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• Bbc Birdsong - to Love and to Be Loved. Nothing More.

  

  BBC two-part serial Birdsong , adapted from a novel by Sebastian Faulks (1993), is a gripping, touching love story set in the years of the First World War. But... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS

• My Top Ten Classic Love Stories

  

  Download free DA cards at Chad Thomas's site Happy Valentine's Day, everybody! Are you happily celebrating? No? Like me trying to cope with the great deal of... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Meet Holly Christina from New Zealand and Sing Jane Austen with Her

  

  My guest today is very young, very beautiful and very talented. She loves Jane Austen, of course, and that's the main reason for being here to meet you. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Book Review: Wolf Hall - a Tale of Power, Politics & Lust

  

  (from the blurb) "Lock Cromwell in a deep dungeon in the morning," says Thomas More, "and when you come back that night he'll be sitting on a plush cushion... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Boar - a Comic Book About Richard Iii by Cecilia Latella

  

  In my constant quest for real Richard III, I've found out this graphic tale online. It is by an Italian graphic artist who happen to be also a Ricardian with a... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2012 BOOKS, COMIC BOOKS

• Shannon Hale, Midnight in Austenland - Giveway Winner Announcement

  

  Here we are! I'm ready to make one of you very happy. Those who entered the giveaway to win Shannon Hale's new book, her return to Austenland, Midnight in... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Author Guestblog - Phillipa Ashley, a New Muse?

  

  When I heard Michael Fassbender won the Best Actor award at the Evening Standard awards last night, I gave a quiet cheer – but wasn’t the least bit surprised. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2012 MOVIES

• Happy Birthday, Charles Dickens!

  

  I should have celebrated this occasion, Dickens Bicentenary, at school with my oldest students, the ones in their final year. No way. Schools are still closed... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Snow Brought Us Back in Time and We Didn't Like It.

  

  It has been snowing for 4 days now. The reaction of the majority of people tothis news may be: "How beautiful! Winter snow!". But it hasn't been beautiful at... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• Shakespeare & Love: Twelfth Night(1996) and Much Ado About Nothing (2011)

  

  Watching adaptations of classics is one of my favorite pastimes and I'm glad I could recently add two titles to my "watched" list: the film Twelfth Night... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2012 CULTURE, MOVIES

• Victoria Connelly, Dreaming of Mr Darcy - Giveway Winners

  

  I've used random.org to pick up the name of today's winner and ... Congratulations to cyn209 for winning Victoria Connelly's new US publication, Dreaming of Mr... Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2012 BOOKS

• Friday Night Miscellaneous Posting - on Love Letters, Angels, Poetry and More

  

  It's been a while since my last miscellaneous post. But, today has been such a full day, so intense and tiring that ...I can't simply stop now, nor close my eye... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 BOOKS, TV & VIDEO

• Guestpost: Sherry Rabinowitz, We Need More Jane Austen

  

  Sherri Rabinowitz has been writing since she was a small child. She was inspired by Ray Bradbury and Agatha Christie. She had always loved writing but has had t... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 BOOKS

• Me + Ra + Richard Iii - an Interview

  

  I'm a visiting guest today at King Richard Armitage . This is a site supporting Richard Armitage‘s dream project of producing a Richard III TV series by... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 MOVIES

• Author Guestpost - Summer Day, Pride & Princesses

  

  Summer Day is here to meet the readers of My Jane Austen Book Club and present her debut novel, Pride Princesses. Join me and welcome her! "PRIDE ... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Merits and Mercenaries by a Lady - a Review

  

  This novel was a pleasant surprise in its originality, a newly written story planned and narrated following Jane Austen's style, wit and sharpness with... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE

• My Lessons on North and South - It's That Time of the Year Again

  

  It's that time of the year again, when in my lessons to my older students in their final year at school, I introduce the Victorian Age and read pages from novel... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES

• My Interview at Paper.li Blog About the Everything Austen Daily

  

  Have you ever read my paper The Everything Austen Daily? It is one of the over 400,000 paperlis published everyday, it focuses on anything Austen-related and... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2012 BOOKS

• Shakespeare & Medieval History on Bbc . Great Drama Online.

  

  Ben Winshaw as Richard II Stellar cast for four Shakespearean Histories BBC's 2012 schedule sounds quite interesting, even intriguing for someone who loves... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2012 BOOKS, ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Dickens's Last Gift

  

  It's a good period for period drama. BBC schedules several costume series and also promising original modern drama in 2012. For instance, the last two nights... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2012 BOOKS, MOVIES