Fun Friay – Downton Abbey Season 4 Photos

BuzzFeed posted some pictures from Season 4 of Downton AbbeyTo see all the photos please see the BuzzFeed post

Friday Fun! – Jane Austen Playing Cards

Prospero Art has a set of playing cards inspired by Jane Austen's works.Here's what the website says:Jane Austen Playing Cards ~ Favorite Characters & Quotes Illustrators featured in this deck are Hugh Thomson & Chris Hammond These beautiful cards feature quotes from Jane Austen, English novelist whose works, though satirical, realistically depicted the gender inequalities … Continue reading Friday Fun! – Jane Austen Playing Cards →

Friday Video – Thug Notes – Pride & Prejudice

Please watch this with a sense of humor. Thug Notes Classic Literature. Original Gangster. Description from website: Welcome to Thug Notes, your main hookup for classical literatuer summary and analysis. I'm y our host, Sparky Sweets, PhD. Join me each week for a new episode.Other Thug Note episodes: 1984To Kill a MockingbirdThe Great GatsbyCrime and … Continue reading Friday Video – Thug Notes – Pride & Prejudice →

Fun Friday!

What does and have in common? They both turned 200 years old this year!200-Year-Old Fish Caught off Coast of Alaska Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" was just hitting bookstores and the British and the United States were waging war once again 200 years ago - which is roughly when a fish recently caught in Alaska is believed … Continue reading Fun Friday! →

Fun Friday! | 10 famous fictional fathers

10 famous fictional fathers | GulfNews.comI've been meaning to post this for awhile now and keep forgetting. If you follow the link above you will find a list of 10 Famous Fictional Fathers. Mr. Bennett is on the list and here is what they say about him:The witty popMr Bennet in Pride and Prejudice by … Continue reading Fun Friday! | 10 famous fictional fathers →

Friday Fun – Ring for Service

Name yourself with an aristocratic flair!Choose your title (Duke/Duchess, Lord/Lady, Prince/Princess, ect.)Your middle nameThe street you live onThe count of your birth So I was Lady Elizabeth Unwin of Philadelphia What's your aristocratic name?

Friday Fun/Videos

I shared a couple of things on Facebook and Twitter yesterday that I wanted to share here too. TheFirst thing - The Royal Shakespeare Company has a new idea for their yearly performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream Published on May 1, 2013Midsummer Night's Dreaming is a one-off digital theatre project and our 40th interpretation … Continue reading Friday Fun/Videos →

Fun Friday! – Alexander Graham Bell

This is completely not related to anything Jane Austen or Regency BUT I just had to share.Here the Voice of Alexander Graham Bell for the First Time in a Century From the Article on Open Culture: In the short recording dated April 15, 1885, the inventor declares: “Hear my voice — Alexander Graham Bell.”

Fun Friday – The Simpleton’s Guide to Pride and Prejudice

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Fun Friday – Downton Abbey Facebook Recap

HappyPlace.com has started to recap Season 3 as though each episode takes place online through Facebook. Here is the recap to Episode 1. (Contains Spoilers) You can view the rest of the recaps here.