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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: A Book-to-Table Classic | Jane Austen

It's well established in the book that Mrs Bennett was a beauty "in her youth" so this illustration made me laugh. At the time of the novel she'd likely be 45 at most (probably closer to 40) yet this artist chose to make her look a great deal older. ?
#JaneAustenThenAndNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig

KadaGul I think 🤔 at the time, 40 seemed like 90🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 2d

Crinoline_Laphroaig I'm really noticing now that at 58 I'm older than all the 'old' characters. 😄 2d

bookandbedandtea @KadaGul Right! I used to think it was due to the lower life expectancy but then I learned that number is due to the high rate of childhood death. Once a person reached adulthood there was every reason to think they'd live into old age so the view of people Mrs Bennet's age being old still strikes me as weird. 🤔 2d

bookandbedandtea @Crinoline_Laphroaig Same! I'm 56 and it's always a bit of a shock to realize that some old person in a book is a good deal younger than I am! 🤦‍♀️😆 2d

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HeyT

Persuasion | Jane Austen

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I've never read this before but I can see why so many like it. I found this so nice and soothing almost especially when trying not to doomscroll. I really liked Anne and have so many questions about her mother seeing how she turned out in comparison to the rest of her family.

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julieclair

Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility | Hillary Manton Lodge

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This sweet story was a loose retelling of Sense and Sensibility, set in modern day Austin, Texas. I enjoyed it on its own merits, and after the first few chapters, forgot to look for similarities with the original. A light fun read, with enough surprises to give it some depth.
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Andrea313

Pride and Prejudice | Austen

I'm SO excited to be kicking off the March P&P read with the #PemberLittens! I'm pulling out the Chiltern edition that a friend brought back for me when she visited Chatsworth House; such a lovely gift and a gorgeous edition. Are we all ready for this?! #JaneAustenThenAndNow

Crinoline_Laphroaig Such a pretty edition! 3d

Andrea313 @Crinoline_Laphroaig I love it! And they're such a tactile pleasure to read, too- great size, smooth pages. I can't get enough! 3d

bookandbedandtea That is beautiful! What a wonderful gift! 3d

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Andrea313

Sex, Lies and Sensibility | Nikki Payne

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Finished my final Sense and Sensibility adaptation late last night, just in the nick of time! This one is S&S as a spicy romance novel with a dash of HGTV property overhaul and an overwhelming amount of Ferrars' Sense of Duty. I liked the world of this update, and each of the characters had a great modern spin. Brandon was my favorite, even though his role felt greatly reduced. Special shout-out to the Middletons' cameo. NGL I laughed out loud. 😂

Andrea313 #JaneAustenThenAndNow #PemberLittens 3d

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Miss Austen | Gill Hornby

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Sisters was my theme for Sense and Sensibility 'Now'. Relationship between Marianne and Elinor is such an important part of the original that I wanted stories that reflected that.

3X reading Miss Austen and I loved it just as much as the first. Can't wait for the show to be available in the States. Definitely in the spirit of Austen. It was my main read managed to finish a lot more.
#JaneAustenThenAndNow
#PemberLittens
#JaneAdjacent

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Crinoline_Laphroaig

Sense and Sensibility: The Screenplay & Diaries | Emma Thompson

Few ideas for 'Now' discussion of Sense & Sensibility. I can't wait to see what everyone read & watched! 📖📚📺

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Deblovestoread I was so happy to watch the 1995 film and the 2008 mini series. Love them both. I just started

Sense and Second-Degree Murder

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Crinoline_Laphroaig @Deblovestoread I didn't get to 2008 mini series. 😢 5d

AnneCecilie @Deblovestoread I watched the same ones. I‘m so happy about I got to rewatch these 5d

julieclair Starting this one tonight (Where did February go???)

Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility

Crinoline_Laphroaig @AnneCecilie it's pure comfort. 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @julieclair I know! Suddenly it's Spring. 4d

peanutnine I read the tagged because I love murder mysteries! It was excellent and I think true to the spirit of the original. I also watched the 1995 film, which is a favorite. I didn't know about a mini series! I'll have to check it out

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CaramelLunacy @peanutnine I just finished Sense and Second Degree Murder as well. I had a good time with the investigations, and especially Margaret gathering material for her horrid novels! 4d

CaramelLunacy I watched the movie From Prada to Nada, a contemporary retelling where Nora and Mary are spoiled rich girls in Beverly Hills and have to move in with a working class aunt when they lose their father. I had a good time, though Mary was so horrid at the beginning I had a hard time with her redemption. The big gesture at the end was utterly ridiculous, but the romantic in me went awwwww anyway! 4d

Crinoline_Laphroaig @CaramelLunacy if it makes you happy that's what matters. Sounds like a fun movie. 3d

peanutnine @CaramelLunacy yes Margaret was an unexpectedly delightful character! 3d

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ferskner

The Annotated Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen, David M. Shapard

Joseph doesn't care that I'm trying to read a large annotated edition. He needs my lap more than the book does, apparently. #dogsoflitsy

Ruthiella ❤️🐶❤️🐶❤️ 6d

HeatherBookNerd Joseph needs you 6d

dabbe #joyfuljoseph 🖤🐾🖤 6d

ferskner @HeatherBookNerd he does! But how much does he give? 🤣 4d

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kspenmoll

Jane Austen's Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector's Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend | Rebecca Romney

#bookmail #JaneAusten
A gift to myself.

BkClubCare I need to tag @AvidReader25 and make sure she is aware of this book. We are in a discussion via 🐌 mail about Jane Austen 💕📫📝 1w

AnneCecilie I‘ve had my eyes on this. What authors does it cover? (edited) 1w

kspenmoll @AnneCecilie It covers:Jane, Frances Burney, Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Lennox, Hannah More,Charlotte Smith, Elizabeth Inchbald, Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, Mara Edgeworth. I only know of Ann Radcliffe- the rest are new to me. 1w

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AnneCecilie @kspenmoll I‘ve read Burney as well. Sounds interesting with all these other forgotten female authors 1w

kspenmoll I hope to read in March. Interested? @AnneCecilie @BkClubCare @AvidReader25 or April? 1w

charl08 So want to read thus! 1w

charl08 Or even *this* 1w

AvidReader25 Dying to read this book! I need to get a copy! A definite must for my Austen year. 1w

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nanuska_153

Persuasion | Jane Austen

Re-reading Persuasion for the million time and my mind still gets like that every time Wentworth and Anne interact

ravenlee So. Much. Tension. 2w

nanuska_153 @ravenlee So much! I'm pretty sure I blush every time I read the "you pierce my soul" ? 1w

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