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LATEST ARTICLES ( 997 )
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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 -
Second Impressions by Ava Farmer - Tribute to Jane Austen by an Extraordinarily...
Ava Farmer is a fictious nom de plume of Sandy Lerner, a successful business woman, the founder of a large technology company and a small grunge cosmetics... Read more
Posted on 11 January 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Richard Iii Back on Stage - Robert Fripp, Dark Sovereign: a Challenge to...
For the first time in four centuries a modern writer challenges William Shakespeare head-on, writing in English as it was available to the Bard. Read more
Posted on 11 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE -
Good Tv Drama & British Literary Tradition: Sherlock 2 and Treasure Island
Collage from Enchanted Serenity of Period Films It's not a secret I greatly appreciate British TV drama. Their productions are mostly very good, especially thos... Read more
Posted on 09 January 2012 TV & VIDEO -
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.d. James - My Review
If you think of Regency and the Novel of Manners, the first name that comes to your mind is Jane Austen. What happens if you think of contemporary murder myster... Read more
Posted on 06 January 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Rome - Two Days, One Exhibition, a Museum, a Walk Around the City Centre, Some...
Have I ever told you how much I love being in Rome with my friends? Ehm... perhaps once or twice. But may I say it again? Yes? OK, thanks a lot for your... Read more
Posted on 05 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL -
The #austenmurdermatch - My Matched Review of Murder at Mansfield Park and...
As I announced few days ago, I'm taking part in an event/contest at Lynn Shepherd's site: The #AustenMurderMatch. I've read Murder at Mansfield Park and Death... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
First Good Read of the New Year - Lynn Shepherd, Tom-all-alone's
UK cover This book is going to be released in less than a month, February 2nd, as a homage to Charles Dickens in the year of his birthday bicentenary (February... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2012 BOOKS -
Jane Austen the Unseen Portrait ? My Review & a Clip
Jane Austen's only officially recognised image Have you seen the small sketch of Jane Austen in the National Portrait Gallery in London among the huge... Read more
Posted on 02 January 2012 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Last Seen: Bbc Great Expectations - What a Great Belated Christmas Gift!
Estella : "I have been bent and broken, but — I hope — into a better shape." (from the book) Let's start from the end. Yes, right from the end. I'm afraid this... Read more
Posted on 30 December 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen - Bbc2
Professor Amanda Vickery in Bath I was so happy I could see this show! The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen is a 60-minute programme, broadcast on BBC 2 on... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2011 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Richard Iii : Usurper Or Rightful King? Guestpost by Barbara Gaskell Denvil
My quest in search for Richard III goes on thanks to another fortuitous meeting online. I was reading about a novel set in the years of the War of the Roses,... Read more
Posted on 27 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
I've Seen Downtown Abbey Christmas Special
Downton Abbey - Christmas Special No spoilers, I'll resist the strong temptation to tell you everything. And to do it, I won't write much, don't worry. Read more
Posted on 26 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES -
Father Christmas is Exhausted! I've Asked for Too Much ...
Poor Father Christmas. Look at him! I've really asked for too much this year. But have a look all around him: he granted all my wishes. Read more
Posted on 24 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, BOOKS, CULTURE, MOVIES