Here is a collection of bon mots, quotes and quips from Lady Susan. Even though Jane Austen wrote this epistolary novella in her late teens, she had already developed a keen eye for language and the witty retort that she would later be famous for in her mature novels. Enjoy!
I take London in my way to [...]
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A Soirée with Lady Susan: Choice Bon Mots, Quotes, & Quips from Lady Susan
Posted in A Soirée with Lady Susan, Austen Quotes, Austen's Oeuvre, Lady Susan, Novel-athon's on 10 September 2009 | 14 Comments »
In Which We Rant and Rave in Favor of Mansfield Park
Posted in Austen Quotes, Austen's Oeuvre, Mansfield Park, tagged Classic Literature, Fiction, Jane Austen, Mansfield Park on 28 July 2009 | 30 Comments »
Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park really gets a bum rap from critics and readers. Sometimes I think that I am its only advocate, campaigning to an empty room. Granted, it is not as emotionally charged as Sense and Sensibility or as light, bright and sparkly as Pride and Prejudice, but it does have an admirable [...]
What Little Dorrit Should Have Learned from Jane Austen about Money
Posted in Austen Quotes, Austen's Oeuvre, Masterpiece Classic, tagged Charles Dickens, Claire Foy, Costume Drama, Jane Austen, Jane Austen Quotes, Little Dorrit, Masterpiece Classic, Matthew MacFadyen on 24 March 2009 | 3 Comments »
Next Sunday, March 29th, The Tales of Charles Dickens continue as Masterpiece Classic broadcasts a new adaptation of Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit on PBS. This new 5 part BBC/PBS miniseries premiered in the UK last fall to much acclaim. It was adapted by veteran classic bonnet drama screenwriter Andrew Davies who has been very generous [...]
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