At last, the ABC has aired the 2007 remake of Persuasion, without a doubt, the most fantastic Jane Austen novel ever. Want something more exciting? My husband (who is so not into JA), watched it with me! Want something even more exciting? He loved it! Want something even more and more exciting? It’s the first [...]
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I’ve finally seen it!
Posted in Jane Austen, tagged Jane Austen on Monday, 9 June, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Jane, Jane and more Jane…
Posted in Jane Austen, movies, tagged The Jane Austen Book Club on Friday, 1 February, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
So I went to see “The Jane Austen Book Club” last night. Having read the novel again recently, I was eager to see how it adapted to film. Would the characters be how I’d imagined them? How would they handle the characters telling stories from their past? Would I end up loving the characters on [...]
Happy Birthday Jane!
Posted in Jane Austen, birthday, tagged Jane Austen on Sunday, 16 December, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Austen, that is. Jane Austen.
I confess I’m a Janeite from way back, and the fact that today is her birthday makes me want to walk through the English countryside like Lizzie Bennett, or sit in my front room and take tea or play at cards.
Happy Birthday Jane. To celebrate, I think I’ll go and re-read [...]
