Three Hundred Years of Quilts

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9938921&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1Quilts 1700-2010 Trailer from Victoria and Albert Museum on Vimeo.The V&A presents its first major exhibition of quilts. Exploring 300 years of British quilt making, the exhibition will show more than 65 quilts from a cot cover made in the 1690s to recent examples by leading contemporary artists including Tracey Emin and Grayson Perry as … Continue reading Three Hundred Years of Quilts →

Queen Victoria DVD on the shelves

I can't wait to get my copy of the newly released DVD of Young Victoria! In case you haven't checked it out:http://flash.sonypictures.com/video/universalplayer/sharedPlayer.swfSony Pictures Home Entertainment presents the majestic release of the lavish historical drama, The Young Victoria, to Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The Young Victoria chronicles the early and often turbulent years of a young … Continue reading Queen Victoria DVD on the shelves →

NYT: Pride and Popularity

By SOPHIE GEEPublished: April 16, 2010 Jane Austen’s best-known phrase describing her own writing appears in a letter to her nephew, James Edward Austen-Leigh, an aspiring novelist and student at Winchester College. When she heard he’d lost some draft chapters, she jokingly announced that she couldn’t be accused of purloining his pages: “What should I … Continue reading NYT: Pride and Popularity →

A Janeite can dream…

Chawton House Library is hosting a "Murder and Mayhem at Mansfield Park" on 27th April 2010 with author Lynn Shepherd. A hugely entertaining homage, Murder At Mansfield Park offers readers a very different view of Mansfield Park, but retains the distinct style, eloquence and subtlety of Austen’s best writing. A wildly entertaining whodunit There will … Continue reading A Janeite can dream… →

Charlotte Bronte-April 21, 1816

Happy Birthday! to Charlotte Bronte, born April 21, 1816 in Thornton, Yorkshire.

Jane Austen’s History of England

Like the rest of her Juvenilia, this short work sparkles with wit and unconventionality. You may now view the whole manuscript on the site of the British Library. All the more precious and interesting because of the illustrations by Jane’s elder sister Cassandra Elizabeth.Much has been written on those, with Jane herself often being recognized … Continue reading Jane Austen’s History of England →

English Walking Tours

By Wayfarers LITERATURE LOVERS CAN NOW FOLLOW JANE AUSTEN'S FOOTSTEPS WITH THE NEWEST WAYFARERS' WALKING VACATION Six-day UK Sojourn Explores Austen's Inspiration for Her Timeless Classics Dates: June 27-July 2: July 25-July 30: August 29 - Sept 3, 2010 Terrain: Country byways, well-trodden footpaths, village lanesChallenge Level:Easy, with a pace of 6-10 miles per dayTo … Continue reading English Walking Tours →

Online novel updated

Don't forget to read the latest installments of Good Intentions, a web novel set in Jane Austen's time by author Catherine Spencer.

Lower Assembly Balls and Bath Society Tea

April 20, 20106:00 to 7:30 p.m. The Jane Austen Society of Lancaster County Lititz Library Lititz, Pennsylvania Fans of Jane Austen will enjoy this Lower Assembly Balls and Bath Society Tea hosted by the Jane Austen Society of Lancaster County. The annual event will feature a reading from Austen’s Northanger Abbey, and some society members … Continue reading Lower Assembly Balls and Bath Society Tea →

Sun-Dried Tomato Crostini

Tea Time magazine featured this recipe online:Sun-Dried Tomato CrostiniMakes 12 crostini1 cup finely chopped sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil3/4 cup finely chopped pitted kalamata olives3/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted1 teaspoon minced garlic1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper12 baguette slices, toasted2 (1-ounce) packages fresh basil1 (16-ounce) package small fresh mozzarella balls packed in water, thinly sliced1. In … Continue reading Sun-Dried Tomato Crostini →