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Villette by Charlotte Bronte

It was with both joy and trepidation that I opened my very well-worn copy of Villette, the same one I first devoured in an eleventh grade English class. I have always written in my books, at least those I read in school, and the text is covered in enthusiastic exclamations, all made with the same black pen (it used to be my habit to use one pen, and one pen only, until it ran out of ink). To my

Pride and Prejudice Janeicillin: Part Four

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Giveaway Winners and "Mystery Speaker" Revealed!

So I've learned that if I keep my questions broad enough, no one will guess the answers. Last week I asked entrants to guess who in my book says, "Love is in abundance at Longbourn." While I received a medley of answers (Mrs. Bennet, Caroline Bingley, Kitty, Charlotte Lucas), no one correctly guessed that is was Georgiana Darcy speaking to Mr. Darcy. Nevertheless, we do have two winners. The

Check out my Interview at The Bennet Sisters!

Visit the new blog, totally dedicated to pride and Prejudice, The Bennet Sisters, where I have been interviewed! Jennifer Duke convinced me to reveal all kinds of personal information, which you might find intriguing, exposing just how geeky I really am. She asked me about blogging, Austen, First Impressions, and some of my other interests. Please stop by, check out the "Q&A", and browse this

The Darcy Cousins by Monica Fairview

I enjoyed Monica Fairview's latest book even more than her last, The Other Mr. Darcy (read my review), to which The Darcy Cousins is a sequel. Some of this can be attributed to her choice of main characters; while Ms. Fairview did an excellent job of redeeming Caroline Bingley in The Other Mr. Darcy, she now turns her attention to Georgiana Darcy, who, no matter how skillfully the former is

Winner of Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker by Emma Hox

Thanks to all those who entered the giveaway and read my conversation with Emma Hox about her book, Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker, writing, Austen, and Rhemalda Publishing, her new company with a focus on Austen adaptations. It was great getting to know Ms. Hox and being able to offer a copy of Longbourn's Unexpected Matchmaker to my readers. The winner is:

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More Sanditon Completions: Charlotte & The Brothers

I have just finished reading Jane Austen's Charlotte by Julia Barrett and The Brothers by Jane Austen and Another Lady by Helen Baker, the two Sanditon completions I promised to read in my review of Sanditon by Jane Austen and Another Lady. I continue to consider the latter the definitive completion of Austen's last novel. Though both Ms. Barrett and Ms. Baker's attempts are enjoyable, neither

Giveaway! First Impressions and Pemberley Manor

Today on offer is yet another signed copy of First Impressions as well as a new copy of Pemberley Manor by Kathryn Nelson, which I accidentally purchased a second time when Sourcebooks rereleased it last year. I read this book well before I began blogging so I cannot point you to my review. What I remember feeling after reading it was that modern psychology had been highly imposed on the

A Disruption in the Janeicillin Supply Chain

Despite my determination to provide the public with its sorely needed weekly dose of Janeicillin, unforeseen events disrupted production this week. The unpleasant task of announcing that the populace shall have to manage without their weekly ration falls upon my unfortunate self. Some symptoms of withdraw can be expected, the most common being mild headaches, blurriness of vision, and an

A Beautiful Review!

Those of you who are writers know how wonderful it feels when someone is touched by your work, especially when that someone is a person whose opinion you highly regard. I just read the first blog review of First Impressions, posted by Maria Grazia on her blog, My Jane Austen Book Club, and am positively jubilant.