There Must Be Murder, a very nice story by Margaret C. Sullivan, It is one year after Catherine has married her Henry. She still is sweet and naïve, but she now possesses the womanly knowledge that every bride with an adoring husband soon comes to know. Henry Tilney is as charming as ever and clearly [...]
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There Must Be Murder, by Margaret C. Sullivan, wherein the reader follows the escapades of Henry Tilney and his lovely wife, Catherine, in Bath.
Posted in Austenesque novels, Bath, Book review, jane austen, Jane Austen's World, Popular culture, tagged Catherine Morland, Henry Tilney, Jane Austen book giveaway, Jane Austen Book review, Margaret C. Sullivan, There Must Be Murder on January 28, 2011 | 32 Comments »
Mrs. Darcy’s Dilemma: A Review
Posted in Book review, Ellen Moody, jane austen, Mr.Darcy, Pride and Prejudice, tagged Diana Birchall, jane austen, Jane Austen Blog, Jane Austen Book review, Jane Austen Sequel, Mrs. Darcy's Dilemma on March 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Mrs. Darcy’s Dilemma, which SourceBooks is now republishing for international distribution, takes place in an age of change, just as Queen Victoria is coming to the throne in 1837. Mr. and Mrs. Darcy, they of Pride and Prejudice fame, are now middle-aged. He is balding, she is an anxious mother, but they are still a [...]
My Take: Well, I Liked the Jane Austen for Dummies Book
Posted in Book review, jane austen, tagged Book review, Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict, Jane Austen Book review, Jane Austen for Dummies, Joan Klingel Ray, Stephanie Looser on March 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Last June I wrote a review of Jane Austen for Dummies for Jane Austen Today. I liked the book then, I like it still, and I use it often for reference. Several months after I shared my humble opinion, academician Stephanie Looser made a satirical reference to Professor Joan Klingel Ray’s book in her tongue [...]
Lost in Austen: A Review
Posted in Book review, tagged Jane Austen Book review, Jane Austen Sequels, Lost in Austen on September 16, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure, by Emma Campbell Webster Please Note: My review of the ITV movie of the same name sits here. This new novel, written by Emma Campbell Webster, is not designed for the impatient person or for someone who is barely acquainted with the plots of Jane Austen’s [...]
A Walk With Jane Austen: A Journey into Adventure Love & Faith, Review of the Book, Part One
Posted in Book review, tagged A Walk With Jane Austen, Jane Austen Book review, Lori Smith on July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A WalkWith Jane Austen is a lovely book, full of unexpected insights and revelations. Lori Smith’s revealing and personal account is a pure joy to read. As a single, independent and talented woman she is in want of a man, but will not compromise her principles or her quest to experience romantic love in order [...]
Jane, A Tribute to A Too Short Life
Posted in Biography, Book review, Popular culture, tagged A Walk With Jane Austen, Jane Austen Book review, Lori Smith on July 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
On the anniversary of Jane Austen’s death – she died 190 years ago today – I thought I would put a different spin on things and celebrate her life. Jane means so many things to so many people, and her popularity, instead of diminishing, increases each year. What is it about Jane that attracts so [...]
A Walk With Jane Austen: A Journey into Adventure Love & Faith
Posted in Book review, tagged A Walk With Jane Austen, Jane Austen Book review, Lori Smith on July 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
How delightful. Author Lori Smith has asked me to review her new book and I said I would be honored. A manuscript arrived in the mail today. So, here is what I shall do – Walk With Jane chapter by chapter and report back to you. If you want to know more about Lori, check [...]
My Take
Posted in Book review, tagged Jane Austen Book review, Margaret C. Sullivan, The Jane Austen Handbook on June 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Book Review: The Jane Austen Handbook: A Sensible Yet Elegant Guide to Her World, by Margaret C. Sullivan (Editrix of Austen Blog) This book is both informative and a hoot. Two of us Janeites on the James looked through it today at lunch with delight, knowing we had found a fun, informative, and handy Jane [...]
So You Think You Know Jane Austen
Posted in Book review, Popular culture, tagged Jane Austen Book review, Jane Austen Sequels, So You Think You Know Jane Austen on March 21, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Seraphic Secret includes a quiz in their post, The Annoted Jane from a book titled So You Think You Know Jane Austen: A literary quiz book. Take a partial quiz here. And find the answers here. Buy the book at Amazon.com. Here is a quote from a March 16, 2007 New York Times article: This [...]
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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.
- Four Regency tea cups: This book offered many hours of pleasant reading, and I found I could not put it down.
- Three Regency tea cups: Damned with faint praise. I put the book down often, but was intrigued enough to finish it. In this instance, the movie might be better.
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