Mariella Frostrup ©BBC The news that reading Jane Austen is physical good for you – for it exercises areas of the brain not touched by other leisure activities- has been doing the rounds on the… more →
Austenonlywrote 1 day ago: I would like to point out really quickly that I LOVE classic literature. Jane Austen, Charlotte Bro … more →
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wrote 4 days ago: Alicia Silverstone as Cher in Clueless, a modern adaptation of Emma. This film still leaves me laugh … more →
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wrote 1 week ago: I am setting myself a literary challenge. For many years I have been an avid fan of Jane Austen’s Pr … more →
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wrote 2 weeks ago: What’s it all about?: Who was the real Jane Austen? Overturning the traditional portrait of th … more →
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Mansfield Park, Jane Austen, 1814 Mansfield Park follows the early life of Fanny Price, a young girl … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: Although not my favorite adaptation of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, one of the things I admired abo … more →
wrote 1 month ago: It’s no secret that I’m not the biggest fan of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. You … more →
wrote 1 month ago: Soon, before the 28th, I’ll be posting my review. I may review as I go similar to the Midwife … more →
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wrote 1 month ago: English: Illustration for ch.18 of Mansfield Park, in the Series of English Idylls, published by J.M … more →