Catherine Spencer has recently written a new novel entitled Good Intentions. It is set in the Regency period, and she has written it as a kind of homage to Jane Austen. In it she duplicates the tone and sensibility of the nineteenth century novel, including a healthy dose of humour and romance.She intends to post … Continue reading An e-novel in weekly installments!
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Happy New Year!
It is New Year's Eve, so we would like to wish you a Happy New Year!"Kind love and good wishes for a Happy New Year to you all."--Jane Austen to Althea Bigg, January 24, 1817
Happy Christmas!
"You cannot but have a cheerful and at times even a merry Christmas."--Jane Austen to Cassandra Austen, Dec. 9, 1808 Illustration by Kate Greenaway
{bit of a holiday respite}
Central New Jersey JASNA would like to wish everyone a Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!We'll be taking a little bit of a holiday respite and will return in the New year with more of all things Austen! Enjoy the holiday season! Thanks to Jane Austen's World for the cool graphic.
Dickens and his “A Christmas Carol”
A Christmas Carol was first published on December 19, 1843.
Emma 2009 Masterpiece Classic Preview
Mark your calendars for January 24th, 2010 at 9:00 pm for the North American premiere of the new miniseries Emma on Masterpiece Classic on PBS. Staring Romola Garai (Atonement, Daniel Deronda) as the handsome, clever and rich heroine Emma Woodhouse, this new 3 part historical drama/comedy will run on three consecutive Sundays: January 24th (2 … Continue reading Emma 2009 Masterpiece Classic Preview
Video at Morgan Library
As you know The Morgan Library & Museum is currently showing Austen writings and Austen related material in their exhibition, "A Woman's Wit: Jane Austen's Life and Legacy." As part of the exhibit, The Morgan created a 15 minute video that is shown in the gallery, with JASNA's Sandy Lerner as one of the participants. … Continue reading Video at Morgan Library
Recipe for Aunt Glo’s Pecan Balls
"These cookies, created by my great-aunt Glo, have been a family favorite for decades. She bakes several batches for us every year… I always have a few as soon as I wake up on Christmas morning!" –Katie Farmand, associate editorAunt Glo’s Pecan BallsMakes 7 dozen2 cups softened butter5 tablespoons sugar4 teaspoons vanilla extract4 cups ground … Continue reading Recipe for Aunt Glo’s Pecan Balls
A Christmas Rewrite, as Dickens Edits Dickens
A Christmas Rewrite, as Dickens Edits DickensBy ALISON LEIGH COWANHere is part of the article:Updated, Dec. 4 Alison Cowan and Declan Kiely, a curator at the Morgan Library and Museum, discussed Dickens’s manuscript for “A Christmas Carol” in an interview that aired Dec. 4 on WQXR. Listen online here.It is an enduring mystery of English … Continue reading A Christmas Rewrite, as Dickens Edits Dickens
"Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker" reimagines "Pride and Prejudice"
Exciting new novelist Emma Hox recently released “Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker,” a reimagining on how literary classic Pride and Prejudice would have been different if Colonel Fitzwilliam had accompanied Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy to Netherfield."LONGBOURN'S UNEXPECTED MATCHMAKER": Emma Hox uses the characters from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice to create an all new stand-alone story … Continue reading "Longbourn’s Unexpected Matchmaker" reimagines "Pride and Prejudice"
