Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Audiobook Review: Emma

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Emma, by Jane Austen, read by Victoria Morgan I must admit that although I am deeply fond of Jane Austen [1], that Emma is my least favorite of her six main novels.  Figuring out why is a bit trickier, and … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Sense & Sensibility

Posted on August 1, 2018 by

Sense & Sensibility, by Jane Austen, read by Wanda McCaddon As someone who has both repeatedly read and listened to [1] Jane Austen’s novels, one might wonder what one gets out of an experience like this one.  Sense & Sensibility … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Pride & Prejudice & Zombies

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith In reading this novel, or any of the author’s work (this applies most particularly to his work in Abraham Lincoln:  Vampire Hunter), you have to be aware that there … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Longbourn

Posted on July 29, 2018 by

Longbourn:  A Novel, by Jo Baker This is an example of a novel that could only be written in our own contemporary age.  For a considerable amount of time there have been novels that are based on Jane Austen’s work, … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging Jane Austen: Part Five

Posted on July 26, 2018 by

This is likely the last part of the Jane Austen liveblogging experiment [1] 9:51PM:  Spoiler alert:  A marriage at the middle of a novel/movie is not going to end well.  Mr. Rushworth and Mariah marry and the event is narrated … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging Jane Austen: Part Four

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

This has been a somewhat lengthy series so far [1], but now it’s time to look at the first part of Mansfield Park, which is supposed to be two hours or so. 9:13PM:  Clearly the BBC had a small acting … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging Jane Austen: Part Three

Posted on July 24, 2018 by

Since I only managed to get through the first three episodes of the classic Firth/Erle miniseries yesterday evening before going to bed, we decided to begin the episodes at this point. 9:26PM:  The voiceovers at the beginning of the fourth … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging Jane Austen: Part Two

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

After the first experience watching part of Pride & Prejudice [1], we all decided that we preferred the Colin Firth version, so we decided to watch it. 9:26PM:  Seeing Bingley and Darcy chat with each other about country manners and … Continue reading →

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Liveblogging Jane Austen: Part One

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

About a year ago for my previous birthday, my mum purchased me a six dvd set of mostly old BBC adaptations of the main Jane Austen novels.  Given that my lappy lacks a dvd player and I am not someone … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Letters Of Jane Austen

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

The Letters Of Jane Austen, by Jane Austen As someone who has long been interested in the writings of Jane Austen [1], I thought it would be worthwhile to take a look at her letters, and this book was certainly … Continue reading →

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