Total Jane Austen Immersion

I returned home from a long hard day at work and needed a fix. So I googled Amazon and ordered the 10th anniversary edition of Pride and Prejudice 1995 ($19.99) and Clueless, DVD ($5.99 - I already have both VHS tapes).

Ah, I felt better. But wait! I'd forgotten about the books I'd received these past few weeks: The six fabulous Jane Austen reissues from Oxford World's Classics (see image on left) with their introductions, annotations, and bibliographies; and two sequels from SourceBooks: The Ladies of Longourn by Rebecca Ann Collins and Pemberley Shades by D.A. Bonavia-Hunt.

Uh, oh. When I ordered my new videos tonight I'd forgotten that just this last weekend I'd replaced my old VHS BBC Jane Austen series with six spanking new DVDs, plus a new DVD of Persuasion 1995 .

So many new Jane items! So little time to read or view them all! You can order your own DVD's for as little as $9.99 each, and even less if you are willing to order used DVDs. To view a complete list, see Laurel Ann's post from a few days ago, Janeite Shopping Alert.

Posted by Vic, Ms. Place (Can you spot me in my 90's navy and white sailor dress in the photo at top? See the shoulder pads? Uggh.)

Jane In My June Garden

Jane Austen, in the form of her modern totem, stopped by my house yesterday. She visited Cody my terror terrier in his doggie bed, and took a stroll in my garden, admiring the day lilies, magnolia tree, hydrangeas, and hibiscus.
Posted by Vic, Ms. Place

Jane Austen Does Vegas, Baby!

Hey, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas! Right? Even for an action figure of 18th-century British author. So protocol and propriety dictate that we won’t reveal what Jane did at the Paris Hotel, but suffice-it-to-say that Lydia Bennet would have approved, and a good time was had by all. La!

Check out the PBS The Complete Jane Austen Flickr group, Jane Austen in Your Narrative World, and see great photos submitted by Jane Austen fans who have taken her along on their travels throughout the world from Las Vegas, to the Grand Canyon to Germany. This photo was submitted by reeya. Thanks!


The Flickr group is open for your own submissions. So here is the challenge. Let’s see how far Miss Austen’s travels can take her. Tuck her in your capacious handbag and let your imagination bloom. We will be posting photo updates here periodically to keep you informed.

Don’t have your very own Jane Austen action figure yet? She is definitely a ‘must have’ item for every hip Janeite. She even comes with her own writing desk, quill pen and copy of Pride and Prejudice. Made by Accoutrements of Seattle, Washington - that Mecca of reading literati - you can purchase your own copy at Amazon.com or at Archie McPhee online.

Posted by Laurel Ann, Austenprose

Writer's Strike Ends ...

... and one of the first things Jacey Eckart, a writer with The Virginian-Pilot did was purchase a Jane Austen Action Figure, among other things.