If you are thinking about getting out of the stock market and placing your money on a sure thing, consider bidding for this edition of six Jane Austen novels in 5 volumes at Bonhams. Set to be sold on June 8, with an estimate of £2,000 – 3,000, the value of this rare set is [...]
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Up for Auction at Bonhams: 1833 Bentley Edition of Jane Austen’s Novels
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, tagged A Memoir of Jane Austen, Bentley's Standard Novels, Bonhams, J.Edward Austen-Leigh, Jane Austen Novels on May 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Watch The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side Online: PBS Masterpiece Mystery
Posted in Movie review, tagged Agatha Christie, Hugh Bonneville, Joanna Lumley, Julia McKenzie, Lindsay Duncan, PBS, PBS Masterpiece Mystery!, PBS Movie Review, The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side, Vincent Hogg on May 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Last Sunday, Miss Marple made a grand fifth season entrance for PBS Masterpiece Mystery! with its latest episode, The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side. If you missed the episode, it is available online at this link until June 6th. In this elegant mystery, based on a tragic event in actress Gene Tierney’s life, film [...]
The Conservation of Edward Austen Knight’s Childhood Suit: Chawton House Library
Posted in Fashions, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Regency Life, Regency style, Regency World, tagged Chawton House, Chawton House Library, Conservation of historical clothes, edward Austen Knight, Regency Fashion on May 27, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Chawton House Library has in its collection a rare green suit worn by Jane Austen’s brother, Edward. The suit – a child’s frock coat with matching breeches – looks very similar to the clothes young Edward is seen wearing in the Wellings Silhouette, which depicts his presentation to his adoptive parents. The suit is made [...]
The First Gentleman: A 1945 Play About the Prince Regent by Norman Ginsbury
Posted in jane austen, Popular culture, Regency Life, Regency World, tagged Norman Ginsbury, Prince Regent, Princess Caroline, Princess Charlotte, r, Robert Morley, The First Gentleman, Wendy Hiller on May 26, 2010 | 10 Comments »
While researching information for my post about the Prince Regent and his strange marriage to Princess Caroline of Brunswick, I ran across this obscure item – a play in two acts about Prinny named The First Gentleman, written by Norman Ginsbury and performed in London in 1945. Robert Morley played Prinny and Wendy Hiller portrayed [...]
2010 Jane Austen Awards
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, tagged Jane Austen Awards, Jane Austen Centre on May 25, 2010 | 9 Comments »
Great news! Jane Austen’s World has been nominated for best Jane Austen blog by the good people at The Jane Austen Centre. Click on this link to VOTE for *hint* this blog as well as these categories: Which actress is your favorite Emma Woodhouse? Which actor is your favorite Mr. Knightley? Best Austen inspired book [...]
The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine: A Review
Posted in Austenesque novels, Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Popular culture, Sense and Sensibility, tagged Cathleen Schine, The Three Weismanns of Westport on May 19, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Three Weissmanns of Westport: A Novel by Cathleen Schine is reviewed by Lady Anne, Vic’s close friend and fellow Janeite. As a devoted Janeite, I am also known to indulge in the occasional novel based on our Jane’s tidy output. I have engaged in several discussions, some more cheerful than others, about these attempts [...]
Men Reading Jane Austen: An Update
Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Jane Austen's enduring popularity, Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, tagged Chawton Cottage, David Cordess, Following Jane, Men reading Jane Austen on May 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Inquiring readers: In March I learned from David Cordess that he had created a blog, Following Jane. The blog would be his journal as he read all of Jane Austen’s books in six months. David has completed Northanger Abbey and is now reading Sense and Sensibility. Here are a few of his observations about NA (going [...]
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the DK Illustrated Classics Edition
Posted in Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen Novels, Pride and Prejudice, tagged DK illustrated classics on May 14, 2010 | 5 Comments »
The full unabridged text of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the DK Illustrated Classics Edition is a revelation. It is a heavy trade paperback, made with a substantially thick cover and white semi-gloss paper. And it is very attractive, filled with photographs of locations, dress, and paintings. The back cover boasts: “Classics designed for [...]
Jane Austen in Comics: Artists Liz Wong, Kate Beaton, and Sonny Liew
Posted in art, jane austen, Popular culture, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, tagged Jane Austen comics, Jane Austen Monster Mash Ups, Kate Beaton, Liz Wong, Marvel Comics. Sense and Sensibility Comics, Nancy Butler on May 11, 2010 | 10 Comments »
Gentle Readers: Jane Austen has inspired many people to comment on her novels, including comic artists. The recent Jane Austen/Monster Mash Ups provide a fertile field for visual satire. Jane Bites Back and other mash-ups are the inspiration for “Austen’s Revenge” by Liz Wong. (Click on images to enlarge them.) A comic inspired by the [...]
Cassandra Leigh Austen’s Stay at Stoneleigh Abbey
Posted in Architecture, jane austen, Jane Austen's life, Jane Austen's World, Regency gardens, Regency World, tagged Cassandra Austen, Cassandra Leigh Austen, Humphry Repton, Stoneleigh Abbey on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
This weekend as we celebrate Mother’s Day, my thoughts turn to Cassandra Austen, wife of Rev. George Austen and mother of Jane Austen. Cassandra was related to the Leighs of Stoneleigh Abbey. In 1806, the recently widowed Mrs. Austen visited Adlestrop Rectory in Gloucestershire with her two daughters, where they stayed with her cousins Rev. [...]
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- Five Regency tea cups: The book is not perfect (few books are), but it was well worth its purchase and possesses many outstanding qualities that makes it stand head and shoulders above its counterparts.
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