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Wordless Wednesday #160
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Friday Fun – SRSLY: A Jane Austen Special
SRSLY is a podcast by The New Statesman and hosted by Caroline and Anna. The description of the podcast reads:Caroline and Anna give the latest TV, films, books, albums and games the serious treatment you didn't even know they needed. Episode #124 is A Jane Austen Special - EmmaCaroline and Anna examine the major adaptations of … Continue reading Friday Fun – SRSLY: A Jane Austen Special
"Wordless" Wednesday – Holiday Craft Idea
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2017 Pollyanna Book List
We had a lovely time at our Annual Jane Austen Birthday Party meeting.We played some games, had refreshments and enjoyable conversation, but the highlight is always the book exchange. There were a lot of great titles this year.A Woman's Book of Inspiration edited by Carol Kelly-GangiThe Pursuit of Mary Bennet by Pamela MingleCassandra and Jane … Continue reading 2017 Pollyanna Book List
Book Disccsuion – A Room with a View
Title: A Room with a ViewAuthor: E.M. ForesterPublication Date: 1908Synopsis: Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Bertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist … Continue reading Book Disccsuion – A Room with a View
Wordless Wednesday #159
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Monday Quote – Explain
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. ExplainAnother burst of tears; but in spite of that burst, and in spite of that great black word miserable, which served to introduce it, Sir … Continue reading Monday Quote – Explain
Book Recommendation – Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
Title: Jane Austen, the Secret RadicalAuthor: Helena KellyPublication Date: May 2, 2017Synopsis: In this fascinating, revelatory work, Helena Kelly--dazzling Jane Austen authority--looks past the grand houses, the pretty young women, past the demure drawing room dramas and witty commentary on the narrow social worlds of her time that became the hallmark of Austen's work to bring to … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Jane Austen, the Secret Radical
Book Recommendation – At Home in the World
Yesterday we had a wonderful program at the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library System with Princeton Professors Maria DiBattista and Deborah Nord authors of At Home in the World. I personally haven't read it, but I'm told that it is a great book and will grow your To Be Read list!Title: At Home … Continue reading Book Recommendation – At Home in the World
Jane Austen Society of North America - New Jersey Region 