While I don't frequently read Jane Austen fan-fiction (a gross lapse in my community membership, I know), I will say that Barron's murder-mysteries were the first I came across some twenty years ago while working at a bookstore during college, and they continue to be the ones I trun to when I need a fresh... Continue Reading →
Ok, I haven't forgotten dear Emma, but it's been a busy time! Nonetheless, let's jump back into this question of the Bates' - no, not the murderous son/cross-dressing mother impersonator. But the very best Miss Bates there could ever be. In truth, the competition with this one is a close one, and while I've named... Continue Reading →
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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 →
A Life in Austen 