When Emma Thompson’s lovely Sense and Sensibility came out on video, my mother chose it at the rental store. I’d never read Jane Austen, but she insisted on seeing it. I remember sitting down, not knowing what I was going to be watching when the movie started. Not long in, my mother’s little giggles were …
One of the first things I noticed when I read Pride and Prejudice in high school was how incredibly human Jane Austen made her characters. I loved ALL of them, even when I didn’t like the way they behaved in the story! The heroes, heroines, and various secondary players who inhabited JA’s novels were so …
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about the theme of second chances, perhaps because I’ve been working on what I’m hoping will grow up to be at least a novella. I love stories about couples who dated when they were young but broke up and eventually married other people. Then years later, they are reunited …
Did you know that Jane Austen’s ideas of romance were radical at the time? Yet today, we see her influence everywhere. She has almost defined our ideals of romance, even for people who have scarcely heard her name. Have you spotted her at a coffee shop or a movie theater near you? This last Christmas, …
Jane Austen’s heroes are some of the most varied, most intriguing, and definitely the swooniest out of all classical literature. Even people who haven’t read Pride & Prejudice know who Mr. Darcy is (at least, I’m assuming they do otherwise what kind of world do we live in?). If Helen was the face that launched …
Mr Wickham returns with a tale of bigamy and a chance to win a book; read on and find out how! —oOo— Friends, it is no secret to anyone that I am a romantic sort of fellow. Why, what is more pleasurable than a shared glance, a turn about the floor, the whispered words of …
How well do you think Jane Austen knew her more minor characters? How well do you? Authors spend most of their time exploring the minds and activities of their main characters – what Elizabeth’s thinking and saying, why Darcy does what he does. They’ve worked out their backstories and motivations – what makes them tick. …
Who’s up for a round of The Dating Game? Today we have a list of eligible ladies and gents, who may or may not bear a slight resemblance to Jane Austen’s characters. Take a moment to read the descriptions, then answer at least one (but hopefully all) of the three questions to be entered in …
Congratulations to Maria Maderi, who is the winner in the giveaway! I will be contacting you! When you meet another Jane Austen fan, your conversation might eventually lead to when and how each discovered her. I love hearing people’s stories, whether they were very young, or perhaps it has been fairly recent. I would love …
Today I have a little game for you, just for fun! I have modernized a few of the secondary characters from Pride & Prejudice, Persuasion, and Emma below. See if you can guess who they are from the descriptions! The letters have nothing to do with their names so don’t let that throw you. …
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