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Jane Austen’s House Museum Raising Funds to Buy Her Ring

YES! Jane Austen’s House Museum has announced a fundraiser to raise money to purchase Jane Austen’s turquoise ring from Kelly Clarkson (see our previous post and the lively discussion that followed). We will contact the Museum and try to get more information. Let’s do this, Janeites!

REVIEW: Austenland

We have viewed the approach of the release of Austenland with very mixed feelings. On the good side, the trailer looked like fun, and Jennifer Coolidge is usually a riot. On the other side, we read the book by Shannon Hale quite a while ago and had a hard time remembering much about it, other […]

PBS Will Air Death Comes to Pemberley

The title says it all. No air date announced, but we suspect it will be part of 2014′s Masterpiece lineup.

REVIEW: Among the Janeites by Deborah Yaffe

Disclaimer: I was interviewed for this book, becoming acquainted (dare I say, friendly) with the author in the process. I disclose that for the sake of transparency; it did not affect my opinion of the book. -MCS When we read Claire Harman’s book Jane’s Fame back in 2009, we were quite disappointed by what we […]

An Appeal to Kelly Clarkson: Do the Right Thing

We didn’t mention this back when it happened because we were on our latest Unscheduled Blog Hiatus (cough), but a while back, singer and former American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson purchased a turquoise ring that once belonged to Jane Austen. However, because of the importance of the ring to British culture, the British government moved […]

The Amorous Effects of Brass

First, the good news, which no doubt most of our Gentle Readers have heard by now: Jane Austen will be on the UK ten-pound note beginning in 2017! We experienced a mix of emotions upon hearing the news, from delight at this recognition of our favorite author, to a giggle over the delicious irony of […]

Sense and Sensibility Dramatization on BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a radio dramatization of Sense and Sensibility in two parts. Part 1 is available to listen to right now and for the next week (we can listen to it here in the U.S., so hopefully it is worldwide). A couple of old friends have been spotted in the cast list: […]

Lords and Ladies and Sirs, oh my!

Attention British authors (and authors from other countries, too): please to learn proper usage of your own aristocratic titles! The wife of a knight is never, ever Lady Firstname (“Robert Galbraith,” I’m looking at you*), ever!** Even in 2013! Georgette Heyer could learn them, Dorothy L. Sayers could learn them, a Yank (me) could learn them for pity’s sake, it’s not beneath you. There’s even a handy chart.

That being said, I’m available for consultation. I charge only a free copy of the ebook...

Things We Learned From Clueless

Mags:

I still love Clueless and think it’s the best adaptation of Emma ever!

Originally posted on AustenBlog:

We were delighted and bemused to see several articles celebrating the 18th anniversary of the release of Clueless (which, as apparently some people don’t know, is really a fairly faithful adaptation of Emma, though set in 1990s Beverly Hills). We have loved Clueless from the first time we saw it, mostly delighted with its intelligence and humor and Amy Heckerling’s obvious affection for...

Things We Learned From Clueless

We were delighted and bemused to see several articles celebrating the 18th anniversary of the release of Clueless (which, as apparently some people don’t know, is really a fairly faithful adaptation of Emma, though set in 1990s Beverly Hills). We have loved Clueless from the first time we saw it, mostly delighted with its intelligence […]