Category Archives: film

On Being a Midwife, a Guest Post from Carole Penfield

Posted on January 10, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

During the Georgian and Regency eras, and even earlier, most women who were “breeding” worried a great deal, as these were the most dangerous years of their life. Two of Jane Austen’s brothers lost their wives in childbirth, so she … Continue reading →

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The “Feejee Mermaid,” Another P. T. Barnum Hoax

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Regina Jeffers

I have always been a Hugh Jackman fan, first for his musical performance, and, then, because he portrayed my favorite X-man, James “Logan” Howlett, on a string of Marvel Universe films. Therefore, I dearly loved the film, “The Greatest Showman.” … Continue reading →

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A Crisis of Conflict Reflected in Austen’s Novels

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Regina Jeffers

In the book, The Origins of the English Novel, 1600-1740, Michael McKeon purports the idea that the “new” novel form emerging in the mid 1700s displays a Progressive Ideology and the Transvaluation of Honor (150-151). He states, “Evidence on many … Continue reading →

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Love Is in the Air…

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Regina Jeffers

One of my author friends recently posted her top ten “love” quotes from movies. In response, I have chosen some of my favorites (in no particular order). I had a great time doing this, but I ran out of space. … Continue reading →

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A Closer Look at “The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.” by William Makepeace Thackeray

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

 I have debated whether this post should be a review of the book The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq. by William Makepeace Thackeray or a review of the Stanley Kubrick movie Barry Lyndon or something in between. In truth, I was … Continue reading →

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Did Queen Victoria Marry John Brown?

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

  Have you seen the film Victoria and Abdul? It started me thinking more on the “supposed” relationship between Queen Victoria and her Scottish servant John Brown. (By the way, this relationship has also been explored in film. Again the … Continue reading →

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My Memories of the Marshall University Plane Crash

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

This is not a post based on Jane Austen and her writing or on the Regency Period in England as you would customarily find on my blog. Rather it is a a moment in time when I stood witness to … Continue reading →

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People of Colour in Jane Austen’s Time, a Guest Post from Catherine Bilson

Posted on September 13, 2019 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ Blog on 18 July 2019. Enjoy!  [Last week], Twitter blew up when some more casting for the Bridgerton series was announced and – shock, horror! – not all of the actors were … Continue reading →

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“Mirror, Mirror on the Wall” – The Employment of Filmic Devices to Tell a Story in Austen Adaptations

Posted on July 9, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

 Often in the visual representations of Jane Austen’s works, the media employs props or artifacts as visual cues to Austen’s themes of flawed impressions, misconceptions, and false interpretations. For example, in Austen’s Emma, Harriet’s sketch serves as a means to … Continue reading →

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The Cambridge Five: “We need people who could penetrate into the bourgeois institutions. Penetrate them for us!”

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

 If you are a great lover of all things British, as am I, you are likely familiar with the BBC2 mini-series, Cambridge Spies. It starred four of my personal favorites: Toby Stephens, Rupert Penry Jones, Tom Hollander, and Samuel West. … Continue reading →

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