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• Watching Tv Drama Between Past and Present

  

  I've been watching different stuff, belonging to very different genres . The recent Christmas holidays have been the occasion to catch up on things I wanted to... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Under the Spotlight - Paula Byrne, Jane Austen. a Life in Small Things

  

  I'm sure 2013 will be filled with great Austen fun since it is the year of Pride and Prejudice bicentenary and there have been many great events announced... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 2013 - a Year of ... Challenges! Are You Ready?

  

  There will probably be real life challenges for everyone in 2013. Life is made up of a series of trials we must overcome and in such a competitive world those... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Syrie James Discusses Why Jane Austen Captures Her Writing Imagination - Win "th...

  

  Syrie James, author of The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen, a brilliant Austen-inspired novel (my review) , is my guest today to discuss why Jane Austen... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2013 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Rome Again - Good Times, Old Treasures and New Acquisitions

  

  You know I live near Rome and that I love being a tourist from time to time in the city where I used to study at university. I love Rome also because I can... Read more

  Posted on 31 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• At the Cinema - the Hobbit: an Unexpected Pleasure

  

  As usual what you find here is just a very personal approach to the movie and nothing like a professional review. So, get ready to my very subjective vision of ... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Unlocking Secrets from Jane Austen's Steventon Home

  

  Finds from an archaeological dig at the birthplace of Jane Austen are beginning to reveal details of the author's early home life. Aren't you curious to discove... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ladies' Paradise by Emile Zola - Book Review

  

  The Ladies' Paradise is a compelling story of ambition and love set against the backdrop of the spectacular rise of the department store in 1860s Paris. Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Aidan Turner and Robert Sheehan, Young Talents from the Emerald Isle

  

  Will they become as popular and universally acknowledged as Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Pierce Brosnan, Gabriel Byrne, Ciaran Hinds and Jonathan Rhys Meyers? Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2012 CELEB, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• Reading the Hobbit in Search for Thorin - Part Iv

  

  Richard Armitage as Thorin smiling at his Lego alter ego The hammering press campaign of these days, the several premieres all over the world, the many... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Spotlight on ... a Jane Austen Daydream by Scott d. Southard

  

  The Book Jane Austen thought she knew everything about love, but was there something she wasn't telling us? A self-confessed dreamer, gossip, and matchmaker,... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Free at Kindle Store - the Wedding Shroud by Elisabeth Storrs

  

  Don't miss the chance to get this wonderful e- book for free December 11 - 12! CLICK HERE 'All the drama and sensuality of an historical romance, plus a... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Christmas with Jane - Join Me at Krista's Book Review Club

  

  Today I'm guest blogger at Krista's Book Review Club on her December event dedicated to Jane Austen. My post is ME, JANE AND HER BAD BOYS. You know, I've got a... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Time Book Blast

  

  First Time: The Legend of Garison Fitch "What if history didn't happen that way ... the first time?" Garison Fitch was one of the most revered scientists in... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 BOOKS

• Comedy and Comedians, Trying to Make Life Lighter. Threesome + Me & Mrs Jones

  

  I've been watching comedy. Something definitely unusual for me. Fact is that my wish for escapism is growing fast and furious. I'm getting rather anxious lately. Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen by Syrie James - My Review

  

  The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen is an awesome new book by Syrie James, author of bestselling novels like The Lost Memoirs Of Jane Austen, Dracula My... Read more

  Posted on 26 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• VICTORIAN HEROES: MR MORAY Vs MR THORNTON

  

  Too great a temptation. Comparing them, I mean. I was thinking: what about making them compete in a challenge? John Thornton from Milton, the hero of BBC North... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• My Favorite Romantic Movies Based on Books by Guest Blogger Jack Meyer

  

  We all have our favorite romance movies. Some of us like Elizabethan romance, some of us like fantasy romance, and some of us like modern romance. However... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 BOOKS, MOVIES

• Guardian Angels - Bookmark Blitz Tour

  

  The Author Andrew P Weston was born in the city of Birmingham, in the UK and grew up in the towns of Bearwood and Edgbaston. He eventually attended Holly Lodge... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2012 BOOKS

• What I've Been Watching - the Scapegoat & World Without End

  

  I've been watching quite a bit of great period drama recently nothwistanding my very little spare time. Downton Abbey series 3 and The Paradise ended, what we'v... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2012 CULTURE, MOVIES