Jane Austen

[eclair]

^From the above link:

"I don't think murder is out of the question," she said.

Anne Hathaway dunnit, her acting murdered Austen in Becoming Jane. :|

 

[BooksCatsEtc]

I absolutely love Jane Austen -- partly because she just wrote so well, partly for a look into the morals and customs of a different time, and partly (maybe mostly) for the wealth of entertaining minor characters.

Charlotte Lucas from P&P, for instance, just fascinates me and I'd love to find out that someone has done a story, or even a book, on her.

Just on a slight side-note, the only thing I liked about the most recent movie version of P&P was the sight of Donald Sutherland in a tricorn hat. Other than that, the movie played much to modern for me.

My favorite Austen is Persuasion, probably because I identify with the frustrated but long-suffering Anne. The 1995 movie version with Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds was beautifully done.

 

[booksnake]

^From the above link:

Anne Hathaway dunnit, her acting murdered Austen in Becoming Jane. :|

I absolutely agree :/

 

[St. Stephen]

I read Northanger Abbey recently. She did a good job of undercutting the Gothic novel and how people take books too seriously, neglecting reality. Also, John Thorpe is an asshole.

 

[Hugh]

A Jane Austen Facebook game???? Jane Austen's Rogues & Romance Trailer - YouTube Seriously??? This has got to be the most WRONG thing social media has ever done!!!


No, wait a minute, this is the BEST thing social media has ever done!

 

[beer good]

I understand perfectly why Darcy and Elizabeth would run from that.

 

[Polly Parrot]

Jane Austen's home has now become an archeological dig and the scientists, and volunteers, are slowly finding out more about Austen's early life.

BBC News - Unlocking secrets from Jane Austen's Steventon home