Category: Jane Austen

Austen In August: Year 5! (Call for Participants)

Posted on June 15, 2017 by

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Welcome to the sign-up post for AUSTEN IN AUGUST, an annual reading event celebrating one of literature’s greatest writers! This event was inspired by a Twitter conversation that took place five years ago between three founders of The Classics Club. We’ve had ever-growing participation… Continue Reading “Austen In August: Year 5! (Call for Participants)”

Category: Austen in August, Jane Austen

Roof Beam Reader’s Best of 2013

Posted on December 23, 2013 by

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Hello, Readers! Since I surpassed my 2013 goal of 60 books read (I’m up around 64, right now, with 2 books in progress and likely at least 1 more to go) before year’s end, I thought I would take a cue from some of… Continue Reading “Roof Beam Reader’s Best of 2013”

Category: Andrew Smith, Austen in August, Blog Post, David Levithan, David Shields, Helene Wecker, J.D. Salinger, Jane Austen, Nancy Sommers, Personal, Shane Salerno, Stephen King, Virginia Woolf, Year In Review

Jane Austen and the Subversion of Sexist Tropes (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on August 25, 2013 by

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Caro is a 20-something Lit student with a tendency to ignore the world in favor of books and coffee, prone to having far too many projects going on at once, and destined to become a drunken cat lady. She blogs about books over at… Continue Reading “Jane Austen and the Subversion of Sexist Tropes (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: Austen in August, Gender Studies, guest post, Jane Austen, Sexism, Tropes

What Marriage Really Meant to the Women of Austen (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on August 21, 2013 by

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Hello, Ladies & Gents! Today’s guest post is all about marriage (that inescapable theme) in the works of Jane Austen.  It comes to us from the wonderful Sarah of The Every Day Reader. Please give her a warm welcome! Austen’s major works have many commonalities,… Continue Reading “What Marriage Really Meant to the Women of Austen (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: Austen in August, Blog Post, Books, guest post, Jane Austen, Marriage

Thoughts: Persuasion by Jane Austen

Posted on August 18, 2013 by

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Persuasion by Jane Austen Final Verdict: 3.75 of 4.0 YTD: 47 Plot/Story: 4 – Plot/Story is interesting/believable and impactful (socially, academically, etc.) Persuasion is the story of Anne Elliot, the middle-daughter of Sir Walter and Lady Elliot, the latter of whom died fourteen years… Continue Reading “Thoughts: Persuasion by Jane Austen”

Category: 1001 Books, 2013 TBR Pile Challenge, Austen in August, Book Review, Classics, Fiction, Jane Austen, Literature, Manners, Marriage Plot, Social Drama

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