Category: Jane Austen

Fitzwilliam Darcy, Such As I Was! (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on August 10, 2013 by

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Hello, Austenites! Please welcome Carol Cromlin, author of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Such as I Was! Staying True to the Original Work Jane Austen fan fiction falls into two categories. Some prequels and sequels follow the premise of the original work, while others veer off into… Continue Reading “Fitzwilliam Darcy, Such As I Was! (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: Austen in August, Carol Cromlin, Events, Giveaway, Giveaways, guest post, Jane Austen

Jane Austen & the Tyranny of Illness (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on August 7, 2013 by

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. Self-sacrifice & the Tyranny of Illness inEmma by Monica Fairview Of course, everyone who knows anything about Emma knows Mr. Woodhouse to be the ultimate hypochondriac. Yet it takes only a superficial comparison between Mr. Woodhouse and Mary Musgrove in Persuasion to see why Mr. Woodhouse… Continue Reading “Jane Austen & the Tyranny of Illness (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: Austen in August, Events, guest post, Jane Austen, Monica Fairview

Guest Post & Giveaway: Among the Janeites! (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on August 3, 2013 by

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. Last fall, the Jane Austen Society of North America staged its annual conference, a yearly blend of the high and the low, the seriously academic and the gleefully pop. As I strolled past the tables of hopeful authors assembled for a mass book-signing,… Continue Reading “Guest Post & Giveaway: Among the Janeites! (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: Austen in August, Deborah Yaffe, Events, Giveaway, Giveaways, guest post, Jane Austen

Me and Jane Austen (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on August 2, 2013 by

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Hello, Austenites & Austen Newbies! I thought I’d kick-off this event by revisiting an old Classics Club question about the appeal (or not) of Jane Austen.  To do this, let’s begin with some delightful thoughts on Austen, from one of my favorite writers, Mark Twain. In 1895,… Continue Reading “Me and Jane Austen (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: Austen in August, Blog Post, Events, Jane Austen

Austen in August: Sign-Up Post! (#AustenInAugustRBR)

Posted on June 20, 2013 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 between three founders of The Classics Club.  Last year was a huge success, and I… Continue Reading “Austen in August: Sign-Up Post! (#AustenInAugustRBR)”

Category: 2013 Challenges, Austen in August, Challenges, Events, Jane Austen

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