Juliette Wells’ and Publishing Northanger Abbey: A History in Documents Program date/time: Sunday, February 16 at 2:30 pm Location: Princeton Public Library Parking information: Library parking is available in the Spring Street Garage located adjacent to the library. Drivers may enter the lot from Spring Street or through the library access driveway (Sylvia Beach Way) off … Continue reading Program Reminder
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Here are some things that caught our attention this week: The Best Historical Romance Novels to Read if you Like Outlander - The Oprah Magazine Jane Austen First Editions Lead Fine Books & Manuscripts at Swann - Fine Books & Collections The 5 Best TV Shows of 2020 (So Far) - Vogue Secrets and Slavery … Continue reading Friday Link Up
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Happy Birthday Pride & Prejudice
Working title: First Impressions Set in: Hertfordshire and Derbyshire, c. 1812 Publisher: T. Egerton, Whitehall Publication date: 28 January 1813 Media type Print: (hardback, 3 volumes) Looking at our past Meet the Janeites post, a lot of us discovered Austen's works because we read her as a school assignment, and … Continue reading Happy Birthday Pride & Prejudice
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Jane Sighting – The Uncommon Reader
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett "The librarian at Windsor had been one of the many who had urged on Her Majesty the charms of Jane Austen, but being told on all sides how much ma'am would like her books put ma'am off altogether. Besides, she had handicaps as a reader of Jane Austen that … Continue reading Jane Sighting – The Uncommon Reader
Wordless Wednesday 203
Source: Keeping Track of Time: Georgian Watch Chains, Equipages, Fobs, and Chatelaines via CNJ JASNA on Pinterest
Book Quote Monday
Trying something new here on the blog, using a random word generator I will get a word and find it in one of Jane's novels. I will share that quote here. responsible "I must take leave to observe, Sir Walter," said Mr. Shepherd one morning at Kellynch Hall, as he laid down the newspaper, "that … Continue reading Book Quote Monday
Meet the Janeites – Ruth
Name: Ruth How did you become a Janeite? I've always been a history lover for all my life and enjoy reading novels of 18th and 19th centuries to gain an understanding of the mindset of those periods. Also after watching Persuasion starring Amanda Root and Sense and Sensibility with Kate Winslet I then purchased the … Continue reading Meet the Janeites – Ruth
Wordy Wednesday 28
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