Sherlock Holmes, New Annotated:
Leslie S. Klinger is the editor of the three-volume New Annotated Sherlock Holmes (two volumes address the short stories and the third …
About Sherlock Holmes/Arthur Conan Doyle
It is nearly impossible to separate the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from his creation, Sherlock Holmes. And there are many who …
Jane Austen/Sherlock Holmes/Arthur Conan Doyle
Jane Austen Jane Austen was born Dec. 16, 1775, at Steventon, Hampshire, England (near Basingstoke), to the Rev George Austen and his …
Gentleman’s Daughter, The:
What I’m reading The Gentleman’s Daughter: Women’s Lives in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery is a little bit of a slog for …
Jane Austen Made Me Do It
What I’m reading I have a rather embarrassing admission to make about my simple desire to read this book and by revealing …
Lost in Austen
This 2008 re-imagining of the events of Pride and Prejudice is a delight. I cannot watch the scene where Jane Bennet and …
Posh Dancing (That Mitchell and Webb Look):
Finally Mr. Darcy tells Caroline Bingley to “shut up.” I found this through the Pikes Peak JASNA region’s facebook page. WARNING: There …
Mansfield Park 1983:
This 1983 BBC adaptation featuring Sylvestra Le Touzel as Fanny Price and Nicholas Farrell as Edmund Bertram is considered to be one …
portrait, Jane Austen’s:
On the last day of our 2011 trip to England, my husband suggested instead of rushing from this place to that, we …
money:
A pound is 20 shillings, and as there are 12 pence to a shilling (aka sovereign), is also 240 pence. Five shillings …