Charles Dickens at 200 ! ~ February 7, 2012

Well, just in time! – Wishing Mr. Dickens a very Happy Birthday! – as his 200th is celebrated all the world over… Here are several of the events going on, already posted in my Penny Post Weekly Review, and a few more besides: First you must begin with the Dickens 2012 website.   And then these [...]

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The Penny Post Weekly Review ~ All Things Jane Austen!

The Penny Post Weekly Review December 12, 2011 News /Gossip Author Lev Raphael on “Thank you Jane Austen” A website I just stumbled upon [yet not new!] Why Jane Austen.com : A Truth Universally Acknowledged. JASNA ~  National & Regional News A new blog:  a gentleman [we shall call him Janeite Kirk] who belongs to not just [...]

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The Penny Post Weekly Review ~ All Things Jane Austen!

The Penny Post Weekly Review  November 20, 2011  News & Gossip  *Lindsay Ashford on her new book The Mysterious Death of Miss Austen – and how Austen perhaps died from arsenic poisoning, whether intentional or not - has created quite the kerfuffle on the airwaves. Miss Ashford has written a fictional account of what might have [...]

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My Book Stash from the JASNA AGM

One cannot resist the Emporium at the JASNA AGM - and this year in Fort Worth was more fun than ever – tables filled with goodies from the various Regions, and a whole room filled with local vendors from Texas.  But I first always head to the book stalls – a bad and expensive habit – and [...]

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In Search of Austen in London ~ Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre

[Image: Wikipedia] A visit to the Globe Theatre in Southwark is an essential stop in London.  Close to its original site, re-built through the efforts of Sam Wanamaker, the Globe had its official opening season in June 1997.  Tours are conducted year-round and the museum housing the Globe Exhibition is a must-see – I have [...]

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London Trekking

Have just returned from a week in London – hence the blogging silence – will post more pictures and some thoughts, but to start here are a few.  I met up for a delightful tea and afternoon of sight-seeing with Tony Grant, of the blog London Calling [alas! he just lately removed it from the blogsphere] [...]

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Join Us! ~ ‘Jane Austen’s London in Fact & Fiction’

Cavendish Square You are Cordially Invited to JASNA-Vermont’s March Meeting  ~Jane Austen’s London in Fact & Fiction ~  with    Suzanne Boden* & Deborah Barnum**  Jane Austen and London! ~ Why did she go & How did she get there? ~ Where did she stay & What did she do? ~ Was it a ‘Scene of [...]

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JASNA-Vermont Event ~ March 27, 2011 ~ A Visual Tour of Regency London!

  You are Cordially Invited to JASNA-Vermont’s March Meeting  ~Jane Austen’s London in Fact & Fiction ~  with    Suzanne Boden* & Deborah Barnum**  Jane Austen and London! ~ Why did she go & How did she get there? ~ Where did she stay & What did she do? ~ Was it a ‘Scene of Dissipation [...]

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Interview: Part I ~ Walking around Regency London with Louise Allen

NOTE:  Book giveaway! ~ see the end of this post for details!  Please welcome author Louise Allen today as she answers questions about her new book on Regency London.  Louise is a very successful writer of historical Regency romances, over thirty-five titles to date!  Her interest in all things Regency is fed by constant research into the period, as [...]

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Follow Friday ~ Number One London

 “When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.” -from Boswell’s Life of Johnson   Obsessed with London? – you can get a daily fix from the comfort of your own computer screen by visiting the blog Number One London – at [...]

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