Barbara Britton Wenner analyses Austen’s use of nature in her novels and Juvenilia. Nature and culture, female and male, and submissive and oppressive elements are juxtaposed in order to show ho… more →
Mending My Own Penthelanguageandlibrarylover wrote 2 days ago: The other day, I spoke to a colleague of mine about the friction most women feel about the Twilight … more →
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hubbaloo wrote 3 weeks ago: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smi … more →
ellenandjim wrote 4 weeks ago: “‘I consider a country-dance as an emblem of marriage. Fidelity and complaisance are the … more →
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19thcentury wrote 1 month ago: By accident I caught the second episode of BBC’s recent adaption of Jane Austen’s Emma t … more →
karstrel wrote 1 month ago: Paula Marantz Cohen wrote a delightful book. It follows the plot of Persuasion. The main character A … more →
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ellenandjim wrote 1 month ago: Frances d’Arblay (Fanny Burney), 1811, artist unknown Dear Friends, Jim and I returned from th … more →
deannamcfadden wrote 1 month ago: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Note: I’ve previously discussed this book over at My Tragic Ri … more →
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ellenandjim wrote 1 month ago: Sita (Nandita Das) and Radha (Shabana Azmi), Deepa Mehta’s Fire Jules (Keira Knightley) and Je … more →
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