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ELLIOT OF KELLYNCH-HALL
She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older–the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning. – Persuasion When I’m in a slump, I always return to Austen. And, as...
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character and elegant economy
Lady Susan by Jane Austen As an Austenite, I felt I had to read Lady Susan at some point. I am one those rare people who actually enjoy the epistolary genre, but there was something about this novella...
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Jane Austen’s Letters
I finally settled in to read Jane Austen’s Letters this past weekend. I enjoyed the reading but my main pet peeve has to do with the edition that I own. It’s a white paperback published by Pavilion...
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By the Seaside with Sanditon events
The Sanditon group read event has commenced at Austenprose! See the event schedule here.
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A secret desperate to be told
Do you mean to say, that if I believe in your story as you have told it, then it is as good as if it were true? - from The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James What if Jane Austen’s long lost...
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From Trafalgar House to Knightsbridge
After reading Jane Austen’s unfinished last novel, Sanditon, for the Austenprose read-along, I was left with the need to know more about the characters that populated that quiet seaside resort town. I...
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The Watsons
The Watsons is one of Jane Austen’s unfinished novels–the tale of Emma Watson, a young lady returning home for the first time after spending fourteen years in the care of her well-to-do aunt. Austen...
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Becoming Jane
I was curious to read Jon Spence’s Becoming Jane Austen and picked up a copy a couple of years ago when I saw it in the bargain section of the university bookstore. As I will generally watch anything...
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capturing a classic
Sense and Sensibility is not my favorite Austen (that honor goes to Persuasion), but after re-reading it a couple of months ago, I found that I was able to notice some of the nuances of character that...
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a very proud and prejudiced review
After reading Marvel Illustrated’s Sense and Sensibility (adapted by Nancy Butler and illustrate by Sonny Liew), I was eager to read their take on Pride and Prejudice. Reviews on amazon were not...
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Review: Emma Part 2
Thank goodness for Masterpiece online, as I missed last night’s viewing. The score. Love it and can’t wait to get it. The music just seems to fit perfectly with the scenes, which is something that I...
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