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LATEST ARTICLES ( 997 )
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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 -
Book Blast - Imperfectly Beautiful by Diony George
Imperfectly Beautiful by Diony George At 1:30 am, in New York City, Regan Wright is ripped out of a sound sleep with a jolt - her heart thuds in her ears and he... Read more
Posted on 19 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Jane Austen Soiree - a Celebration of Jane Austen's Birthday. Join the Fun!
In a month it will be Jane Austen's 237th birthday, since she was born in Steventon on 16th December 1775. Just like last year I'd love to celebrate this specia... Read more
Posted on 15 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Talking Jane Austen with ... Antonia and Noel, the Box Tale Soup
Antonia Christophers and Noel Byrne are the Box Tale Soup, a two-actor company on stage these days with a very special adaptation of Northanger Abbey. Read more
Posted on 14 November 2012 CULTURE, THEATRE & OPERA -
Bbc the Paradise : Why Shouldn't i Like Fairy-tales?
Because I'm grown-up and getting older? Because life is totally different? Please, let me get my glimpse of paradise! If romance is the form of escapism which... Read more
Posted on 14 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
"The Brontës and the Shelleys - Crafting Stories from Lives" : A Talk by Juliet...
Juliet Gael at Keats and Shelley House - Rome It's been a very pleasant afternoon spent in one of the most spectacular landmarks in Rome, Piazza di Spagna, and... Read more
Posted on 10 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Review: London Labour and the London Poor
London Labour and the London Poor is a remarkable work of Victorian journalism by Henry Mayhew, Dickens's contemporary and like Dickens celebrating his... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Battle of Costume Dramas? the Bliss of a Costume Drama Fan!
I've been in heaven these last few weeks with two weekly dates with my beloved period dramas: The Paradise on Tuesday and Downtown Abbey on Sunday. Double pure... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2012 MOVIES -
Yours Affectionately, Jane Austen by Sally Smith O'rourke - Winner Announcement
The Book (from amazon.com) Was Mr. Darcy real? Is time travel really possible? For pragmatic Manhattan artist Eliza Knight the answer to both questions is... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2012 BOOKS -
October Giveaways - Winners Announced
GIVEAWAY 1. THE MANY LIVES SECRET SORROWS OF JOSEPHINE B. BY SANDRA GULLAND (Amazon.com Review) Since completing high school history, few of us have managed t... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Christmas with Mr Darcy by Victoria Connelly - Book Review
Christmas is a time to spend with the people we love, a time for shameless sentimentalism and bittersweet memories, a time for caring and sympathy. Can it also... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Round Characters and Flat Characters in Jane Austen's Work
My students listening to one of their mates' lessons I've been working on Jane Austen's novels with my students these days and you can only imagine what bliss... Read more
Posted on 29 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
A Dangerous Inheritance by Alison Weir - Book Review
"I can never forget the day they brought me the news that my sister's head had been cut off. I was not yet thirteen, too young fully to understand why she had t... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS -
Author Guest Post - Phillipa Ashley, Romantic Adventures
Phillipa Ashley is my guest today with a lovely post about romantic adventures, castles and pirates. I love the setting of her latest romance, Miranda's Mount. Read more
Posted on 27 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES