Category: movies
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New Year’s Resolutions from Classic Literature Characters
New Year’s was not always celebrated on 1 January. Ancient cultures celebrated the New Year in mid-March with the planting of a new crop. It is said that the Babylonians were the first to make New Year’s resolutions. That would be more than 4000 years prior. They would hold a 12-day religious festival, which is…
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Another P&P Play
I apologize for this brief post, but life has turned a bit crazy recently and my blog completely slipped my mind until the alarm went off on my phone shortly after I received a text from my daughter. Since they happened so close together and both had to do with Jane Austen, I figured it…
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A Resurgence of “St. Jane,” the Never-Ending Reverence to All Things Austen
Literary lovers across the world are celebrating 250 years since the birth of one of England’s most beloved authors. I am doing my part with a June Regency tea at my local library and another program on Austen scheduled closer to her actual birthday in December. When I first started writing Austen variations in 2006,…
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Did Austen Speak Posh?
In our last blog, we heard how Shakespeare’s English much more resembled the accents of the provinces than the “proper” English favored today by actors and newscasters, the latter being an accent called “Received Pronunciation” or “RP.” Jane Austen had knowledge of and appreciation for Shakespeare. There are parallels between her social comedies and his, Willoughby reads…
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News Update
Hello and welcome to March! I have some bad news and some good news this month. I do not have an excerpt for you from An Interrupted Proposal, but I have just finished my last class for a few months and will be focusing on getting that book finished, edited, and ready for publication. Instead,…
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Gothic Hilarity: Comparing Northanger Abbey to The Reluctant Widow
In my ongoing series comparing Jane Austen novels to those of Georgette Heyer with similar elements, I’m up to Northanger Abbey. I admit this wasn’t one of my favorite reads until I saw the movie with Felicity Jones and JJ Field. Mr. Tilney wasn’t that appealing to me until I saw him, and ever since,…
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What’s So Controversial About the New Statue of Jane Austen?
Winchester Cathedral is celebrating Austen’s 250th birthday with a statute of the author. Why are even Austen fans against it?
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1995 vs. 2005 – An Unacademic Analysis
The author explores the divided fanbases of the 1995 and 2005 adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, emphasizing their distinct approaches: the former as a faithful historical docu-drama and the latter as an emotional romantic comedy. The piece examines social media polarization, audience demographics, and celebrates diverse interpretations of Austen’s work.
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Forget Persuasion, Watch Hallmark’s Sense and Sensibility! A Movie Review
In January 2024, Hallmark débuted four Jane Austen-inspired movies, from modern rom-coms to straight-up, Regency adaptations. I finally got to watch Sense and Sensibility, and it was lovely! Now, I adore Emma Thompson, so I cannot say that this surpassed her version, but for me it easily surpassed the most recent Persuasion (2022) or Emma…
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Excerpt from Newest WIP
Hello friends! It is officially summer and there’s so much to do. Camps for the kiddos, catching up on my atrocious yard, reading my never ending TBR, and I think I still have a full-time job in there somewhere. I’m also excited for a huge Austenesque indie author event that will be happening in 9…