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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Monday Book Quote
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. reflectShe had some satisfaction in finding that he was really going out of Bath the next morning, going early, and that he would be … Continue reading Monday Book Quote
Wordy Wednesday #22
Source: wintersoldierfell on Tumblrvia CNJ JASNA on Pinterest [text] hot take pride and prejudice isn’t a story about two people who hate each other getting married despite their hate. pride and prejudice is a story about a rich, privileged guy getting called on his privilege and toxic masculinity by the woman he admires and then actually listening … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday #22
Wordy Wednesday #13
Source: Vanessa Riley's Regency Reflections Visiting Vanessa's blog post you'll get a look into how she created the white soup pictured here. She followed the recipe from The London Art of Cookery and Domestic Housekeepers' Clomplete Assistant by John Farley published in 1811.You can also find a recipe given by The Telegraph taken from the 1783 … Continue reading Wordy Wednesday #13
Happy Birthday Pride and Prejudice
"I want to tell you that I have got my own darling Child from London . . . The Advertisement is in our paper to day for the first time . . . ." —Jane Austen, letter to Cassandra Austen, January 29, 18131796 - "First Impressions' begun1797 - "First Impressions" completed and offered by Austen's … Continue reading Happy Birthday Pride and Prejudice
#BigLibraryRead Cowboy Pride by Lacy Williams
Title: Cowboy Pride (Wild Wyoming Hearts #3)Author: Lacy WilliamsSynopsis: "Everyone knows a rancher in possession of a large spread needs a wife." First impressions count. Liza Bennett has two missions in life: keep the family’s shop afloat, and ensure her shy sister finds love. Sparks fly when she meets rancher Rob Darcy at a town dance, but when … Continue reading #BigLibraryRead Cowboy Pride by Lacy Williams
Wordy Wednesday #5
Source: SparkNotes: Pride and Prejudice as told in a series of textsvia CNJ JASNA on Pinterest
Box Hill Book Discussion – Longbourn
https://www.goodreads.com/book/avg_rating_widget/17380041 At this year's annual Box Hill meeting members of CNJ JASNA spent some time catching up before beginning out discussion of Jo Baker's Longbourn. Set during (and a little after) the events of Pride and Prejudice, Longbourn is set at the Bennett house and focuses on the lives of the staff.One of the topics discussed was … Continue reading Box Hill Book Discussion – Longbourn
Goodreads Monday – Flirting with Pride and Prejudice
Title: Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit MasterpieceAuthor: Jennifer Crusie, Glenn YeffethPublication Date: August 11, 2005Date Added to List: July 23, 2014Synopsis: One of fiction's most well-loved novels, this 19th-century classic continues to capture the hearts of contemporary readers with its notions of marriage, dating, and romance. Leading authors in the area of women's literature … Continue reading Goodreads Monday – Flirting with Pride and Prejudice
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? – Austen in August
Title: The Watsons & SanditonAuthor: Jane Austen The Watsons Synopsis: Mr. Watson is a widowed clergyman with two sons and four daughters. The youngest daughter, Emma, has been brought up by a wealthy aunt and is consequently better educated and more refined than her sisters. But when her aunt contracts a foolish second marriage, Emma is obliged … Continue reading It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? – Austen in August
