Final day to enter the giveaway for 7 Jane Austen audio books!

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Today, December 31st is your last chance to enter our giveaway contest to win one of seven Jane Austen audio books by Naxos AudioBooks. Just follow this link and leave a comment stating why you enjoy reading or viewing Jane Austen by 11:59 pm tonight. Winners will be announced tomorrow, January 1st, 2009.

Good luck to all.

Happy New Year from Vic (Ms Place), Jane Austen's World & Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Daily Doses of Jane Austen

Is your schedule too full to allow you to curl up in your favorite chair and read Sense and Sensibility or Persuasion? Are you experiencing Emma withdrawal symptoms but are committed to walking your dog three times per day?

There's no need to stave off your cravings for Jane's novels any longer. If you subscribe to Daily Lit, this email service will send you a daily installment of Northanger Abbey or Mansfield Park to your inbox for free. Pride and Prejudice arrives promptly in my mailbox every day, and I can look forward to a total of 147 installments. Northanger Abbey, my first subscription, was divided into 92 easy-to-read parts. I read it every day for three months and enjoyed every minute of the experience.

If you prefer to listen to Jane's novels during your commute or while jogging, you can download free audio files chapter by chapter at Librivox. I've been listening to Persuasion on my MP3 player as I drive back and forth to work, and the drive has never been pleasanter.

I'm willing to bet this: If you give a daily dose of Jane a try, you'll become as addicted to the habit as I am.

Check it out

Here's the new look of the Darcy Saga site. Well done, Sharon Lathan. You can also find a wealth of photos of the 2005 P&P in her picture album.

And if you don't have time to read Jane Austen's novels, why not listen to them on your computer or Ipod?

Find Emma and Pride and Prejudice on Page 2 of this Free Classics Audio Books site

Persuasion, an ongoing series of podcasts by Nikolle Doolin. She is a professional voice actor, and is reading the novel chapter by chapter. (From Austen blog)

How did I miss this interview last year? This 30-minute podcast from BBC in 2006 features a segment about A Rambling Fancy written by Caroline Sanderston. The broadcast provides a fascinating discussion about Jane's life at Chawton Cottage and her travels throughout South Eastern England.

Last but not least, I love the covers on these Jane Austen books. My only problem is that the dresses on the book jackets are from the wrong era. Oh well. What's a little historical accuracy these days when it's the look that counts.