Persuasion: An English Project by Eric Cochrane

OK, I’ll be the first to admit that this short YouTube video of Persuasion is a bit juvenile, and the language and concept somewhat puerile. But the video IS funny in a weird sort of way. It was the result of an English project based on Jane Austen’s classic. If you want more comics, check [...]

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Jane Austen’s Descriptions of a House and a Home

Jane Austen’s novels centered around topics she knew best: hearth, home, neighborhood, and family. The following excerpts offer glimpses of the houses that Jane Austen described in her novels. Accompanying photos illustrate the interior of Chawton, a home in which Jane’s talents as a writer thrived. In Jane Austen’s Idea of a Home , S. [...]

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Librivox Revisited

If you know about Librivox and haven’t returned because you were unhappy with the recordings, give the site a second try. You will be pleasantly surprised by the quality of new recordings of several beloved novels. The audio recordings are free, and the site lists thousands of classics that are now in the public domain, [...]

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The Death of a Fiancee in Persuasion and the Constant Heart

In 1795 Cassandra Austen became engaged to Reverend Thomas Fowle, a man eight years her senior. He had been one of her father’s pupils and had known her since she was six years old. The engagement remained a secret, for although Tom’s cousin, Lord Craven, had appointed him his domestic chaplain and presented him with [...]

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The Complete Jane Austen

Update: First and foremost, I want to relate the exciting news that PBS’s blog, Remotely Connected, has published my thoughts about Persuasion. If you have any questions about the movie or book, please feel free to drop off a comment. I will be more than happy to address your opinions or questions. Masterpiece Theatre Classics [...]

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In Honor of Persuasion: 360 Degree View of The Cobb at Lyme Regis

BBC Dorset offers a 360 degree panoramic view of the Cobb at Lyme Regis. You will need a flash player to view this moving panorama. After securing accommodations, and ordering a dinner at one of the inns, the next thing to be done was unquestionably to walk directly down to the sea. They were come [...]

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Renting Kellynch Hall

Helpful Readers, Yesterday I received some extremely interesting questions from a reader about renting Kellynch Hall. Unfortunately, they came at a time when I am entertaining house guests. I cannot apply myself to the task until later this week, except to provide this link to Jane Austen’s Economics. Can anyone answer part or all of [...]

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Jane Austen’s Lyme Regis

“[Jane] delighted in the scenery around Charmouth with ‘its sweet retired bay backed by dark cliffs, where fragments of low rock among the sands make it the happiest spot for watching the flow of the tide, for sitting in unwearied contemplation.’” A Portrait of Jane Austen, David Cecil, p. 104 “In the Autumn of 1804 [...]

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