austen's work
What is Free Indirect Discourse?
Why did Jane Austen choose Free Indirect Discourse? Find out in this blog.
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autumn
Horrid gothic tales courtesy of Isabella Thorpe!
It's that time of year- cosy, novel reading season. What better for October than a Gothic novel? Let's see what Northanger Abbey's Isabella Thorpe ...
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Elizabeth Bennet
Pride and Prejudice and the Problem of Elizabeth, Jane, and Mr. Bennet
Pride and Prejudice and the Problem of Elizabeth, Jane, and Mr. Bennet Several relationships in Pride and Prejudice deserve primary attention. Eli...
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income
The Bank of England Reveals Jane Austen's Income
What was Jane Austen's income? A fair price for her genius? According to documents published by the Bank of England, Jane Austen’s third publ...
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Cassandra Austen
Cassandra Austen, Charlotte Brontë, Queen Victoria and a Destruction of Letters
What did Cassandra Austen have in common with Charlotte Brontë and one of Queen Victoria’s daughters? Whatever possessed them to do it?...
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Brontë
Brontë on Austen
Brontë on Austen Not everyone is a Jane Austen fan. This was apparently the case for Charlotte Brontë who, although another author who fans ...
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jane austen news
Pride and Prejudice and the Risque Rewrite
Pride and Prejudice and the Risque Rewrite Pride and Prejudice has been rewritten and adapted an extraordinary number of times and in various form...
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Catherine Morland
Catherine Morland: A Failed Gothic Novel Heroine?
Catherine Morland: A Failed Gothic Novel Heroine? - A guest essay by Lucie Rivet Jane Austen is famed for creating literary characters who feel r...
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Emma
"Dear Emma" - Jane's Heroine Goes To College
"Dear Emma" - Jane's Heroine Goes To College Another novel based on the work of Miss Austen has just been released in the US. This time the ma...
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Health
Treat Mental Health by Reading Austen
Treat Mental Health by Reading Austen "Literature and mental health: Reading for wellbeing" is a free course recently offered by the Universit...
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Emma
Sir Walter Scott's Emma on Show
Sir Walter Scott's Emma on Show Sir Walter Scott, the eminent Georgian reviewer and novelist, reviewed work from some of the most famous l...
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classic authors
Pride and Prejudice...and Complicated Punctuation?
Pride and Prejudice...and Complicated Punctuation? Adam Calhoun, a literary enthusiast, recently decided to strip back eight of his favourite ...
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jane austen news
The Leading Ladies of Love & Freindship (sic) Talk Austen Adaptations
The Leading Ladies of Love & Freindship (sic) Talk Austen Adaptations Kate Beckinsale, who is due to play Lady Susan Vernon in Whit Stillm...
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