Jane Austen
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Empire lines and puff sleeves: The (real) fashion of “Bridgerton”
It is difficult not to get swept up in the beautifully made world of Shondaland and Netflix’s Bridgerton, which has just returned for its second season, and is based on the books by Julia Quinn. The storylines are all-encompassing, the sets candy-coloured confections and, perhaps most of all, the costumes are slightly awe-inspiring. Set in read more
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On my period drama radar | April 2022
There are so many wonderful period dramas on my radar at the moment, plus I keep finding ones I’ve never seen before on streaming services that are now sitting in an endless “to watch” list. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have a full time job as a period drama critic? (If that isn’t a job read more
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Happy World Book Day!
I was thinking of what to share for World Book Day this morning, and the first thing that came to mind was this line from my favourite book of all time, Pride and Prejudice: I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a read more
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Review & Blog Tour | “Jane and the Year Without a Summer” by Stephanie Barron
Happy Sunday! Today’s post is something exciting to share with you all – I was so glad to be asked to participate in the Blog Book Tour for Stephanie Barron’s new novel, Jane and the Year Without a Summer. It’s my turn to host and share my review, so without further ado, let’s chat about read more
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What’s in my to be read pile | February 2022
I wish I could have a whole day or two (or three… or four…) a week just to read. There is always a pile of books I have my eye on, and I’m always searching for new recommendations. They don’t even have to be new releases – and in fact, a lot of them aren’t. read more
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Happy “Pride and Prejudice” Day!
On this day in history, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was published. Let’s step back to 1813… read more
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5 Books to learn more about Jane Austen
There are so many great books about Jane Austen – here are five of my favourites to cosy up with this winter! read more
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25 Books to Read if you like Jane Austen
Happy birthday Jane Austen! My favourite author was born on this day in 1775, and in her honour I’ll surely be picking up one of her novels – but, seeing as there are only six full novels by Austen (next on my list of rereads of Jane Austen books in order is Mansfield Park – read more
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Podcast | Historical Friction, “Lost in Austen” (2009)
I’ve been putting all my knowledge (and immense love!) of Jane Austen to use recently – a couple of weeks ago, I did an event with Edgehill University entitled “Pride, Prejudice and First Impressions: Jane Austen’s World of Country Houses, Sisterhood and Social Comment” – it was recorded and is available for anyone who is read more
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Rereading Jane Austen | Pride and Prejudice
To continue my rereading Austen series (find my blog on Sense and Sensibility here), here are my thoughts on Austen’s second novel, and my favourite, Pride and Prejudice. I’ve been rereading it in conjunction with writing a lecture on it, which has meant that more so than ever, I’ve been thinking about the novel in read more
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Dr. Lizzie Rogers 