A Jane Austen Weekend in Vermont!

The Governor’s House in Hyde Park will be hosting another Jane Austen event this coming weekend on January 29 31 ~ topic is Sense and Sensibility. [imagine snow! - bring your woolies!] Jane Austen Weekend: Sense & Sensibility The Governor’s House in Hyde Park Friday to Sunday, Jan 29-31 ** http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html 802-888-6888, tollfree 866-800-6888 or info@OneHundredMain.com  Reservations [...]

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Random Thoughts on the Masterpiece ‘Emma’

So, some VERY random thoughts – no time really to actually write anything, but figure this is better than nothing…[maybe…] – no pictures either… [ok, maybe one...] First, I had the opportunity to watch this new Emma when it first came out – decided against viewing it on my computer screen, as I figured the best [...]

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A Web Round-up ~ All Things Austen [and a little bit of Bronte]

Since I am flunking blogging this week, I will just share some links that I have seen or heard about in the past week  “all things Austen” of course with a few others thrown in for interest: An article at Salon.com by Laura Miller:  The battle for Jane Austen: Great novelist, chick-lit pioneer, vampire. Will the real Miss [...]

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Studying Jane ~

I have a number of half-started posts to share but have not the time – so they remain unfinished  – they run the gamut from book reviews to old S&S movies, to Georgette Heyer, to whether Jane Austen ever rode in a barouche [yes, she did, and laughed the whole way…!] – so I have been [...]

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Austenesque Vermont ~ & Other Austen Sightings…

There are a few Austen-related happenings in Vermont coming up, so mark your calendars:  1. Take a Class: AUSTEN: PAGE & FILM Wednesdays, 4:05-7:05pm, January 20, 2010 – May 4, 2010 University of Vermont Continuing Education: Spring 2010  After nearly two centuries in print, Jane Austen’s works continue to enthrall us, whether in their original [...]

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