Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Austen-Related Actors with October Birthdays

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September Birthdays for Austen-Related Actors

http://pf.kizoa.com/sflite.swf?did=1127901&k=P97420291&hk=1 This link will take you to a slideshow featuring actors from Jane Austen related films who have birthdays in September. I hope you enjoy it.

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Characteristics of the Gothic in My Novels

First, those who read Gothic novels know that Horace Walpole started the phenomenon with his The Castle of Otranto way back in 1764. We define a Gothic novel based on the characteristics we find in Walpole’s work. 1. The setting … Continue reading

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Many Film Versions of Jane Austen

Recently, I blogged about the latest film version of a Jane Austen novel to be released. I write Austen-related adaptation, as well as contemporary and Regency era books, but many of my readers come to me via an Austen film. … Continue reading

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“Meet the Teacher”

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing. – Benjamin Franklin Let me introduce myself to you, dear readers. I am a product of the Finicky 50s, the Salacious 60s, and the Scathing 70s. I spent 40 years … Continue reading

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The Austen Authors Blog, a source for readers looking for sequels and adaptations

September 14th, 2010 11:30 am ET (by Kelly Yanke Deltenar at http://www.examiner.com) AustenAuthors.com There exists a utopia, a place where all things good happen for good reasons. A world where Pride and Prejudice doesn’t stop when you reach the last … Continue reading

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“Cozy” Up 2 a Great Mystery!

Welcome to my birthday gift to you. I am Regina Jeffers, and this Friday, September 17, is my actual birthday. However, I will be giving the gift this year. The Phantom of Pemberley: A Pride and Prejudice Mystery is my … Continue reading

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The Launch of Austen Authors Website

At the moment, I am enjoying a community based picnic/festival in the small village I live in outside of Charlotte, NC. It is a spectacular day…only in the mid 80s for temperatures, and the turn out is first class. We … Continue reading

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Actors Who Have Appeared in More Than One Austen Film

Daphne Slater took on the parts of Anne Elliot in Perusasion 1960 and that of Elizabeth Bennet in the 1952 production of Pride and Prejudice. Phyllida Law played Mrs. Austen in Miss Austen Regrets and Mrs. Bates in Emma 1996. … Continue reading

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Excited and Frustrated with the New Website

I am extremely excited about the launch of our Austen Authors website tomorrow. It should be a grand experiment in creativity. However, I am still playing around with a slideshow of actors who have appeared in Jane Austen related films … Continue reading

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