Reflection upon the Deaths of Jane Austen and Civility

Gentle Readers: Today is the anniversary of Jane Austen’s death at Winchester in 1817. She was only 41 years old, succumbing to what most believe was Addison’s disease. Here is my tribute to her passing In Memoriam: Jane Austen.
Even though this is a day of solemn reflection for Janeites, it is also a day to pay homage and [...]

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Austen at Large: Mr. Elton on Facebook

My class assignment taken to the fullest extent!

 
 And of course he must have his say.

Virginia Claire
Virginia Claire, our Austen at Large roving reporter is a college student studying English literature and history who just returned from her time studying abroad in Bath England and working as an intern at the Jane Austen Centre. She is [...]

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A Jane Austen Valentine: Rankling and Swooning Hearts for 200 Years!

 
Many associate Jane Austen with romance. I also appreciate her slightly stinging reproves of the process. So in celebration of Valentine’s Day, here are few lines from Pride and Prejudice to make you swoon and or rankle your romantic ire. 
“I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!”  
“I have been used [...]

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Austen at Large: Isabella Thorpe as a modern blogger!

In this past week I have been finishing Northanger Abbey and as wonderful as the romance is in it, I think one of the most important lessons is about friendship. Catherine learns throughout the novel how to better read people, in particular her friends. She starts out completely fooled by Isabella Thorpe. Catherine thinks that they [...]

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Go Gothic with Northanger Abbey: Gothically Inspired: Day 19 Giveaway

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. I have read all Mrs. Radcliffe’s works, and most of them with great pleasure. The Mysteries of Udolpho, when I had once begun it, I could not lay down again; I remember finishing it in two [...]

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Go Gothic with Northanger Abbey: Guest Blogger Isabella Thorpe Chats about Horrid Movies

Austenprose recieved a misdirected letter from Isabella Thorpe in the post this week intended for her dearest friend Catherine Tilney nee Morland. Since she dicusses the two movie adaptations of Northanger Abbey, we thought it quite timely, and decided to include it as a guest blog during Go Gothic with Northanger Abbey. Enjoy!   
Putney, October- 
My dearest Catherine, 
It [...]

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Mansfield Park: Fun with Fanny and Friends: Day 11 Give-away!

Here’s a little humor to brighten your Monday morning Janeites! 
Can you describe your life in six words or less? That was the question that Smith Magazine asked their online readers in 2006. What developed was an amazing array of comic, tragic and poignant mini life stories that are now available in the book Not Quite What [...]

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Mansfield Park: Choice Quotes & Bon Mot’s: Day 8 Give-away!

The Novel
Jane Austen is renowned for her witty and sometimes cutting dialogue. Her novel Mansfield Park, though considered to contain a more darker subject matter, it still is full of them. Here are a select few that aim to amuse. Do not be surprised that the antagonist Mary Crawford gets all the best lines! 
“But there certainly [...]

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