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My Jane Austen Book Club
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Fly High!
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LATEST ARTICLES ( 997 )
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What Jane Austen's Novels Can Teach Us About Dating
As one of the most famous female novelists of all time, Jane Austen is ardently admired and adored by women, both young and old, throughout the world. Her... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, DATING, LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS -
Pride and Pyramids by Amanda Grange and Jacqueline Webb
Fast paced and with the exotic charm of Egypt added to the appeal of the Regency world, Pride and Pyramids is a delightful surprise. Read more
Posted on 03 July 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
First Love, True Love & Faithfulness
Can you be happy with your marriage and still be attracted to someone else? This is the theme by chance dealt with both by a film and by a TV movie I've happene... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, LOVE & SEX, MOVIES, RELATIONSHIPS, TV & VIDEO -
Compulsively Mr. Darcy by Nina Benneton - Book Review
It is always the same old story between them. At first glance things never work properly between Darcy and Elizabeth. They never hit it off in fact, neither whe... Read more
Posted on 27 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Author Guest Post - Paul Emanuelli, Avon Street a Tale of Murder in Victorian...
The Victorian Era was in many ways like our own. It was the first age of consumerism, and the Industrial Revolution was the forerunner of the current... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Lovely Janeites - Eli Murton, on Becoming Jane
Eli Murton worked at both the Leicester Haymarket and Pheonix Theatre before training at GSA. After graduating she toured with Quantum Theatre and played Mrs... Read more
Posted on 24 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Revisiting the Great Gatsby - by Guest Blogger Kelsey
The Great Gatsby is a great American classic that everyone should read at least twice. Here is your chance to brush up on the novel before the new movie comes... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Fifth Annual Jane Austen Festival, Louisville, Ky - You've Got an Invitation!
The 5th Annual Jane Austen Festival will take place July 21 22, 2012 at Historic Locust Grove, a circa 1790 Georgian home and farm just six miles from downtow... Read more
Posted on 21 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Why Were All the Classics Written by Men?
What I manage to do the least while blogging is being a regular reader at other blogs or sites and I apologize. It is definitely not for a lack of interest. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE, SELF EXPRESSION -
Lovely Janeites - Alexa Schnee, Rediscovering Austen
Alexa Schnee is a young, very young, talented writer. She has recently re-discovered Jane Austen and wants to share her new enthusiasm. Alexa has always wanted... Read more
Posted on 18 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Let's Play the Game! Jane Austen's Rogues & Romance on Facebook
You read about its forthcoming release here at My Jane Austen Book Club when they published a Press Pack in February. At first it was due to release in March... Read more
Posted on 15 June 2012 BOOKS -
Does Romanticizing the Past Put Us in Danger of Altering History?
(by guestblogger Anne Illsley ) The Middle Ages has become a dominant genre in movies and literature, especially in America. Medieval pageants and fairs, where... Read more
Posted on 11 June 2012 MOVIES -
Winners of the Man Who Loved Jane Austen by Sally Smith O'rourke
Happy to be here with you, though just quickly, to announce the names of the two lucky winners of The Man Who Loved Jane Austen by Sally Smith O'Rourke. Read more
Posted on 05 June 2012 BOOKS -
At the Cinema - Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon fishing is just the objective correlative of an undeniably ethereal truth: dreams. We all need dreams to make our lives move on. And we all need faith an... Read more
Posted on 04 June 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Meet Karen Aminadra and Get a Chance to Win Her "charlotte" , a Continuation of...
Karen Aminadra (pronounced Amin-ah-dra) is an author and an English language teacher who lives in Northamptonshire, England with her husband. Read more
Posted on 01 June 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Badly Done, Mg! You Know You Mustn't Linger on Romanticizing
Robert Pattinson - Reese Witherspoon I've been watching romantic movies all afternoon and I've been so moody and melancholic while trying to work till now.... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2012 MOVIES -
Some Blogging at Last: Concupiscence & Literary Ventriloquism
I've had some spare time to catch up with and read some interesting blogs and articles today. Well, better to say I've neglected some duties and chores (I was... Read more
Posted on 29 May 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Author Guest Post - Sally Smith O'rourke, Jane Austen & Romance
Sally Smith O'Rourke is one of the new writers at Austen Authors and I'm really glad she accepted to be featured at My Jane Austen Book Club. Read more
Posted on 28 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Baftas Tv Awards Tonight - Will My Favourites Win This Time?
Richard Armitage Miranda Raison (Baftas 2009) The Baftas TV Awards Ceremony is tonight at the Southbank Centre in London. It will be broadcast on BBC1 from... Read more
Posted on 27 May 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
I Won't Miss It! Dickens and His Invisible Woman
After directing and starring in Coriolanus based on Shakespeare's Roman drama, Ralph Fiennes directs and stars as Charles Dickens in THE INVISIBLE WOMAN, film... Read more
Posted on 23 May 2012 BOOKS, MOVIES