Jane Sightings – Literary Clergymen and a Mr. Knightly Reference

First up on July 8 there was another Jeopardy appearance! It was the Double Jeopardy Round in a category called Literary Clergymen and was the $400 answer: In this Jane Austen novel, William Collins is a minister who has designs on Elizabeth BennettThe first person to ring in got it correct! Our second appearance was … Continue reading Jane Sightings – Literary Clergymen and a Mr. Knightly Reference →

Fun Friday – Boiled Potatoes

Meredith sent this to me on Wednesday morning with the message "We so need to post this" and I agree we needed to share this, because really, who doesn't think of excellent boiled potatoes during awkward silences!If you are in need of an excellent boiled potatoes recipie for your next dinner party, Foodnetwork has an … Continue reading Fun Friday – Boiled Potatoes →

Jane Sighting – The Collector by Nora Roberts

http://www.goodreads.com/book/avg_rating_widget/18668066 Nora Roberts has mentioned Jane Austen characters before in her Inn Boons Boro trilogy, naming a room in the hotel and a ghost after Elizabeth and Darcy. In The Collector she again references this famous couple in comparing the love of two secondary characters. Julie and Luke were sweethearts that got married young and … Continue reading Jane Sighting – The Collector by Nora Roberts →

The Jane Austen Centre interviews Mr. Wickham

Adrian Lukis played Mr. Wickham in the BBC 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice.The Jane Austen Centre shared the video along with this article about Adrian Lukis.I hope you all enjoy this Memorial Day weekend and remember those who have made the greatest sacrifice for our country.

Book Recommendation – Follies Past: a Prequel to Pride and Prejudice

Follies Past: a Prequel to Pride and Prejudice by Melanie KerrMy rating: 4 of 5 starsDescription:"I must now mention a circumstance which I would wish to forget myself, and which no obligation less than the present should induce me to unfold to any human being..."So begins Mr. Darcy to lay before Elizabeth his faithful narrative … Continue reading Book Recommendation – Follies Past: a Prequel to Pride and Prejudice →

Jane Austen Sighting – Shadows (A Lux Novella) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I had a novella sitting on my Kindle App and I finally got around to reading it, (from reviews it seems that I should have probably read book #1 in the series before reading book 0.5). Anyway...it seems that most books set in high school seem to mention a class that is reading Pride and … Continue reading Jane Austen Sighting – Shadows (A Lux Novella) by Jennifer L. Armentrout →

Wordless Wednesday #43

Source: Austen Only via CNJ JASNA on Pinterest Note:I highly suggest following the source link to Austen Only and reading the article on these Jane First Editions.

Friday Video – Colin Firth on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Colin Firth was on Jimmy Fallon the other night and Jimmy brought up the giant Mr. Darcy statues that were sitting in lakes all over England. The statues were to commemorate something like the most memorable moment on British television history and Mr. Darcy emerging from the lake was voted the most memorable. In this … Continue reading Friday Video – Colin Firth on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon →

Fun Friday – Mad Libs Pride and Prejudice

Last weekend Barbara M. produced Penguin Classics Mad Libs. As everyone opened a book I asked them for a word to fill in our list of nouns, verbs, body parts and places. This is what we created!

Wordless Wednesday #40

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