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• 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

• Are You Ready for Halloween? The Rise of Zombie "Semi-Historical" Literature: A...

  

  (by guest blogger Caroline Ross) Traditionally the "living dead" doesn’t move with great speed or finesse, but in the book publishing industry Zombies have take... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Author Guest Post: Alexa Adams, Emma and Elton: Something Truly Horrid

  

  Alexa Adams, author of First Impressions: A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice has planned something in honor of Halloween. It is a short story, posted in... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Winner of Matter of Trust by P.o. Dixon

  

  Quick posting to announce the winner of an e-book copy of Matter of Trust, The Shades of Pemberley. Congratulations to Vesper Meikle! Many thanks to all... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Six of the Most Inspirational Books Ever Written

  

  by guest blogger Sarah Stone Books are the heart and soul of life. The written word, since time immemorial has been used to enrich the soul. Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Jane Austen's Emma: a Perfect Read for College-aged Ladies by Guest Blogger Nadi...

  

  Did you enjoy the movie Clueless? If so, you will also enjoy reading Jane Austen’s novel Emma. That’s because Clueless was actually loosely based on the novel. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Guest Post: Chrissie Elmore, So You Work in a Cotton Mill ...

  

  Chrissie Elmore is my guest again here at FLY HIGH after her interview about Unmapped Country, her continuation of Mrs Gaskell's North and South. Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• New Drama Series on Tv: Parade's End, the Paradise, Downtown Abbey, and an...

  

  Parade's End It's been I while since I last posted about period drama or TV series. I hope you haven't been thinking that I have been neglecting one of my... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Aurora's Journal from the Jane Austen Festival in Bath

  

  I invited Aurora Berkestam Drysén to be our special reporter from Bath during The Jane Austen Festival. She accepted to be our eyes and ears there during the... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Interview - Deborah Swift, the Gilded Lily

  

  Hello everyone! Time for a new author interview and time to discover a new unforgettable historical fiction novel. Join me, welcome Deborah Swift at FLY HIGH!... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 BOOKS

• Darcy Goes to War by Mary Lydon Simonsen - Winner Announcement

  

  Congratulation to Kelli H., the lucky winner of Mary Lydon Simonsen's new re-imagining of Pride and Prejudice, Darcy Goes To War, and many thanks to the author... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2012 BOOKS

• A Hero for Three Winners - Be My Hero by Nell Dixon

  

  Here are the names of the winners of Nell Dixon's e-books: - RedRose 15 - Tifferz - Rosia_Lady My congratulations on winning to the three of them, many thanks t... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS

• Author Guest Post - Diane Scott Lewis, Historical Accuracy in Historical Fiction

  

  In a recent discussion on Goodreads, we lauded the few authors who go out of their way to make certain their historical details are accurate, but slammed the... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• September Giveaways - Three Books, Three Winners

  

  Karen Essex, Dracula in Love London, 1890. Mina Murray Harker, the rosy-cheeked, quintessentially pure Victorian heroine, becomes Count Dracula’s object of... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Philippa Gregory, the Kingmaker's Daughter - My Review

  

  Anne Neville and her sister Isabel are daughters of the most powerful magnate in 15th century England, the Earl of Warwick, nicknamed the "kingmaker". Ever... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2012 BOOKS