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 →

Podcasting with Jane with Slate.com

Slate's Audio Book Club celebrated Pride and Prejudice's 200th birthday with this episode. In this episode the hosts "discuss why the novel still bewitches us, whether it is fundamentally radical or conservative about gender and class, and the difference between Austen people and Brontë people. They also envision what a Jane Austen dating service might … Continue reading Podcasting with Jane with Slate.com →

Movie Review – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

A group of us gathered together on Sunday to watch Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. When the movie came out in February we were in the process of making plans to go see it in theaters when it was gone after only (about?) a week. So we said when it came out on streaming/DVD we'd … Continue reading Movie Review – Pride and Prejudice and Zombies →

It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Lizzy Bennet’s Diary

Title: Lizzy Bennet's DiaryAuthor: Marcia WilliamsPublication Date:April 22, 2014Date Added to List:April 14, 2014Synopsis: When Lizzy Bennet’s father gives her a diary, she fancies she will use it to write a novel, as her real life is exceedingly dull. Then the handsome Mr. Bingley moves to nearby Netherfield Park, and suddenly life is every bit as thrilling as … Continue reading It’s Monday! What are you reading? – Lizzy Bennet’s Diary →