-08-16T22:34:00.000-04:002011-08-16T22:34:08.528-04:0018th Century Back in Fashion: VideoDear Santa, for Christmas, I'd like one of these gowns.
18th century back in fashion | Video of the day by deutschewelleVichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-77512706211372116712011-08-15T20:51:00.003-04:002011-08-16T22:30:53.356-04:00Jennifer Ehle: To Play a GhostCBS is billing its new fall show "A Gifted Man" as a show "in the tradition of "Ghost Whisperer" and "Medium." Guess who plays the ghost of the doctor's ex-wife, Anna: Jennifer Ehle - Elizabeth Bennet in 1995s Pride and Prejudice!
Jennifer Ehle and Patrick Wilson in A Gifted Man
"Jennifer Ehle, about two decades older than when she played Elizabeth Bennet in the classic miniseries of "Pride Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-22575104669725276532011-08-14T09:48:00.000-04:002011-08-14T09:48:12.714-04:00Jane Austen Novel ThrowdownToday's question is simple: Which of Jane Austen's six completed novels did you last read?
My bedtime table. If you look closely, you can see
a younger me hugging my dog.
Which of Jane Austen's completed novels did you last read?
Sense and Sensibility
Northanger Abbey
Mansfield Park
Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Persuasion
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Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-2845094786362114702011-08-11T19:42:00.003-04:002011-08-11T19:45:00.674-04:00Georgette Heyer Books for $1.99 on August 15th in Honor of Her Birthday!!Tuesday, August 16 would have been Georgette Heyer’s 109th birthday. In honor of this most beloved author, who many call the Queen of Regency Romance, Sourcebooks is discounting EVERY SINGLE one of the eBooks the publisher currently has available to $1.99 for one week, getting Heyer’s Birthday Party started a day early on August 15!
That’s 46 books by Georgette Heyer, plus the fabulous reader Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-81680942019994195192011-08-10T21:20:00.000-04:002011-08-10T21:20:08.378-04:00The Trees in Jane Austen's LandscapeWhen I was in England, I loved visiting its forests with its bluebell carpets and ancient stands of trees. This article, Trees Scattered Across Jane Austen's England reminded me of my wonderful visits there. These images from Pride and Prejudice 2005, where Elizabeth and the Gardiners are nestled among ancient trees, absolutely took my breath away.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-67268270880793630002011-08-08T22:14:00.001-04:002011-08-08T22:17:09.205-04:0018th century women's clothing layersThis is a wonderful YouTube video that shows you exactly how women in the late 18th century dressed. The period would be during Jane Austen's mother's time and when Jane was a child.
Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33189102.post-50824273171370608212011-08-07T08:31:00.001-04:002011-08-08T22:15:12.334-04:00Jane Austen Game Throwdown
Last night my family and I watched a movie on commercial TV. During commercials we talked, or I played Angry Birds, or checked my emails and comments on my blog. Jane's family would read to each other, play cards or games, like checkers and backgammon, play charades or act in plays that Jane might have written, sing and play at the piano for a family musicale, or roll up the carpet for an Vichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13668098318085667188noreply@blogger.com3