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• In My Mailbox: Lovely Jane Austen Stamps and Not Only

  

  Every time I find a packet waiting for me in the mail box, I got excited, long to unwrap it and to discover its content. You may well figure the scene out... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tess of the D'urbeville - a Pure Woman, a Devil and an Angel

  

  A scene from Tess of The D'Urbevilles (2008) I've just finished rewatching BBC "Tess of the D'Urbevilles" (2008) to prepare the last lesson of a series on this... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• To England on the Footprints of Jane Austen - q & a Post with Laurel Ann Nattres...

  

  Laurel Ann Nattress (a life-long acolyte of Jane Austen, the editor of the short story anthology Jane Austen Made Me Do It, and Austenprose. Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Pride and Prejudice - How Your Relationship Can Work Like Elizabeth and Mr....

  

  (by guest blogger Jack Meyers) As I watch the romance of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy unfold before my eyes for the umpteenth time I still get carried away with the... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Shelleys - Passion, Betrayal, Mystery & Poetry - a Treacherous Likeness by...

  

  The Shelleys and their mystery If you are familiar with the adventurous lives of the Young Romantics and their circle, you’ll love Lynn Shepherd’s new literary... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• What Ablout Planning a Jane Austen Summer Holiday? the 6th Jane Austen...

  

  One of my dream is to be able to take part in a Jane Austen Festival sooner or later. Bath or New York, that wouldn't mind. The nearest event I can dream of is... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Ask Jane Eyre

  

  "Do you think, because I am poor, obscure, plain, and little, I am soulless and heartless? You think wrong!--I have as much soul as you,--and full as much heart! Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Charles Dickens in Italy - Caelum Non Animum Mutant Qui Trans Mare Currunt

  

  Today is Charles Dickens's birthday. He was born on 7 February 1812. I'm posting this article to celebrate the incredibly talented story-teller on a very specia... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Romancing Miss Bronte by Juliet Gael - Book Review

  

  If you love Jane Eyre and Charlotte Brontë, this novel is unmissable. If you are interested in the lives of the Brontë family, so full of sorrow and talent,... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Highland Surrender Blog Tour - Author Guest Post by Tracy Brogan: Why Historical?

  

  HIGHLAND SURRENDER Defiant Highland beauty Fiona Sinclair is shocked by her brothers’ treachery. To seal a fragile truce, they have traded her hand in marriage... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• LONG LIVE THE 50s & THE 60s - PRIVATES AND THE HOUR (SERIES 2)

  

  Britain in search for a new identity, in the effort to forget the horror of two world wars, striving to recover in the shadow of the haunting foreboding of an... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Happy 200th Anniversary, Pride and Prejudice!

  

  Published 200 years ago in 1813, Jane Austen's most popular novel, Pride and Prejudice, turns 200 years old today but has never been fresher and more loved.... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Bookmark Blitz Tour - Laura De Luca, Destiny Unveiled

  

  Book Blurb Gabriella and Darron thought their magickal battle was over when they defeated the evil warlock, Richard. When her Aunt Donna seeks Gabriella's help... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 BOOKS

• Guest Post - Damaris Osborne on Writing Parodies and Loving Richard Armitage

  

  Richard Armitage as John Thornton in North and South Richard Armitage fans who are familiar with C19 will not need any introduction for today's guest at FLY... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Bookmark Blitz Tour - Deborah Brown, Crazy in Paradise

  

  Book Blurb Dying in the middle of the summer in the Florida Keys is sweaty business.Welcome to Tarpon Cove. Madison Westin has inherited her aunt's beachfront... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• P&P; ANNIVERSARY - CELEBRATING JANE AUSTEN’S PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: 200 YEARS...

  

  The celebrative atmosphere all around the Net has made me look for the perfect read to join the festive mood in honour of the 200th anniversary of Pride and... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 MOVIES

• Author Guest Post - Natalie g. Owens, an Eternity of Roses

  

  Natalie G. Owens got her first taste of serious writing by penning award-winning poetry, short stories, and articles for college and local publications. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2013 BOOKS

• Spotlight on ... Giorgia Hill, Love's as Easy as Abc

  

  The Book - Love's as Easy as ABC All Laura wants to do is begin her teaching career and forget her troubled past. After what she’s been through, she wants littl... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Tournament of Chance Blog Tour: Writing in the Shadow of Tolkien - Author Guest...

  

  My guest today is S.G. Rogers. Originally from Southern California, she has lived in Asheville, North Carolina and Laurel, Mississippi. She earned her first... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Movies That Jane Austen Fans Might Enjoy

  

  by guest blogger Allison Foster If you are an Austen fan and you crave more “Austen” then I am here to recommend a couple other movies you might enjoy. Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2013 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES