Reviews on all things Austen
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 12th, 2012
In 2011 I wrote 9 posts! 9! That’s just pathetic. This year I am determined to turn over a new leaf – I have P.D James’s Death Comes to Pemberley in my reading pile, plus I have downloaded various ‘gothic horrors’ to my kindle – things like The Mysteries of Udulpho and The Monk.
Posted in Miscellaneous, Pride and Prejudice on Oct 13th, 2011
Look P D James is writing a mystery set at Pemberley – more information here. You can pre-order it from Amazon.co.uk.
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 1st, 2011
On January the first last year I wrote some resolutions namely, … It’s new year’s day time to make resolutions. This year I plan to re-read Austen’s novels – starting with Sense and Sensibility. I’m going to read one of the biographies I own (possible the one by Claire Tomalin). I’m also going to read [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Apr 20th, 2010
I just read a great article on Austen and Enclosure here (JASNA Persuasions Online Vol 30 No. 2). Definitely worth a read – it will make you think about Mr Knightley in a whole new way.
Posted in Miscellaneous on Apr 4th, 2010
Juliette Wells the Burke Austen Scholar-in-Residence at Goucher College gave a lecture – For the Love of Jane Austen – which is now available for download – here - it’s about an hour long and I thought it was very interesting.
Posted in Miscellaneous on Mar 23rd, 2010
This lovely book arrived in the mail – I’m looking forward to reading it…
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 17th, 2010
It’s been a while since I last read Sense and Sensibility I needed to be reminded of Austen’s wonderful prose. For those of you who haven’t read it here is a plot summary (from Wikipedia). While I was reading it I highlighted a few things I thought brilliant … They gave themselves up wholly to their [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jan 1st, 2010
It’s new year’s day time to make resolutions. This year I plan to re-read Austen’s novels – starting with Sense and Sensibility. I’m going to read one of the biographies I own (possible the one by Claire Tomalin). I’m also going to read some of the books of criticism I have – starting with Malcolm [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Oct 13th, 2009
My local Jane Austen group are reading the Juvenilia for our next meeting. I’ve always liked Lady Susan and thought it would be good to try an ebook on my Ipod Touch (I have the ereader application). I found a copy at Girlebooks - I do like the portability of an ereader. My ipod goes everywhere [...]
Posted in Miscellaneous on Jul 1st, 2009
I’ve read the Preface in which Ms Harman states her goal for this book This book charts the growth of Austen’s fame, the changing status of her work and what it has stood for, or been made to stand for, in English culture over the past two hundred years. In her own lifetime Austen’s books [...]