Tag Archives: Sense & Sensibility

“Christmas” in Austen’s Novels, a Guest Post from Lelia Eye

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Regina Jeffers

This post originally appeared on the Austen Authors’ blog on December 16, 2021. (Note: December 16, 1775, is Austen’s birthday.) Enjoy! In pondering what to focus on for my December blog post, I naturally gravitated toward Christmas. Once known as … 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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Anatomy of a Janeite

Posted on January 18, 2018 by Regina Jeffers

Anatomy of a Janeite Do You Fit the Bill?                                   In 2008, JASNA put together a survey of the “typical” Janeite. I was wondering … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen and the Concept of Accepting a Marriage of Convenience

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Regina Jeffers

Settling for the Compromise Marriage What hope was there for the dowerless daughters of the middle class during Jane Austen’s lifetime? Such is a topic Austen explored repeatedly in her novels. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet sought men of a like … Continue reading →

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Oh, the Places We Will Go…in Austen Novels

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Through Jane Austen’s novels, I was first introduced, at the age of 12, to beautiful English estates and a land beyond my imagination. I fell in love with the time, the homes, the heroes and heroines, and I have spent … Continue reading →

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Women Writers in Jane Austen’s Time

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

Novels during the early Regency were geared toward the female reader; therefore, the door opened, if only a crack, for the female writer to step through. The female writers of the time assisted Jane Austen in several ways, among them … Continue reading →

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“Sense & Sensibility” 1995 (or) Rewriting Jane Austen – A Movie Discussion

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Regina Jeffers

 By Regina Jeffers by Regina Jeffers As part of JASNA’s salute to Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility in 2011, this will be a two-part look of the 1995 film adaptation. Next month, we will examine the “making” of Edward Ferras and Colonel … Continue reading →

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Many Film Versions of Jane Austen

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Regina Jeffers

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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