Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Book Review: Sanditon

Posted on March 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

Sanditon, by Jane Austen and Marie Dobbs Sandition, the last and incomplete novel fragment by Jane Austen, presents the Austen scholar with a bit of a mystery.  More obscure than the Watsons, which has been completed at least three different … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jane Austen: A Life

Posted on March 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

Jane Austen:  A Life, by Carol Shields It is easy to see why people would want to know about the life of Jane Austen, and just as easy to understand why that life is so obscure despite the fact that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Jane Austen: Her Heart Did Whisper

Posted on March 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

Jane Austen:  Her Heart Did Whisper, by Manuela Santoni It is little surprise that a woman who has written some of the most enduring works of fiction in the English language should attract the attention of those who want to … Continue reading →

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This Thing Of Darkness I Acknowledge Mine

Posted on March 19, 2019 by nathanalbright

It may be a somewhat widespread opinion, but one of my favorite plays by William Shakespeare (among many excellent ones) has been, as long as I have been familiar with it, The Tempest.  As someone who appreciates discussing matters of … Continue reading →

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They Did Not Enlarge The Circle Of Her Acquaintance

Posted on February 16, 2019 by nathanalbright

Recently I was reading a biography of Jane Austen (review forthcoming) and I found a rather poignant extended quotation about the life and social circle of Jane Austen from her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh, who was one of her first … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Emma

Posted on August 1, 2018 by nathanalbright

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 nathanalbright

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 nathanalbright

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 nathanalbright

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 nathanalbright

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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