Posted in Criticism on Jul 31st, 2012
A friend sent me a link to this review about this book – of course I had to buy it. It just arrived in the mail and I haven’t read it yet, but it is next in line after All That I Am by Anna Funder. Here are some other reviews … http://austenonly.com/2012/06/10/book-review-what-matters-in-jane-austen-twenty-crucial-puzzles-solved-by-john-mullan/ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/article-2163289/What-Mr-Darcys-really-thinking—WHAT-MATTERS-IN-JANE-AUSTEN-TWENTY-CRUCIAL-PUZZLES-SOLVED-BY-JOHN-MULLAN.html
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Posted in Adaptations, Pride and Prejudice on Jul 26th, 2012
I’ve been watching the 1980 version of Pride and Prejudice. The screen play was written by Fay Weldon and it stars Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth and David Rintoul as Mr Darcy. I thought it would be a bit dated like this version of Emma… however, it’s fine. The costumes and setting aren’t as beautiful as modern […]
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I found this novel at the airport – heading home from a girls weekend away – and had to buy it despite my plan of only buying digital books from now on. Here is the blurb … ‘No two views of a ball will be exactly alike. So many separate little worlds make up the […]
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Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 12th, 2012
The ring sold for 152,450 pounds – five times its estimate. It was bought by an anonymous private collector. More information here … http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9391024/Turquoise-Jane-Austen-ring-sells-for-150000-at-auction.html
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This was in the discount bin at JBHIFI and I definitely thought it was worth buying. It is a modern retelling of Sense and Sensibility. This is from Wikipedia … From Prada to Nada is an American romantic comedy film directed by Angel Garcia and produced by Gary Gilbert, Linda McDonough, Gigi Pritzker and […]
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Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 8th, 2012
Those of you with a Kindle can download this for free here. I haven’t read it yet, but here are some other reviews … http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/review-behind-jane-austens-door-by-jennifer-forest/ http://indiejane.org/2012/06/review-behind-jane-austens-door/
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