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My Jane Austen Book Club
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Fly High!
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Literature, books, art, movies and much more to ... fly high!
LATEST ARTICLES ( 997 )
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Meeting Mr Darcy - Guest Post by Kim Izzo at My Jane Austen Book Club
I just want to share a link to a guest post narrating an awkward meeting with Mr Darcy in person - in the person of Colin Firth - to my page dedicated to the... Read more
Posted on 22 May 2012 BOOKS -
In Search for Hope While the Earth Quakes and Innocent Girls Are Slaughtered...
Melissa Bassi, 16, died in a bomb blast last Saturday The news from Italy have been terrible this weekend. I guess they got to you all somehow. Read more
Posted on 21 May 2012 CURRENT, SELF EXPRESSION -
Reading About Richard Iii on Bbc History Magazine ( May Issue)
Look at this bizarre cover (left). Actually, I was not attracted by it but by the central title: Richard III. Why Shakespeare made him a devil. Read more
Posted on 17 May 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
I've Been Watching Poldark (1975)
Robin Ellis as Ross Poldark In Italy it was broadcast in 1978 and I still remember how excited I was waiting for a new episode! Read more
Posted on 11 May 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO -
Lovely Janeites - Meet Katherine Browning, Actress.
I discovered Katherine by chance through her vimeo channel. She's an actress who loves period drama, especially Jane Austen adaptations. Read more
Posted on 10 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Book Review - James Shapiro, 1599 a Year in the Life of William Shakespeare
I know one is not expected to tell the story of where her copy of the book comes from in a professional review but this is something I especially like in the... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Happy Birthday to "el Sitio De Jane"
10 years of Jane's Site Congratulations to Carmen and Almudena for their great goal! Today it's the 10th birthday of their very active Austen-dedicated site. Read more
Posted on 05 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Author Interview - Victoria Connelly, the Runaway Actress. Win a Copy of the...
From Harper Collins official site: When the stresses of being an A-list actress get too much for her, Connie Gordon decides to escape to a tiny Scottish village. Read more
Posted on 04 May 2012 BOOKS -
An Indonesian Gentleman Loving Jane Austen: Meet Prima Santika (part Ii)
This is the second and final part of Prima Santika 's guest post. The first part, introducing his Austen-inspired novel in Indonesian, Three Weddings and Jane... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
At the Cinema - Robert Pattinson is Bel Ami
Bel Ami without his bewitching moustache? Well, good choice! Bel Ami, starring Robert Pattinson, Uma Thurman, Kristin Scott Thomas, and Christina Ricci, will... Read more
Posted on 01 May 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES -
All Around the World with Jane - Great Prizes from Sourcebooks!
In the June memoir, All Roads Lead to Austen the author Amy Elizabeth Smith took Jane Austen’s works along with her as she traveled to foreign countries. Read more
Posted on 30 April 2012 BOOKS -
A Trip to the South and Back in Time: Caserta,
You know that, from time to time, I like and need to escape to survive to my rather stressful life style. I'm lucky enough to have quite grown-up children, an... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY, TRAVEL -
Two Books, Two Giveaways, Two Winners!
Happy Saturday, everyone! Just a quick posting today: two books, two different giveaway contests, two winners to be picked up and announced. Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 BOOKS -
An Indonesian Gentleman Loving Jane Austen: Meet Prima Santika (part i)
THREE WEDDINGS AND JANE AUSTEN - An Indonesian Novel by PRIMA SANTIKA - “Nothing can produce a better feeling for a mother, than to see her daughter being... Read more
Posted on 28 April 2012 BOOKS -
Not Only Period. Movies I've Watched These Days: the Decoy Bride and Never Let M...
The Decoy Bride (2011) After lovelorn Katie (Kelly MacDonald) is dumped at the altar, she returns home to her windswept Scottish island, thinking she will... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2012 CULTURE, MOVIES -
Jane Austen Festivals at Home and Abroad by Claire Jenkins
Jane Austen's works are known and loved worldwide, her world of romantic adventures and comedies of manners beloved by millions of people. Read more
Posted on 24 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Jane Austen Book Club Meets the Jane Austen Film Club! Guest Post by Jenny...
Richard Armitage as Mr. Thornton in North and South When Maria Grazia asked me to write a guest post for her blog My Jane Austen Book Club, I knew which photo... Read more
Posted on 18 April 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Love, Sex and Fairy-tales
Mirror, Mirror Hysteria Can love, sex and fairy-tales be featured all together in one post? Yes, why not? If that's the movies I've watched at the cinema or on... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
The Uncrowned Queen by Anne O'brien Released Today
Anne O'Brien's The Uncrowned Queen is out today at Amazon Kindle Store. This short story is intended to be a prequel to her upcoming The King's Concubine, the... Read more
Posted on 09 April 2012 BOOKS -
Author Guest Post - Georgia Hill: i Love History!
Georgia Hill I was delighted to be asked to write a guest blog by Maria Grazia but struggled long and hard as to what its subject could be! Could I, perhaps,... Read more
Posted on 07 April 2012 BOOKS