Austenised

I have just received a wonderful link from the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, for an extensive site for research on Jane Austen. Nancy Meyer h...

It is interesting to know that the 18th Century author, Fanny Burney, introduced several new words into the English language through the li...

I recently found this beautiful copy of Pride and Prejudice in a book sale. It is an old edition printed by Century Hutchinson in 1985 and I...

The other day I came across the first film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility on a DVD - what better way to celebrate the bicentenary of i...

Jane Austen was clearly proud of her creation of Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice, saying famously that Elizabeth was “as delightful a creat...

I have just finished watching the Regency House Party. The 4-part series was broadcast on Channel 4 in 2004, and is available to watch on ...

The other night I had supper that Jane Austen would have approved of: toasted cheese – in all its simplicity.   In 1805, Jane Austen wrote...

Although Jane Austen is often linked to the Regency period, she was not actually a product of the Regency. Jane Austen was born in 1775, whe...

(Spoiler Alert - This post contains parts of all the six episodes of Season 1.)   The new glossy costume drama, Downton Abbey, is a contem...