Jane Austen Made Me Do It review
At long last, I have finished reading Jane Austen Made Me Do It, a collection of short stories inspired by Jane Austen. …
What I’m reading — Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World
According to the Barnes and Noble website: Jane’s Fame tells the fascinating story of Jane Austen’s renown, from the years of rejection …
buying a commission:
From the beginnings of the British army until 1871, most officers bought their commissions. Soldiers could be promoted for merit or after …
Happy Birthday Jane!
Today is the 236th birthday of Jane Austen and next month on Jan. 6 I’ll be celebrating the 157th birthday of Sherlock …
Jane Austen Knits
At the Jane Austen Birthday Tea for the JASNA Denver/Boulder Region, held today at the Castle Marne in Denver, I was sitting …
Jane Austen Unscripted
Jane Austen Unscripted Act 1 from Paul Rogan on Vimeo. The Impro Theatre is back in Santa Monica with performances of Jane …
Yet another Jane Austen portrait
Poor Jane Austen, I really identify with her. I do not photograph well — never have. I can go through my life …
Speaking of The Royal Crescent
I mentioned in a previous post that the museum at No. 1 Royal Crescent in Bath would be reclaiming the space that …
I’m warming to A Gentleman’s Daughter
What I’m reading Don’t get me wrong, A Gentleman’s Daughter is still one of those books that can be used as a …
The Secret Dreamworld of a Jane Austen Fan
It’s good to know that the next generation of Janeites exists, as evidenced by The Secret Dreamworld of a Jane Austen Fan. …
Bath chair:
The Bath chair largely supplanted the use of the sedan chair in the city of Bath. It could be either pushed from …
sedan chair:
The sedan chair was both a fashionable and a discreet way for a single person to get around London or Bath. A …
Royal Crescent floorplan
This floorplan of one of the homes in the Royal Crescent obviously reflects modern living arrangement, but I think it still is …
No means no, or does it?
“I am not now to learn,” replied Mr. Collins, with a formal wave of the hand, “that it is usual with young …
Sanditon takes fifth in Smithsonian list of top 10 lost books
The Smithsonian online puts Sanditon in the middle of its The Top 10 Books Lost to Time. From the article: “When Jane …
Grand Tour, The:
Poor Fitzwilliam Darcy never had the advantage of the Grand Tour, owing to the unpleasantness that existed between England and France from …
Red Dwarf episode Beyond a Joke:
From wikipedia: Starbug passes an old derelict spaceship, the SS Centauri, which Kryten scavenges for supplies. He finds some live lobsters in …
Sense and Sensibility Audio Book:
CCProse has made Sense and Sensibility available chapter by chapter on YouTube, where you read the text while listening to the audio. …
Elegance & Decadence: The Age of the Regency
Ever wonder why it’s called Regents Street? Want to be psychadelicized by the Brighton Pavilion. In a three-part series, Lucy Worsley examines …
Our Tempestuous Day:
Our Tempestuous Day: A History of Regency England by Carolly Erickson is a great breezy read (appropriate considering the cover), dropping you …
Emma (2009):
It seemed scarcely believable that I should ever find an adaptation of Emma I enjoyed more than 1996 movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow, …
Sense & Sensibility Patterns:
I have yet to make that leap to wearing Regency costume. After all I resisted wearing Starfleet uniforms at Star Trek conventions, …
spencer (short jacket):
A spencer is a short jacket, usually cut off at about the height of an empire waist, tailored somewhat like a man’s …
Worsley, Lucy:
I should not use the word “cute” to refer to a respected academic, but let’s face it, Lucy Worsley is just damn …
Regency Redingote:
The Regency Redingote is not Austen obsessed, it’s Regency obsessed with a nod to Austen and Georgette Heyer. “I focus primarily on …
James, Syrie:
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen attempts to answer the question, posed by the author herself …