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Which Jane Austen secondary character would you be friends with? Part 2. In last week's friend showdown, you overwhelmingly voted for Co...

What if she suffered from chronic fatigue syndrome? In this scene in Mansfield Park , Lady Bertram bas nodded off to sleep between 10-11, wh...

I have been a teacher for 33 years and although I am now retired I still do some teaching when I want to. Bullying has always been an issue ...

or "Miss Austen in very bad company!" When I read the 24th chapter of Mansfield Park in which Henry Crawford explains to his siste...

Last night was Jane Austen night at Vic's house. We played Faro (a fast but not very interesting card game, in which the bank wins readi...

Your choice of Mrs. Bennet as favorite comical character is not surprising, though I see that Mr.Woodhouse has quite a few fans as well. Ou...

Inquiring readers, During this month of holiday celebrations, Laurel Ann and I will be offering the Twelve Gifts of Christmas. Some of the g...

“I am worn out with civility,” said he. “I have been talking incessantly all night, and with nothing to say.” Edmund Bertram, Mansfield Par...

“There, I will stake my last like a woman of spirit. No cold prudence for me. I am not born to sit still and do nothing. If I lose the game,...

“A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.” Mary Crawford, Chapter 22 Need the perfect Jane Austen inspired gift or a...

“We have a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.” Fanny Price, Mansfield Park This beautiful J...

17 Days of Great Give-aways! Jane Austen’s most mysteriously misunderstood novel will be given a fair shake as the blog Austenprose endeavou...

Want your dose of Jane Austen instantly? For Netflix subscribers, that wish is a reality. Recently, I discovered this fabulous instant vie...

Recipe for satisfying entertainment while visiting Europe: 1 juiced up 8 gig Nano Ipod 48 downloaded podcast chapters of Mansfield Park 5 ho...

Be sure to cast your vote on our Miss Austen Regrets poll in the left hand column, and then check the latest results. So far, it looks like...

Has anyone else noticed how much Billie Piper as Fanny Price resembles a female hobbit? In this photo she could be Rosie Cotton, Samwise Gam...

OTV Canada will be showing Mansfield Park 2007 at 9:00 p.m. tonight. Click here to see a clip of the movie. Click here and here to view i...