No holds barred! Winner take all! Battle to the death for the... wait... did she just say "death"?! Hold-up. Ok, so maybe sometimes I like to blend Jane Austen with WWF. You know. How one does.... Ok, shenanigans aside, let's get down to it! Will the real Harriet Smith please stand up? Before we can... Continue Reading →
Hello! While I work on my next post - a comparison of the Harriet Smiths - I thought you might enjoy some of these close reading and other Austenite videos! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy5wXlXECLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbIVPib6pLk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yole4aflYWM
It seems reasonable to start a discussion of Austen's Emma with the titular character herself. From the text, we are told that: Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with... Continue Reading →
All right, well, I did kind of promise not to give you more of what the internet doesn't seem to need - i.e. reviews, evaluations, criticisms, or summaries of Austen content. But alas, poor reader, when you've watched as many rounds of Emma as I have over the past grumblemumble years, then it really does... Continue Reading →
The Bath Bun originated as a treat provided by Dr. William Oliver for his patients. As you probably know, Bath - the city - was originally a rather posh Roman outpost, complete with temples and amphitheatres and a very nice place to soak one's body in the hot springs. To the Romans, this was Aquae... Continue Reading →
In my new practice of audiobook listening, I have included books about Jane Austen which I would like to read...but alas...kids, pets, house, yard, work, and life. Yep - these are the things for all of us, right? So again, audiobooks. Delightful! Currently, one of the many I'm listening to is Paula Byrnes' The Real... Continue Reading →
All right...well...I dunno... I made it six months which - technically - was my original goal. But I spectacularly dropped off, right?!?! ?! Yeah, my bad. Thing is? I moved across the country (Oregon to Pennsylvania) exactly 11 days before I launched my program of Jane Austen Everything Everywhere All At Once. And it turns... Continue Reading →
On July 18, 1817, a Friday, Jane Austen passed away, her head cradled on a pillow on her sister Cassandra's lap. It was four o'clock in the morning. Jane Austen was 41 years old when she died, the age I am now. In fact, Jane and my own birthdays are separated by a month -... Continue Reading →
????????????? Forgive my lapse, dear Janeites, as I took a little break due to some Spring Break travel with my elder daughter. I have at this point moved on from P&P and am now working my way through (slogging through) Mansfield Park and yet there's something that has always gotten under my nails when it... Continue Reading →
As someone who has read Austen multiple times (at this point, I can't even remember how many!), something that strikes me each time are the different themes and concepts I connect to. Over the years, I have gone from being a teenage, heterosexual reader of Austen to a (slightly) more mature college student questioning everything... Continue Reading →
A Life in Austen 