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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Where to start with: Jane Austen

Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday by exploring her brilliant works, including lesser-known pieces like Lady Susan and Sanditon.
fromKqed
1 week ago
Film

'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' Is a Gratifying Rom-Com With a French Twist

Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Where to start with: Jane Austen

Celebrating Jane Austen's 250th birthday by exploring her brilliant works, including lesser-known pieces like Lady Susan and Sanditon.
fromKqed
1 week ago
Film

'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life' Is a Gratifying Rom-Com With a French Twist

fromwww.theguardian.com
21 hours ago

As a Muslim girl in Bradford, I saw my story in Jane Austen's novels. Now I've directed a TV series about her | Ali Naushahi

I saw how similar Austen's family dynamics were to my own a couple of centuries down the line. When Austen's father stepped away from his post as a clergyman, it forced the family to leave their genteel rectory home for a series of ever more insecure living quarters.
Women in technology
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 days ago

FIlmWatch Weekly: 'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,' 'Sister Midnight,' and 'Pee-wee as Himself' * Oregon ArtsWatch

The film uses Austen as more of an entry point into a broader, comfortingly clever story about a 21st-century woman who navigates familiar emotional dilemmas.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Not everybody spoke posh' in Jane Austen's era, says top producer

Tranter emphasized that when actors don period costumes, they often revert to speaking in posh accents, ignoring the diversity of voices from that era.
London politics
#pride-and-prejudice
Writing
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Opinion | Mary Is the Bennet Sister We Need

Elizabeth Bennet's charm and modern fascination with Mary Bennet highlight the complexities of women in Jane Austen's narratives.
Writing
fromwww.nytimes.com
5 months ago

Opinion | Mary Is the Bennet Sister We Need

Elizabeth Bennet's charm and modern fascination with Mary Bennet highlight the complexities of women in Jane Austen's narratives.
#miss-austen
#comedy
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A spoof universally acknowledged: comic Rosalie Minnitt on her bonnet-crazed Jane Austen parody

Rosalie Minnitt's 'Clementine' brilliantly combines Jane Austen's absurdities with contemporary humor, becoming a unique and popular character-comedy show.
London music
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
3 months ago

Michael Palin and Stewart Lee headline festival in historic Hampstead house

The Idler Festival celebrates merriment and intellectual engagement with diverse activities and notable speakers.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

A spoof universally acknowledged: comic Rosalie Minnitt on her bonnet-crazed Jane Austen parody

Rosalie Minnitt's 'Clementine' brilliantly combines Jane Austen's absurdities with contemporary humor, becoming a unique and popular character-comedy show.
London music
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
3 months ago

Michael Palin and Stewart Lee headline festival in historic Hampstead house

The Idler Festival celebrates merriment and intellectual engagement with diverse activities and notable speakers.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

The Pride & Prejudice' Hand Flex: One Gesture and the Web Is Still Swooning

In the nearly 20 years since the film came out, the hand flex has become perhaps the defining beat from Wright's take on the novel.
Writing
#theatre
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Much darker than Pride and Prejudice!': authors pick their favourite Jane Austen novel

"While most guys in the class believed themselves to be Captain Wentworth, I thought I was Anne Elliot, but quietly and secretly and not all the time."
London food
LA Clippers
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
2 months ago

Musical of iconic 90s high school movie has the looks - but maybe not the brains

The adaptation of Clueless captures the essence of Austen's Emma through a comedic lens while addressing themes of control and personal growth.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Jane Austen's Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney review the women behind the woman

Rebecca Romney highlights lesser-known women's authors who influenced Jane Austen, emphasizing the overlooked contributions of Fanny Burney.
#women-writers
Books
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read

Rebecca Romney's quest sheds light on the overlooked women writers who influenced Jane Austen, highlighting the need to recognize their contributions.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Writing

Book Review: Jane Austen's Bookshelf,' by Rebecca Romney

Rebecca Romney explores the influences of overlooked women writers on Jane Austen, revealing the need to recognize their contributions to literature.
Books
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

Rare book dealer Rebecca Romney dedicates a book to the women Jane Austen read

Rebecca Romney's quest sheds light on the overlooked women writers who influenced Jane Austen, highlighting the need to recognize their contributions.
fromDatebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide
5 months ago

Review: 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley' surpasses any Netflix holiday rom-com

In 'Miss Bennet: Christmas at Pemberley,' the charming script captures the essence of romantic comedy, conjuring delight and laughter through well-crafted humor and character interactions.
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