Downton Abbey Reading List

This past week there have been a handful of articles with reading lists that tie into Downton Abbey. Here is the collected lists of books/poetry and the links to the articles I pulled the list from.Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle by the Countess of CarnarvonRose: My Life … Continue reading Downton Abbey Reading List →

Sprinkle Bakes: A Birthday Cake for Jane Austen: Twelfth Night Cake

Change on the blog

Hey everyone,I just wanted to let you know about a change I made on the blog. I changed how you comment on the blog posts (not that there are a lot of comments, but just in case you do and notice the change). I recently have been introduced to a platform called Disqus. A few … Continue reading Change on the blog →

A Poem

This has been circulating the web this past week and we thought it would be fun to share it with everyone.The Chaos by Gerard Nolst Trenité(The poem has been circulating as English Pronunciation but this is the real title of the poem)Dearest creature in creation,Study English pronunciation.I will teach you in my verseSounds like corpse, … Continue reading A Poem →

Jane Austen themed Gifts

I just wanted to share with all of you this really great gift my friend got me for Christmas. It's a paper stocking made from pages of Sense and Sensibility. She got it at Anna's Trunk over on esty. --Amelia

Would Lizzie have been a Yuppie?

I found a copy of The Yuppie Handbook by Marissa Piesman and Marilee HartlesInside they list the Yuppie Bestsellers:Books Movies, Records and under Fiction we read this:5. Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (every Yuppie knows that Elizabeth Bennett would have gone to law school had she lived today)

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

On Saturday I posted this quote:Bringing in a New Year is all about second chances. This year, we vow, we will do it right. We have a second chance to take better care of ourselves. We have a second chance to be kinder, wiser, and better human beings.For the life of me I couldn't figure … Continue reading Giving Credit Where Credit is Due →

New Year’s Resolutions

Every impulse of feeling should be guided by reason. Pride and PrejudiceIf you are ever so forward and clever…you should always be modest; for, much as you know already, there is a great deal more for you to learn. Mansfield ParkYou must be the best judge of your own happiness. EmmaIf my opinions are wrong, … Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions →

Wisconsin Region Wall Calendar

The Wisconsin Region is pleased to offer the Jane Austen Wall calendar with beautiful illustrations by C.E. and H.M. Brock which are featured on the pages of our web site. To order the calendar, print and complete the order form.

Dickens Down South

A week ago a friend and JASNA member Jen was feeling burnt out at work. Along with a friend they started to have some fun on Twitter by re-imagining some lines from the works of Charles Dickens as if they had taken place down South. Here is what they came up with, I encourage you … Continue reading Dickens Down South →