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7 Ways to infuse Jane Austen’s Charm into Your Everyday Life

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I have found highly-rated, beautiful, and useful Austen merch for writing, gifts, collections, tea parties, and travel!

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Welcome to another installment of Austen-esque book recommendations! I have some great reads for you all this time. These are a few books I've read in the past few months and am thrilled to introduce to you! A lot has ha...

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MY REVIEW

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If you haven't seen Bridgerton yet: BEWARE OF POSSIBLE SPOILERS. If you don't plan on watching it, I don't blame you. It is pretty explicit! If you're an Austen purist, this is probably not for you. However, unlike many ...

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Since being published a few months ago, I have made it a goal of mine to read through the other Historical Romances published by Covenant Communications. I have found some GREAT ones and I hope you look into them immedia...

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Hopefully most of you have seen the new Emma movie by now. I haven't conducted a poll, but I would take a guess that those who loved it VS those who hated it is pretty much split 50/50. There are SO many things to love a...

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*Spoilers!* The topic of Andrew Davies' show, Sanditon, has been big in Jane Austen fan group conversations for a while now. Most were pining for a second season because the first one was, in a word, disappointing. Shall...

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My Publishing journey isn't nearly as interesting or impressive as Jane Austen's, but it's extremely exciting to me! I have been writing all my life and have always dreamed of being published, as most writers do. I have ...

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\"I wish I read more but there always seems to be so many other things to do,\" Jane Bennet says in the 2005 Pride and Prejudice. We all love reading, especially Austen and Austen-Esque literature. But there is plenty to d...

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As you can imagine, and might already know, Jane Austen had been writing her entire life. As a child and eventually as a young woman, she and her siblings would write and perform little plays in their home. Jane Austen ...

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I'm always looking for good movies. I bet you are too. Here are 13 excellent choices, especially if you love clean romance. So for all you Austen-lovers out there, you're welcome. These are in no particular order.

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Captain Wentworth's letter to Anne might be one of my favorite Austen moments. It's such a significant point in their story, filled with everything Anne ever wanted to hear from him. Not to mention correspondence between...

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Rupert Penry-Jones killed it as Captain Wentworth. His demeanor is light and fun with everyone, excepting Anne, which is exactly what he is supposed to be. With respect to Ciaran Hinds, I don't know what the casting dire...

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Part One: Anne Elliot

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While Jane Austen was born and grew up in the 18th Century, her novels were completed and published in the early 19th Century during what is called the Regency Era. It was called this because King George III lost sanity ...

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While many blog posts will give you hundreds of great book options, I can only recommend things I have actually read. I'm only human and I don't read hundreds of books per year. I read about three books per month at most...

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1. Write what you want to read

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Mr. Tilney is one of my very favorite Austen Men, even if the romance in Northanger Abbey does leave something to be desired. Now, before you hate me for saying so, hear me out. Catherine, as Jane Austen clearly states f...

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It is easy to look past side characters while watching Austen movies, but reading her books are a bit different. She goes into great detail with many of her side characters and typically introduces them before we meet ou...

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I don't know about you, but while I love the blog posts with 100+ book options, I get so lost and confused about half-way through that I lose interest and probably miss a lot of great options. So I thought I'd provide sm...

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You'd think, being the Janeite that I am, I would have read Sanditon already. Nope. I only just learned about it within the past year! Embarrassing, I know, but I am so glad I finally read it! I finished reading Sanditon...

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Sense and Sensibility was Jane Austen's first published work. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters whose circumstances change dramatically after the death of their father. Their half-brother John inherits everythin...

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As any good Jane Austen addict could tell you, the next best thing to Darcy is Thornton. In fact, I would say that North and South almost gives Pride and Prejudice a run for its money. I know what you're thinking: that i...

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Let's be honest, we cannot all be like Elizabeth Bennet. Her cleverness and wit are hard to emulate. It is much more possible that we resemble Lydia Bennet. The sad truth is, Elizabeth Bennet would never be as obsessed w...

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This is my second installment of Austen-Esque Movies and TV Shows, with several more to come no doubt. There are many great options for media that give us the same feelings as an Austen book or movie. Thank goodness thes...

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If you're an avid Jane Austen reader (and watcher) then you are probably familiar with the Brontes. Emily, Anne, and Charlotte were sisters who wrote some of the greatest English novels in history. The most popular being...

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Mr. Knightley is one of those heroes that we Austen-lovers are crazy about. It is a great love story, though strangely awkward. Somehow, Austen makes it okay that Mr. Knightley is sixteen years older than Emma. Of course...

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If you Google \"quotes by Jane Austen\" you will find many gems, but to me Jane's romantic scenes are the most thrilling. The declarations of the Austen Men or descriptions of their feelings are what make the books and mov...

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The Austen Heroines are fantastic, but let's be honest with ourselves and admit the main reason we love Austen movies is for the men. Here is my ranking for each of the Austen Heroes. This order is strictly based on the ...

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Some of you may know that I am working on my first novel, Coming Home to Bellingham. I am in the third revision phase and I am hoping someday to have it published. Below is a synopsis in bold and then an excerpt from the...

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In Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen refers to the works of Ann Radcliffe. Gothic novels caused quite a stir in Katherine Morland's life. All of her trouble with the Tilneys could be traced back to the tales of romance and d...

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One of the greatest joys in life is listening to music that speaks to your soul. I love modern music, I love to sing and dance to it and I love the nostalgia of listening to music from my childhood and adolescence. Nowad...

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I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Jane Austen was brilliant. Her books are filled to the brim with romance, intricate characters, social commentary, and lessons to be learned. She balances perfectly the humorou...

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The U.K. is home to some of the worlds greatest poets, playwrights, authors, actors, and musicians. The birthplace of, well, our language and traditions and many of our ancestors. It is where Jane Austen, the Brontes, El...

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What is it about Jane Austen's works that captivate so many of us? I know personally that I love the romance and the rhythm of her writing. She doesn't mince words, but she easily lays out the characters and plot for us ...

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There are three notable Emma adaptions: the one with Kate Beckinsale (1996), the one with Ramola Garai (2009), and my favorite, the one with Gwyneth Paltrow (also 1996). These three movies all have their virtues, but the...

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The foundation for a solid romance is chemistry. If the main characters don't have chemistry, it doesn't capture our attention. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy have chemistry in spades. The best thing about their romance is how ...

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If you're obsessed with Jane Austen books and movies, you probably have the same taste in media as I do. We're all looking for ways to escape and the Austen-obsessed crave all the feels. First, I should explain what I me...

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Looking for a good movie? If you're a Jane Austen fan, you're probably deciding which movie is the best for each of the novels. There are so many to choose from!

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\"The ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and he was looked at with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity; for he was disc...

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A Study of Mr. Darcy, Part one: Vain or Virtuous?

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