Jane Austen

Welcome to the 'Jane Austen' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'Jane Austen'.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Jane Austen”

• More News from ‘Embarking On a Course of Study’

  
  Jane Austen's World — Authority: 489
  Inquiring readers, Over a week ago, Chris wrote a post about her blog and her personal journey in pursuing a course of study about Jane Austen, her novels, and the time she lived in. This is her second post about her year-long project. Over here at ‘Embarking on a Course of Study, ‘ I’ve been hard at work on ...
  21 hours ago

• Vampire Darcy’s Desire: A Pride and Prejudice Adaptation, by Regina Jeffers – An Excerpt

  
  Austenprose — Authority: 460
  Last June I posted a preview of Darcy’s Hunger , a new Pride and Prejudice retelling of Jane Austen’s famous love story with a vampire theme. Since then, the book has gone through a ‘turning’ so to speak with a new cover, an earlier release date of October 1st, 2009 and complete name change to Vampire ...
  1 day ago

• “All I want for Christmas is … ” [anything Austen please!]

  
  Jane Austen in Vermont — Authority: 113
  So here are a few random thoughts for holiday gift giving ~ either for yourself [forward this blog post as a subtle hint to your family and friends] or for your favorite Austen fan: 1.    Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine ~   Every issue is lovely gift in my mailbox!  One can get all sorts of Regency ...
  1 day ago

• Ideas for Christmas Gifts....

  
  Becoming Jane Fansite — Authority: 113
  The time is approaching where we are starting to think about christmas gifts for our loved ones......well I have spotted a few great ideas which I have chosen to display on the blog, purely because I know that I would love them myself! Naxos audiobooks have launched a complete collection of Janes work- ...
  2 days ago

• FREE Sense and Sensibility ebook

  
  English Trainer — Authority: 113
  ns Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen FREE DOWNLOAD
  2 days ago

• The Comforts of Bath, 1798: Thomas Rowlandson

  
  Jane Austen's World — Authority: 489
  In 1798, the famous caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson drew The Comforts of Bath , a series of satiric drawings. The cartoons were used to illustrate the 1858 edition of the New Bath Guide , written by Christopher Anstey and first published in 1766.* Rowlandson depicted both the social and medical scene in Bath just ...
  3 days ago

• Janeites at the Morgan

  
  Jane Austen in Vermont — Authority: 113
  A triple series of Janeite interest in the Pierport Morgan Library & Museum’s Austen Exhibit – From Janeite Hope : From now until March 14th the Morgan Library and Museum is exhibiting “ A Woman’s Wit: Jane Austen’s Life and Legacy .” According to the website, the exhibition “explores the ...
  3 days ago

• Mansfield Park & Mummies

  
  incipit vita nova — Authority: 125
  Vera Nazarian, one of my most favorite friends in the world, has released a new book called Mansfield Park and Mummies. As Mansfield Park is my favorite (or favourite?) Jane Austen novel, I must say that this is an exciting...
  3 days ago

• A Truth Universally Acknowledged — 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen

  
  biblioklept — Authority: 417
  In A Truth Universally Acknowledged , editor Susannah Carson collects thirty-three short essays on Jane Austen . In her introduction, Carson notes that each “of these essayists has taken a shot at defining and explaining Austen’s place both in the literary canon and in the cultural imagination.” And ...
  3 days ago

• Have You Heard That Netherfield Park Is Let At Last?

  
  THE 12534 — Authority: 144
  This morning, Anonymous commented... Jeffrey Moss has such a pleasing manner, and manners. "... but I also visited Red Hook," he says, as if tacitly apologizing for straying across the county border. No need to apologize, my dear Mr. Moss, we instantly forgive you - after all you came right back to us, ...
  3 days ago

• More Notes from New York – Writers & Their Characters

  
  Tracy Grant - Novelist — Authority: 110
  Lauren & Tracy In last week’s blog about my trip to New York, I mentioned the wonderful Jane Austen exhibit at the Morgan Library. I got chills looking at Austen’s letters, trying to decipher the words, noting that her handwriting was neater in the manuscript pages of Lady Susan than in the letters to ...
  3 days ago

• Jane Austen Movie Throwdown

  
  Jane Austen Today — Authority: 496
  Persuasion s Sir Walter Elliot was a vain and pretentious buffoon. Jane Austen showed how he squandered the Elliot fortune to prop up his vanity and extravagant lifestyle. Nothing penetrated his thick cocoon of self-absorption, not his dead wifes common sense, his destitute situation, or the sound advice of Mrs. ...
  3 days ago

• more

  
  The Sampler Girl's Blog — Authority: 429
  I added more Handmade Jane Austen Needle Books to the website this afternoon. They are custom made in Derbyshire, England and a delight for any stitching Janeite. Enjoy your Saturday!
  4 days ago

• “Literary Property Changing Hands” ~ after the auction…

  
  Jane Austen in Vermont — Authority: 113
  Ever wonder what happens to all those books and manuscripts that show up at auction and then disappear somewhere into the ether, briefly looked at wistfully in the catalogue and then only something you file away in your bibliographic memory chip??  I know I do this with all the Jane Austen materials  [see the ...
  4 days ago

• FreeKindleBooks.org for fans of Dickens, Twain and other public domain writers: Easy Kindle book downloads

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 657
  How to download free books directly via your Kindle’s built-in Web browser? Alas, Project Gutenberg and most other public domain sites aren’t optimized right now for devices with small screens and slow browsers. And free download guides—with links to public domain books—are not as easy and convenient to use ...
  4 days ago

• This and That - Nov. 20, 2009

  
  Enchanted Serenity of Period Films — Authority: 132
  Looking for a book? Here are a couple of suggestions... * * * * * Jane Greensmith has written a collection of Austen-inspired short stories and you can win a copy of Intimations of Austen by visiting her blog: Reading, Writing, Working, Playing. Check it out! (But I hope that I win!) * * * * * ...
  4 days ago

• Nerdworld Soundtrack: Taylor Swift

  
  Mad Minerva 2.0 — Authority: 484
  Hey, its a fun, fluffy combination of campus scenery and fictional student life, a dash of Jane Austen, a few references to Shakespeare, pretty outfits, and a catchy tune by a cute country music star (oh, to be that young! *sigh*). Whats not to like? Its perfect for a cold rainy Friday evening.
  4 days ago

• Emma 2009 Masterpiece Classic Preview

  
  Austenprose — Authority: 460
  Mark your calendars for January 24th, 2010 at 9:00 pm for the North American premiere of the new miniseries Emma on Masterpiece Classic on PBS. Staring Romola Garai (Atonement, Daniel Deronda) as the handsome, clever and rich heroine Emma Woodhouse, this new 3 part historical drama/comedy will run on three ...
  4 days ago

• The LRG Best Books of 2009

  
  living read girl — Authority: 421
  I know this may seem a tad early for rounding up the best in books for the year,but then again,Black Friday will soon be upon us and many of the titles that I plan to highlight from this past months of reading would make great gifts for many of the folks on your holiday shopping list. Its been a hectic time,in more ...
  5 days ago

• The Truth about Austens appeal

  
  Considering Lily — Authority: 482
  The Truth about Austens appeal: “Writing about Pride and Prejudice, Martin Amis confesses...
  5 days ago

Comments about Jane Austen