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Hello all!I've been lurking in the group for a few weeks but felt I'd go ahead and introduce myself. :)
I am a 31 year old, stay at home mommy (my son will be 3 in two weeks). I taught high school for a few years before he appeared. I am an aspiring author (with works in progress dealing with the middle ages, the Tudors, the Regency, and WWII).
I fell in love with Austen my senior year in high school and it sparked my love of British Literature (which in turn sparked my fascination with British history!). I have taught Austen to high schoolers but being a mommy now and not teaching, I plan on getting my Master's in English as I now want to teach college (and hopefully some Austen centered courses!).
I love her books (duh) for their great story lines, memorable characters, and that wonderful glimpse into the Regency world. I wish there was more respect and honor in today's society. My favorite books are "Sense and Sensibility" and "Emma." I enjoyed "Northanger Abbey" for its satire of gothic novels. Surprisingly, I have never read P&P (gasp I KNOW!). I had started it while in college but my copy disappeared somewhere when I moved out.
As you can tell by my profile picture, the 1996 version of "Emma" with the drool worthy Jeremy Northam as Mr. Knightley is my favorite Austen adaption, though I do love Emma Thompson's S&S and the 2007 "Northanger Abbey" with Felicity Jones.
Robin wrote: "Hello all!
I've been lurking in the group for a few weeks but felt I'd go ahead and introduce myself. :)
I am a 31 year old, stay at home mommy (my son will be 3 in two weeks). I taught high scho..."
Hey Robin! Welcome! I am glad you have de-lurked. It sounds like you have lots to offer with your background of teaching and your future plans. Your writing involves two of my favorite time periods (Regency and WWII). I am sure your time for that is limited with a small person! (I was a stay at home mom until my daughter went to school - hardest job I have ever held).
I hope you join in our discussion on Persuasion that will start September 1 and I look forward to seeing you around in any of the other discussions which catch your eye!
I've been lurking in the group for a few weeks but felt I'd go ahead and introduce myself. :)
I am a 31 year old, stay at home mommy (my son will be 3 in two weeks). I taught high scho..."
Hey Robin! Welcome! I am glad you have de-lurked. It sounds like you have lots to offer with your background of teaching and your future plans. Your writing involves two of my favorite time periods (Regency and WWII). I am sure your time for that is limited with a small person! (I was a stay at home mom until my daughter went to school - hardest job I have ever held).
I hope you join in our discussion on Persuasion that will start September 1 and I look forward to seeing you around in any of the other discussions which catch your eye!
Hi all! My name is Rheanna and I'm 27. I first read Jane Austen when I was 13 years old and I started with Pride and Prejudice. One of my girl friends showed me the BBC movie (which is probably the best adaptation). I feel in love with the clothes, the time period and I also fell in love with Colin Firth (LOL). I think Pride and Prejudice might be my favorite one. With Persuasion as a second runner up. thanks!
Hi Rheanna! There are many of us who love Mr. Firth, not to mention the Matthew people, the Northam people, the Penry-Jones people..... Welcome to the group! I hope you join us in our discussion of Persuasion!
oh Jeremy NOrtham is definitely high on my list, but my first Jane Austen love was Mr. Firth..so I must be true, hee hee!! thank you!
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Glad you're back Hope! Robin, I hope we can all get a look at your writing sometime! And Firth is always a good choice, Rheanna! ;)
Hi all, I am another Robin, you could call me Ro. I have always enjoyed Jane Austen, I am re-reading P & P, and am finding it very humorous. I also like the BBC with colin firth, he brought a smoldering attitude to his performance. There is something about reading Austen that places people in a simpler time, and a small town feel, that is what I enjoy. Also have the video Lost in Austen, i watched it once and have not returned to viewing it.
Robin wrote: "Hi all, I am another Robin ..."Dang ... that makes 3 of us .... :)
A very hearty welcome to all our new members! Look around, dive in - we're a friendly bunch. =D
Yes, that name has sure proliferated, one year at our school there was 5 Robins
Robin wrote: "Hi all, I am another Robin, you could call me Ro. I have always enjoyed Jane Austen, I am re-reading P & P, and am finding it very humorous. I also like the BBC with colin firth, he brought a smo..."
Like Robin said, welcome to group! I like your "Robin" avatar!
Like Robin said, welcome to group! I like your "Robin" avatar!
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Hello! My name is Carolyn. I discovered Jane Austen when I was 13, beginning with Sense and Sensibility. I LOVE every book she's written and am looking forward to re-reading them and discussing them here. Loving Persuasion!
Hi Carolyn Welcome to the Group, one of the Robins
Robin wrote: "Hi Carolyn Welcome to the Group, one of the Robins"
Hello Carolyn! Glad you are enjoying Persuasion. Looking forward to what you have to say!
Hello Carolyn! Glad you are enjoying Persuasion. Looking forward to what you have to say!
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Hello! I'm Amalie Peiris. I'm 26 and a teacher. I'm currently finishing my BA which I started after getting my teacher's diploma. I think I read Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" when I was 17 & fell in love with her work. It was while doing my Advanced Level I read "Pride & Prejudice" and by now I've finished all 6 of her novels but I can always re-read her work. My favourite is "Persuasion" for sure. Looking forward to share wonderful experiences here related to brilliant Jane Austen.
Welcome Amalie! There are lots of us who love to re-read all Austen's novels - over and over! ;-) Nice to have you in the group!
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Re-reading Austen is definitely in the cards for all of us here, and you picked the right time to join because we're discussing Persuasion right now. Hope to see you around the group!
Hi Amalie, Welcome fellow Austen lover.
Hi, Amalie! I love the spelling of your name; how do you pronounce it?
Hi! Megan, Rachel, Robin and Karlyne. Thanks for your warm welcome and Yes, Rachel I'm going to join in to discuss Persuasion for sure.
Karlyne wrote: "Hi, Amalie! I love the spelling of your name; how do you pronounce it?"Well, it's supposed to be pronounced like the French because my father had selected it from a French book but we here in Sri Lanka it is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable. So it's like \a-MA-lie\
Hi, I'm Danya & have loved Jane Austen's work from an early age. I think my introduction to it came when I first watched P&P - not the really well-known (and my favorite) BBC Colin Firth version, but the less popular 1980 version with David Rintoul and Elizabeth Garvie. Loved the movie, read the book and loved it too...and that started me off! I have to say my all-time Austen favorite is, like many others, Pride and Prejudice, although recently I re-read Sense and Sensibility and really enjoyed it much more this time around.
Hi Danya!I don't think I've seen the P&P version you mention, but I have seen David Rintoul in other British productions, & I do think he'd make a fascinating Darcy!
Hmm ... I gotta check on Netflix ....
Danya wrote: "Hi, I'm Danya & have loved Jane Austen's work from an early age. I think my introduction to it came when I first watched P&P - not the really well-known (and my favorite) BBC Colin Firth version, b..."
Hello Danya! Welcome to the group!
Hello Danya! Welcome to the group!
Robin wrote: "Hi Danya!I don't think I've seen the P&P version you mention, but I have seen David Rintoul in other British productions, & I do think he'd make a fascinating Darcy!
Hmm ... I gotta check on Net..."
Rintoul does look the part of Darcy, but acts the role somewhat stiffly (especially in comparison to Colin Firth - no jumping into lakes for Rintoul, I can say that much!) I did think that Elizabeth Garvie was a great Elizabeth - same name, even! And some of the supporting characters were bang-on as well - the actress who plays Mrs. Bennett is absolutely fantastic in the part.
Danya wrote: "Hi, I'm Danya & have loved Jane Austen's work from an early age. I think my introduction to it came when I first watched P&P - not the really well-known (and my favorite) BBC Colin Firth version, b..."Would love to get hold of a copy of the 1980 Fay Weldon adaption. Saw it years ago and loved it, but of course everything has been eclipsed by Colin Firth since then so have often wondered if it stands the test of time. Something else to add to my never ending Wishlist...lol.
Welcome Danya :-).
Yes, Colin Firth blows everyone else out of the water in his performance. He is so yummy.
Hi, I'm Sanna and I'm 22 years old. If you think my name is weird it's because I'm Swedish, and it's pronounced like Anna/Hannah but with an S. I study English at the University (my third term studying English) and I've also studied Linguistics (one term) and Archaeology (three terms). I think I was 16 when I read my first Jane Austen novel (but I'd seen movie adaptations since I was ten years old or something. I think it was my mother's interest in Jane Austen movies that rubbed off on me, and when I was 16 I decided I wanted to read the novels (in English, of course. Otherwise it wouldn't be Jane's language). Pride and Prejudice was the first novel I read, and I loved it, but my favorite has to be Persuasion. It's just so romantic that two people love each other for such a long time, even though they don't even see each other during that many years. You don't forget your first love =)
Sanna wrote: "Hi, I'm Sanna and I'm 22 years old. If you think my name is weird it's because I'm Swedish, and it's pronounced like Anna/Hannah but with an S. I study English at the University (my third term stud..."
Welcome to the group Sanna!Persuasion is my favorite one also. Stop in at our ongoing discussion of Persuasion and tells us what you think! Nice to have you here.
Welcome to the group Sanna!Persuasion is my favorite one also. Stop in at our ongoing discussion of Persuasion and tells us what you think! Nice to have you here.
There is a little girl at my school who's name is Sanna. So it is not that unusual, and yes she is Swedish. Welcome to our group.
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Hi! I'm Faith and I'm 26 years old. I love Austen now but when I was teenager, I wasn't interested in her works at all! I remember when I was a senior in HS, my English teacher made us watch the 1980 P&P. I was so bored that I actually read Butterfield 8 instead. My friends kept telling me that I should pay attention and that the miniseries was actually interesting. I should've listened!It wasn't until I became an adult that I started to appreciate and ultimately love Jane Austen. I became interested in her works when I decided to put P&P 95 in my Netflix queue. Netflix suggested some other Austen adaptations and now I've watched at least one adaptation of most of her novels. I read P&P a few months after seeing P&P 95 and I read Persuasion earlier this year. I absolutely love Persuasion. I first fell in love with it when I saw the 2007 adaptation. When I read the book, the attachment was complete! It is not only my favorite Austen work but one of my favorite novels and Anne Elliot is definitely my favorite Austen heroine. The love story is beautiful and theme of second chances is touching.
A friend and co-worker brought me a complete Jane Austen series. So I'll eventually be able to read all the novels.
Welcome to the group Faith! Nice to have to you here. You have lots of company with those of us who also have Persuasion as our favorite novel. Pop into the ongoing discussion we have on the novel and let us know what you think!
Hi Everyone,I'm another newbie, although my love of Jane Austen goes back to when I was in High School. My name's Liz, I'm 25 and I live in sunny Queensland, Australia.
My first Jane Austen experience was watching Sense and Sensibility (the Emma Thompson one), when I was about 10 years old. I fell in love with it then and there. Sense and Sensibility would have to be my favourite movie converted from the novel.
My favourite novel is Persuasion. I just love it. All the way through you're thinking "please let Anne and Captain Wentworth get together in the end". Jane Austen doesn't disappoint us. I just love it. In fact I'm going away on my honeymoon soon, I'm even thinking of taking it with me then!
As a recent "Good Reads" addition (and it looks like and "addict" too) I'm very excited to be part of this group.
Liz wrote: "Hi Everyone,
I'm another newbie, although my love of Jane Austen goes back to when I was in High School. My name's Liz, I'm 25 and I live in sunny Queensland, Australia.
My first Jane Austen ..."
Welcome to the group Liz! Looking forward to "seeing" you around!
I'm another newbie, although my love of Jane Austen goes back to when I was in High School. My name's Liz, I'm 25 and I live in sunny Queensland, Australia.
My first Jane Austen ..."
Welcome to the group Liz! Looking forward to "seeing" you around!
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I'm glad you both love Persuasion so much! Faith, but try watching the 1995 version, with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds--it's even better! And Hope, I know what you mean--GoodReads is addictive! XD
I get my usual daily dose, I prefer it to vitamins.LOL
Rachel wrote: "Welcome, Faith and Liz!! :)I'm glad you both love Persuasion so much! Faith, but try watching the 1995 version, with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds--it's even better! And Hope, I know what you mean..."
Yes, seconding this recommendation to watch the Amanda Root & Ciaran Hinds version!
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Aren't we all! Welcome Birdie! Happy you have decided to join us for Persuasion and I hope you find lots else here to interest you.