Margaret C. Sullivan's Blog, page 10

Dearest Jane! who could have done less for her?

This made our icy tar-coated heart melt like an ice cream cone in the sun. Blue Ridge Community College student Madeline Delp rolls across the Patton Auditorium stage in her wheelchair while rehearsing the role of Miss Jane Bennet in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel “Pride and Prejudice.” [. . .] Then, in [...]

Join a Kickstarter campaign for a Jane Austen art print

This looks like something Janeites might like: a Kickstarter campaign to make an art print inspired by the infamous silhouette that may or may not be of Jane Austen. In any event, it’s really quite lovely. The proprietors have reached their Kickstarter goal, so it looks like it’s going forward; and it’s not too late [...]

In defense of Persuasion

Cross-posted to This Delightful Habit of Journaling So I guess it’s kind of obvious that I’m burned out on Austen blogging, but that doesn’t mean I’m not paying attention to what’s going on in Janeworld. I suppose I’ve just been waiting for something to bring me out of my funk. So I guess I should [...]

REVIEW: Dreaming of Mr Darcy by Victoria Connelly

 Review by Jenny Ellis While Darcy’s name appears in the title of this Austen inspired modern day setting book, don’t assume it’s a take on Pride and Prejudice. It’s a nice blend of multiple Austen novels. Kay Ashton is working on illustrating all of Austen’s novels. Shortly after buying a bed & breakfast in Lyme [...]

Happy Birthday, Jane Austen!

From a letter from Admiral Sir Francis Austen to an American fan of his sister: I can have no hesitation in assuring you that it was most gratifying to me to receive such a testimonial to the merits of my late sister’s works, and thereby to learn that their celebrity had reached across the Atlantic. [...]

A Closer Look at Austen Illustrators C.E. and H.M. Brock

We have a treat for everyone for Jane Austen’s Birthday: Our friend Cinthia García Soria, proprietor of Jane Austen Castellano, the Spanish-language Austen discussion mailing list, has written a long article about C.E. and H.M. Brock, brothers who illustrated all of Jane Austen’s novels at least twice (P&P three or four times!). Cinthia has collected [...]

REVIEW: Definitely Not Mr. Darcy by Karen Doornebos

Review by Anna Horner Definitely Not Mr. Darcy is a fun novel for any Jane Austen fan who ever dreamed about living in Regency England and finding her own Mr. Darcy. Chloe Parker, an Anglophile, divorced mom, and struggling business owner, leaves her young daughter behind in Chicago to appear on what she believes is [...]

REVIEW: Jane Austen Made Me Do It, Edited by Laurel Ann Nattress

Editor’s note: we have several book reviews written by the Minions but with our recent slackage, they were never posted. This is the first of several. At this time, we are no longer accepting new books for review. Review by Jenny Ellis Short story collections such as Jane Austen Made Me Do It are great [...]

Hey.

Long time no see. Edited to add: I have no excuses for the long absence, other than perhaps a severe case of blogger burnout. I actually have lots of stuff to publish–reviews and links and stuff. Anyway, check out the right column. I’ve added a Tumblr where I will publish links and stuff, even if [...]

REVIEW: Persuade Me by Juliet Archer

Review by Anna Horner Persuade Me, the second book in Juliet Archer’s Darcy & Friends series, is a modern re-telling of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, with lots of regret and resentment but also much humor and romance. Dr. Rick Wentworth is a marine biologist who returns to England to promote his book, Sex in the Sea, [...]