Mullany, Janet:
Janet Mullany, whose latest book is Jane Austen: Blood Persuasion and whose previous books include Jane of the Damned and Bespelling Jane …
Austen Authors:
Austen Authors is kind of like an antiques mall of Austen authors, all under one roof, with very nice biographies and giveaways. …
My Jane Austen Book Club:
Maria Grazia’s My Jane Austen Book Club is “a friendly meeting place to read and discuss anything Austen,” where you’ll find book …
Ashford, Lindsay:
The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen Crime novelist Lindsay Ashford leaves the present-day world of high tech criminal forensic mysteries to step …
Talk like Jane Austen Day:
I task you, kind reader, to take but a moment to remember that the 30th of October is Talk Like Jane Austen …
In the footsteps of Jane Austen — An audio walking tour of Bath:
If you’d like a walking tour of Bath but want to go it alone or missed the tours hosted by the Mayor …
Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides walking tours:
The Mayor of Bath’s Corps of Honorary Guides conducts free (donations are accepted through the website; the guides do not accept tips), …
Visit Winchester:
Visit Winchester is another of the wonderful U.K. visitor websites with lots of information for the surrounding area (Chawton is northeast of …
Seeking Jane Austen:
Seeking Jane Austen is “a guide to places associated with Jane Austen … includes map links and other useful local information for …
P&P Tours:
P&P Tours takes you “to all filming locations from the 1995 BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, starring Colin Firth …
Visit London/Britain:
Invaluable resources for visiting London are the Visit London and Visit Britain websites. The British may be a cold standoffish people, but …
Blackadder III:
If you want to be fully versed in the Georgian Era, just watch Blackadder III, starring Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder (Mr. …
Regency House Party:
In the tradition of 1900s House and 1940s House and Edwardian House, Channel 4 in Britain broadcast Regency House Party in 2004, …
Vickery, Amanda:
At Home with the Georgians If you’re lucky enough to be able to use the BBC iPlayer (you have to live in …
Real Jane Austen, The:
The Real Jane Austen, a 2002 BBC documentary presented by Anna Chancellor with Gillian Kearney as the celebrated author. You will recall …
factualimagining:
I had found factualimagining once before and forgotten about it, only to find it again while searching for something else. During that …
A first time JASNA AGM attendee reminisces, part two
Sorry for the delay in posting part two, but I’ve been so busy redesigning the web site that I let this task …
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 …
Regency Ball JASNA 2011 AGM
This is the Regency Ball on Oct. 15, 2011, at the Renaissance Worthington Marriott in Fort Worth, during the Jane Austen Society …
A first time JASNA AGM attendee reminisces, part one
The night before I was to leave, I was bemoaning to my husband my decision to attend the 2011 JASNA Annual General …
Scents and Sensibility review
It is not an enjoyable task to write a negative review of Scents and Sensibility, especially as the producers were kind enough …
Prior Park Landscape Gardens
We reached the Prior Park Landscape Gardens (the former home of Ralph Allen, mayor and postmaster of Bath) on a drizzly Saturday …
The Royal Crescent
The Royal Crescent is among other things the home of Charlotte House, at least during the season of 1805, and on my …