Margaret C. Sullivan's Blog, page 12
March 7, 2012
In which the Editrix shows her age
We suppose everyone has heard about this by now…BBC Interactive is developing a Facebook game allegedly based on Jane Austen's novels. We find Facebook games tiresome, and we really hope that's not the actual art for the game. What's with that hairstyle? Yes, we know, we're a party pooper and an old fuddy-duddy. You kids [...]
February 13, 2012
Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait?
Another BBC production from late 2011, "Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait?," reached our dental work via La Niña; one much less hyped than the Many Lovers program we blogged about yesterday, but that we found infinitely more interesting, against our better judgment and preconceived ideas. A while back we complained about the upcoming program as [...]
February 12, 2012
REVIEW: Expectations of Happiness by Rebecca Ann Collins
Review by Jenny Ellis I have to admit I try to avoid continuations but I couldn't resist Expectations of Happiness: a Companion Volume to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility by Rebecca Ann Collins. S&S is my second favorite Austen novel (behind Persuasion). Collins captures Austen's voice almost perfectly. While it didn't draw me in from [...]
The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen
We're a little late getting to this but after all as we're on the Wrong Side of the Pond we shouldn't have seen it at all. We have, from time to time, received interesting television transmissions via our dental work. That's our story and we're stickin' to it. If anyone asks, blame it on La [...]
*sticks nose out of burrow*
*sees shadow* *runs back into burrow* (kidding. but…baby steps.) Thanks for all the e-mails. I am fine, just sitting around feeling sorry for myself for no good reason. Let's see if we can get back into gear.
December 31, 2011
Happy New Year!
Check back on New Year's Day for some actual blog content! Yes!
December 23, 2011
If you need a last-minute gift for a Janeite…
The ever-alert Baja Janeite's daughter spotted what might be the ultimate luxury Janeite gift item from Kate Spade. Perhaps a bit spendy, but to misquote Mr. Tilney, the pleasures of late holiday shoppers in this world are always to be paid for, and we often purchase them at a great disadvantage. We also find we [...]
December 16, 2011
Special sales celebrating Jane Austen's birthday
Just like the title says–here are some retailers celebrating Jane's Birthday (which should be an international holiday in our opinion) with special sales and offers. Austentation's Etsy store – the entire store is on sale, today only–December 16 through midnight U.S. Eastern time. Girlebooks – 25% off all ebooks (not just the Austen ones) with [...]
Happy Birthday, Jane Austen!
Steventon: December 17, 1775. DEAR SISTER,–You have doubtless been for some time in expectation of hearing from Hampshire, and perhaps wondered a little we were in our old age grown such bad reckoners, but so it was, for Cassy certainly expected to have been brought to bed a month ago; however, last night the time [...]
