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Hit and Miss: Persuasion and Emma

Emma by Jane Austen

Persuasion by Jane Austen

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The Jane Austen Book Club continues with a double feature: Emma and Persuasion Emma was the last book published during Jane Austen’s lifetime. Miss Emma Woodcock is a 21 years old second daughter of Mr Woodcock. She is handsome, clever, and rich – all the desirable qualities. And in Persuasion, Miss Anne Elliot is a 27 years old middle daughter of (baronet) Sir Walter Elliot. Like all other Jane Austen’s heroines Emma and Anne dwell in the countryside and lead most comfortable lives. Where the […]

He Had it Coming

The Murder of Mr. Wickham by Claudia Gray

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George Wickham is the most notorious predator in Jane Austen’s oeuvre. Have you read Courtney Milan’s analysis of Pride and Prejudice, “Pride and Predators”? You should. For a non-violent person, I am sure am ok with the murder of a fictional character. When I saw the title, The Murder of Mr. Wickham, I did a little mental fist pump and said, “yes!!” So, I was predisposed to enjoy this. Gray has chosen to make her two primary POV characters, Juliet Tilney and Jonathon Darcy. Juliet is […]

Price is Right, or, Untainted Love

Mansfield Park by Jane Austen

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It is a bold move from Jane Austen to introduce the first proper conflict by the two-thirds mark. I’m referring, of course, to the moment when Fanny Price commences her journey of becoming an individual with agency: her refusal to marry Mr. Crawford. Even if it displeases the mighty Sir Thomas, her uncle. Prior to this event the name of the book, Mansfield Park really was accurate: Jane Austen was writing about the place, people that live there, and events that occur. However, the heroine […]

Kiss and Make Up

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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It’s always such a pleasure to visit dear old friends, to be instantly on the same wavelength. That’s Pride and Prejudice – which still manages to surprise me positively each time I read it. It is a page-turner; it is superlative. I’m concentrating on a couple of issues only, so this is not a comprehensive review. Discussions. In the previous novel (chronologically), Sense and Sensibility, the discussions were mostly subdued, pokerfaced (by Elinor to hide her knowlegde and to shield Marianne or he mother, for […]

Romance’s Big Mama

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

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The ultimate romantic novel, now read by Indira Varma. I don’t think I really need to write a summary for this, we all know the story, be it from reading the book or watching one of the gazillion adaptations. (Or, you know, trying to read the novel all ambitiously as a teen, but failing spectacularly because English no good yet, watching the 1995 BBC production at 20 and being obsessed with Colin Firth for 2 years, then reading the novel again to somewhat greater success). […]

Violently in love

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith

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Cbr13bingo Old Series Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2009) is the first book in a trilogy that centers around Elizabeth Bennet and the zombie infestation of England. The second book, Dawn of the Dreadfuls, is a prequel, and the third book, Dreadfully Ever After is a sequel. The second two books in the series were written by Steve Hockensmith. Those familiar with Jane Austen’s novels will recognize expressions such as “violence of affection” and “violence of love” as they crop up frequently in her writing. […]



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