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Book Review | “The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh”, by Claudia Gray
When you think of the novels of Jane Austen, if you were pressed to think of the most odious of all her characters, who would you choose? One of my favourites, so to speak, is Lady Catherine de Bourgh of Pride and Prejudice. Whilst not an outright villain, she is utterly – sometimes deliciously –… read more
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What women read in the 18th & early 19th centuries
To celebrate – finally! – the release of the second half of season 3 of Bridgerton, in which I’m hoping our lovely heroine Penelope Featherington gets her happy ending, let’s talk about one of Penelope’s favourite activities: reading. Her mother makes her pretend in front of Lord Debling that she doesn’t understand the book she… read more
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Adapting Jane Austen | A shirt for sale
Good morning! I couldn’t resist sharing this news story with you: the shirt worn by Colin Firth in the 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is up for auction today! As part of an auction for charity, it goes up with 68 other lots from iconic period dramas, from Poldark to Ever After. I’ve been… read more
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Adapting Jane Austen | “An American in Austen”
Film poster copyright Hallmark Channel. Anyone who is a fan of Jane Austen, and Austen adaptations, has been pretty spoiled this February if they also like the Hallmark Channel. Confession: I enjoy the Hallmark Channel a lot. I have watched their previous Jane Austen forays (and there have been a few… watch for a future… read more
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Review | “Sex, Lies and Sensibility”, by Nikki Payne
Happy Friday! I’m excited to share a new book review with you today, courtesy of Berkley, of Nikki Payne’s brand new novel Sex, Lies and Sensibility, which came out three days ago. If the title sounds familiar, you would be right… this is a contemporary retelling of Jane Austen’s first novel, Sense and Sensibility, and… read more
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Introducing a new series | Adapting Jane Austen
It is a truth universally acknowledged (to anyone who knows me, or who reads my blog) that I not only adore Jane Austen, but I love watching ANY adaptation of her work. And I mean any: if it’s based on Jane Austen, I will watch it, and I will love or hate it, but I… read more
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Launching in January 2024…
Image by Thomas Rowlandson, “Plate 15: From World in Miniature”, 1816, Met Museum. It is a truth universally acknowledged that although I am an historian of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, I can’t help that I find the Regency period perhaps the most interesting of all – it is hard not to, when dramas,… read more
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The Wit of Jane Austen’s Letters
Today is Jane Austen’s birthday! She was born in Steventon on December 16th, 1775, an auspicious day for any lover of her writing – like me. I’ve hardly been subtle about my love for Jane Austen on this blog, and am relishing that, over the past year or two, more and more of my time… read more
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Book Review | “Pride, Prejudice and Peril”, by Katie Oliver
So, following a Regency-set mystery I posted about earlier this week, I’m excited to share with you another cosy mystery series… and whilst this one is not set in Regency England, it does have a lovely, healthy dose of Jane Austen in it! (What more could I want?) I first came across Katie Oliver’s books… read more
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Middleton Hall and Jane Austen
It’s always nice to discover a connection (albeit a little tenuous!) between your favourite author and your hometown. Today I want to share with you the story of Middleton Hall, just outside of Tamworth, Staffordshire, and it’s fascinating seventeenth- and eighteenth-century owners, who were related to one Miss Jane Austen… In the beginning… The land… read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 