Why the handsome, clever and rich Miss Emma Woodhouse of course who garnered a whopping sum at Christies auction in New York. Read about all six Jane Austen first editions that went on the auction block realizing a six figure King's randsome at Austenprose.
Austen book bling for you here. London House Publishing has just released the ultimate limited edition of Jane Austen’s fabulously wickedly epistolary novella Lady Susan for your edification and enjoyment.
The Masterpiece Classic new winter-spring season will begin this month. Check out all the great bonnet & contemporary drama's in the line-up previewed at Austenprose and this new Emma 2009 video.
Screenwriter Andrew Davies has been honored with a lifetime achievement award by the Writers' Guild of Great Britain. Quite an honor for the bonnet drama King of the UK – and the world.
Today is a holiday for Laurel Ann and Vic. We both send you our special Thanksgiving wishes.
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Need a great holiday gift or treat for yourself? Barnes and Noble Booksellers have just released The Books on Film Collection featuring six great classic movies paired with a new edition of the classic novel that it was adapted from. The highlight of the collection [...] 
Colin quote of the week from Hello Magazine when asked if he is still a sex symbol at 49.
1. Because Carey Mulligan (Pride and Prejudice 2005) is said to be outstanding in this film. The role has made her a break-out star. Sensitive, clever, and intelligent films are few and far between. They save the film industry from catering primarily to young males, whose [...] 
Q. Which six actors from the 1995 adaptation of Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee have been featured in the Harry Potter movies? If you can list them, you are indeed a true Austen/Potter movie buff. Answer to be posted tomorrow.
Dear readers: In celebration of the publication of Willoughby's Return, Jane Odiwe and I have decided to resurrect our posts as Jane Austen characters. Recently, Lucy Ferrars (aka Vic) wrote Elinor Ferrars (aka Jane). The letter set in motion a host of conflicting feelings [...] 
As this week's throwdown attests, Jennifer Ehle's characterization of Elizabeth Bennet is as popular as ever. The exciting news is that shooting on the new film, The King's Speech, will reunite Jennifer with Colin Firth. Yes they are to star in the same film, but' [...] 
Humans are complex creatures. We are all multidimensional, like the characters that Jane Austen created in her delightful novels. Take Willoughby, the handsome cad from Sense and Sensibility. At the end of Jane Austen’s tale, he expressed his love for Marianne to Elinor, even though he [...] 
No words needed really. The photo of Colin Firth arriving at the premiere of his new film "A Single Man" in LA on Thursday just says way more than I could ever hope to express. *SWOON* His fashion designer turned director Tom Ford must have had [...] 
Oh my – this made me more than giggle! Guardian writer Tanya Gold saw the new Keats bio-pic Bright Star over the weekend, dropped her popcorn, and then remembered why Hollywood should stop making films about our great writers. Among mention of the highlights of [...] 
This random generator scrolls through Kate Beaton's comics, including several of Jane Austen, one of the Bronte sisters, and several of Queen Victoria. If you haven't seen Kate's cartoons, you're in for a treat! Click here and then click on next or random.
Recently, Steventon House in Basingstoke, Hampshire was put on the market for sale. It has quite a pedigree. It was built as a rectory for the parish church in 1820 by Jane Austen’s brother Edward to replace her birthplace, Steventon Rectory, which was not considered [...] 
Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou artNot in lone splendour hung aloft the night
I know, I know. I am writing about Austen monster mash-up’s again. Sick of it as much as me yet? Here’s an article in Hemispheres, United Airlines online magazine about one Janeite writer’s experience with a sales clerk while buying P&P (the original) at Borders [...] 
Lucky us on the East Coast! The Morgan Library in New York will be opening A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy from November 6, 2009, through March 14, 2010. Click on this link for schedules and other information.
Burghley House, a stately English manor in Stamford, Lincolnshire, England served as Lady Catherine De Bourgh’s estate of Rosings in the 2005 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Join one of my favorite Anglophile/gardening/Jane Austen inspired blogs, My English Country Garden Blog as they [...] 
Say it ain't so, Janeites! I'm still in shock.
Sequels, prequels. It's all the same to me. None of these zombie, vampire, and monster spin-offs remotely connect me to the reasons why I read and adore Jane Austen. Despite my off beat sense of humor, I find these books slightly repellent, like seven day old' [...] 
Charles Moore from The Telegraph delighted in marking the mistakes in Emma 2009 in his article, This misdjudged Emma is a pendant's dream. His observations include:
Source Books will release Willoughby's Return on November 1st, and holding a blog tour for author Jane Odiwe on these blogs. Not only will the book be reviewed, but Jane will chat with the bloggers. Jane Austen's World is slated to join in on the [...] 
Oxford University's Department for Continuing Education will offer an online course on Jane Austen starting January 2010. The course description reads:
So many viewers of Lost in Austen have complained of not seeing Amanda (Jemima Rooper) sing Downtown in the American version of the DVD. Please enjoy.
Donwell Abbey on Strawberry Picking day
Kim Cattrall, who was born in Widnes, England, will appear opposite Matthew MacFadyen next year in Private Lives, a Noel Coward play. The plot revolves around two divorced people who meet again while honeymooning with their new spouses. The play is scheduled [...] 
Heads up Colin Firth fans. The actor formerly known as Mr. Darcy shall be appearing on The Jay Leno Show on Friday, October 23rd at 10:00 pm on NBC (checking your local listings).
Emma 2009 continues on BBC One in the UK with episode 3 which aired on Sunday, October 18th. This very different interpretation of Jane Austen's masterpiece has more than a few tongue's wagging. And shockingly, the ratings have plummeted! I feel for the BBC and its [...] 
Recently I read a comment online that films have greatly inflated the houses and interiors that Jane Austen's characters could afford, most particularly Mr. Darcy and Pemberley. The Chatsworth Estate with its 300 rooms, 17 staircases, and 359 doors, is held up as a model for' [...] 
Inquiring Reader: Emma, the author of this post, lives in Melbourne, Australia. After she interviewed me for a class assignment, I asked her if she would give us her impressions of the the fabulous fashion show at the National Gallery of Victoria. Happily, she said yes. [...] 
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The second season of the Inspector Lewis mysteries concludes with ‘The Point of Vanishing’ on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm ET on PBS. It’s been a great run of detective drama and dishy DS Hathaway (Laurence Fox), but unfortunately we [...] 
"Innocent virgin Molly Huckerby arrives in London from York. Immediately she is lured into The Bell by the notorious bawd Mother Wickham. Her destiny seems changed forever but there is a breathtaking twist in the tale..."
Romola Garai: The perfect Emma?
Emma 2009 shows the young Emma playing with her dolls underneath a table and a grown up Emma fingering her dolls on a fireplace mantle.
The second season of the Inspector Lewis mysteries continues with ‘Quality of Mercy’ Sunday, October 11, 2009 at 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm ET on PBS. Here is a brief description from the Masterpiece Mystery website. This episode has a Shakespearean slant, with drama, daggers [...] 
From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
Carey Mulligan's first role was as Kitty Bennet (l) in 2005's Pride and Prejudice. Young and raw, you could detect a glimmer of her talent. Four short years later, she's become tabloid fodder and has been linked romantically to Shia LeBeouf. More importantly, she is [...] 
The first episode of BBC One's adaptation of Emma aired on Sunday, October 4th. The jury is still out on my opinion until I can see the complete production. In the meantime, check out the slideshow of screen caps from episode 1 on Austenprose and [...] 
A new Pride and Prejudice spinoff The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview has just been released. This new novel focuses on Jane Austen's secondary character Caroline Bingley and was a surprising and refreshing continuation of her story. You can read a great interview of the [...] 
Teresa Medeiros, bestselling romance author, recently published a post about Mr. Darcy on her blog, Squawk Radio.
For the next seven days, Laurel Ann and Vic will devote Austenprose, Jane Austen's World, and Jane Austen Today to Jane Austen's siblings. This event is in celebration of JASNA's general annual meeting in Philadelphia, whose erudite discussions will center on Jane Austen's sister and [...] 
Imagine my excitement when I thought for a nano moment that a new irreverent Pride and Prejudice, in the manner of Lost in Austen, was in the works. Then I noticed the other headlines on News Biscuit - "Man arrested after answering airport check-in questions" [...] 
Emma 2009 premieres on BBC One in the UK on Sunday, October 4th. You can read a preview and view a slideshow of great production stills on the miniseries on Austenprose. My favorite character in Jane Austen's novel is Harriet Smith. This lovely photo is [...] 
According to the website of The Wonder of Whiffling, the book is a tour of English around the globe (with fine coinages from our English-speaking cousins across the pond, Down Under and elsewhere). As for whiffling, the free online dictionary describes the word as thus: [...] 
Who, aside from Nigel, one of our favorite visitors, can ever tire of Mr. Darcy? Not the majority of Jane Austen lovers. 
The second season of the Inspector Lewis mysteries continues with ‘Allegory of Love’ Sunday, October 4th, 2009, 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm ET on PBS. Here is a brief description from the Masterpiece Mystery website. Austen fans will recognize two actors who formerly portrayed Pride [...] 
The Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England is in full swing and concludes this Sunday, September 27th. Check out a photo slideshow of the Grand Regency Promenade and a real-life Regency wedding held last Saturday by following this link to Austenprose.
Deb at Jane Austen in Vermont blog has reviewed The Importance of Being Emma, a contemporary retelling of Jane Austen's novel Emma, and interviewed its author Juliet Archer. Follow the links and leave a comment today, September 25th, to qualifiy to enter a drawing for [...] 
Candice Hern's site is one of my favorites to learn about the Regency period. Click on this link to view Regency London then and now in fabulous pictures placed against Horwood's Map of London.
If you are one of the fortunate Janeites to have recently visited the Jane Austen House Museum at Chawton, in Hampshire, England, you will know that her last residence and gardens have been newly restored and are not only both beautifully maintained, but an [...] 
The Book Girl is having a fabulous Jane Austen giveaway in the blog's Jane Austen Week. Click here to join in!
In 2007, Merchant Ivory productions presented a film by Santosh Sivan, Before the Rains, which has just come out in India. Set in Colonial India, one of the film's stars is Jennifer Ehle (Elizabeth Bennet in 1995's Pride and Prejudice.) Jennifer plays the wife of [...] 
Your response was amazing to our giveaway of five copies of Penguin Couture Classics new edition of Pride and Prejudice designed by fashion illustrator Rueben Toledo. Even better were your selections and explanations of your favorite scenes in the novel. P&P obviously holds a special [...] 
The second season of the Inspector Lewis mysteries continues with ‘The Great And The Good’ Sunday, September 20, 2009, 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm ET on PBS. Here is a brief description from the Masterpiece Mystery website.
Friday 18th - Sunday 27th September 2009
Jane Austen Films: If you've wondered which Jane Austen movie adaptations you've seen and missed, here's a nice synopsis of recent films compiled by The Telegraph. 
The new BBC1 miniseries of Emma will shortly become reality when it begins airing in the UK on October 4. This four-part costume drama is being adapted from Jane Austen’s novel by Sandy Welch (Our Mutual Friend) and stars Romola Garai (Atonement) as the "handsome," [...] 
Congratulations go out to one of my favorite actors Colin Firth and a great Masterpiece Classic mini-series Little Dorrit who were both honored this weekend with industry awards..jpg)
Kate Beckinsale's Emma entertaining the new Mrs. Elton and Harriet Smith
Hot off the artist’s computer is the new cover of Michael Thomas Ford’s novel Jane Bites Back.
Don’t miss out on a chance to win one of 14 great giveaways now available during ‘A Soirée with Lady Susan’ until Sunday, September 14th. Here is the list of Jane Austen inspired books.
The second season of the Inspector Lewis mysteries continues with ‘Life Born of Fire’ Sunday, September 13, 2009, 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm ET on PBS. Here is a brief description from the Masterpiece Mystery website.
Colin Firth and Ben Barnes are the stars of Dorian Gray, which hits UK theatres today! Watch nearly 7 minutes of a video interview with these two stars as they discuss the movie, their roles and each other. Great poster. As for Colin, I'll watch' [...] 
Penguin Classics has just released a new edition of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen with a sparkling new cover by fashion illustrator Rueben Toledo.
The second season of the Inspector Lewis mysteries continues with ‘Music to Die For’ tomorrow, September 06, 2009, 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm ET on PBS. Here is a brief description from the Masterpiece Mystery website.
An elite Oxford lecturer [...]
Piere Henri Biger's fan website Place de L'Eventail offers a vast amount of information about ladies fans for the casual reader as well as a lover of history. Written in French and translated into English, the site offers information for the beginner, an extensive bibliography,' [...] 
This September, Sourcebooks is exclusively releasing The Foundling by Georgette Heyer in Barnes & Nobles stores Nationwide!!
Gentle Readers: In days of yore people ate foods that we no longer consider staples. We view the recipes with one eye raised. One 1792 recipe said that duck a bit old (in age) and "ripe" (in freshness) would do very well. Not for me. Here's' [...] 
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