Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Emma by Jane Austen (re-read)

Posted on August 23, 2012 by

Having read all of Jane Austen’s novels, I decided that for the Austen in August event hosted by Adam of Roof Beam Reader, I would re-read the only one I didn’t really like the first time – Emma. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Classics Challenge August Prompt: Quotes from Jane Austen’s Emma

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

This year I am taking part in a Classics Challenge hosted by Katherine of November’s Autumn. The goal is to read at least seven classics in 2012 and every month Katherine is posting a prompt to help us discuss the … Continue reading →

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Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (re-read)

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

Mansfield Park is the story of Fanny Price who, at the age of ten, goes to live with her uncle and aunt, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. For Fanny, who has spent her early years in Portsmouth as part of … Continue reading →

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

Posted on December 23, 2011 by

Sense and Sensibility was the only one of Jane Austen’s major novels I hadn’t read and when I saw that Yvann of Reading Fuelled by Tea was hosting a readalong for Advent with Austen it seemed like a good opportunity … Continue reading →

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Classics Circuit Tour: Jane Austen (Persuasion) vs Charles Dickens (The Mystery of Edwin Drood)

Posted on May 14, 2011 by

Today, as part of a Classics Circuit Tour, I’m hosting a duel between two very different authors: Jane Austen and Charles Dickens! Tour participants were invited to choose a novel by either Austen or Dickens – or both. As there … Continue reading →

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Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

I feel embarrassed admitting that I still haven’t read all of Jane Austen’s books, knowing how popular she is both with book bloggers and the world in general. The reason for that is because although I enjoyed Pride and Prejudice … Continue reading →

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After the Sunday Papers #8: Persephones and Jane Austen

Posted on October 24, 2010 by

I had a nice surprise this week when I discovered part of my review of Good Evening, Mrs Craven: The Wartime Stories of Mollie Panter-Downes had been quoted in the Readers’ Comments section of the Persephone Biannually Autumn and Winter … Continue reading →

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