Tuesday, August 31, 2010

The Elizabeth Bennet Omelet to Serve to Your Very Own Mr. Darcy

Inquiring Readers: XIMENA MAIER is an illustrator from Spain, who also blogs about food and drawings. Combining her passions, she came up with an Elizabeth Bennet omelet and drawing. Ximena kindly gave me permission to publish her post and fabulous illustration.


This is just a silly way to justify making the drawing above. There´s the famous omelette Arnold Bennet, a grand thing involving bechamel and hollandaise sauce, and smoked fish that must be poached. And then there´s a pared-down version in the book Cupboard Love, which the author calls Omelette Gordon Bennet.

And then there´s the even lazier way, which is really more of a frittata but none the worse for that; an omelette of smoked fish, dotted with cream and sprinkled with parmesan, then briefly grilled. It emerges puffed and pretty, and is just the thing for a quick lunch, with buttered brown bread and some salad.

I used smoked mackerel because it´s my new favourite thing, but salmon or trout would do just as well, and look even more girly and sweetly pink.
Etiquetas: quick



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Where is Waldo, er .... I mean, Jane?


Penguin Books is celebrating its 75 year anniversary and placed an offer on Amazon with 75 books! And who is among the company? Our dear Jane, but it is not that simple to find her.

So you must click on the image in the Amazon site, where you can zoom, and have fun!

Posted by Raquel Sallaberry, Jane Austen em Portugues

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice Throwdown

Gentle readers: I've been curious about your devotion to Pride and Prejudice for a long time. How many of you have read the book and seen a movie? How many of you have seen all the films, as well as a stage production? And have you read a sequel or prequel, or other Austenesque books? Or own a DVD or soundtrack CD of the film? Let us know.

You may click on as many Pride and Prejudice categories as apply!

Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice Throwdown
I've read Pride and Prejudice once
I've read the book multiple times
I've seen a film adaptation
I've seen more than 3 film adaptations
I own at least one DVD of a film adaptation
I own an audio book of Pride and Prejudice
I've listened to an audio version of the book
I've seen a stage play of Pride and Prejudice
I read Pride and Prejudice prequels and sequels
I've read Pride and Prejudice mash ups
I've read Pride and Prejudice, the comic
Other
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  • If you clicked on at least ten categories, then there's no hope for you. You are a confirmed Pride and Prejudice addict.
  • If you clicked on at least six categories, you are a Pride and Prejudice expert.
  • If you clicked on three or more categories, you are a confirmed Pride and Prejudice fan.
  • If you clicked on only one category, you have years of joyful exploration ahead of you.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Jane Austen's Regency World Magazine: A New Issue

The September/October 2010 issue of Jane Austen's Regency World magazine is published this week.

Featured on the cover (copy attached) is a scene from The Secret Diary of Anne Lister, the BBC's new drama about a Georgian heiress who follows an unconventional path in life and love.

Jane Austen's Regency World magazine is also delighted to announce that it will be at the following events:
- Bath Jane Austen Festival, country fayre at the Guildhall, Bath, on Saturday, September 19

- JASNA AGM, Regency Emporium, in Portland, Oregon, October 28-30
Readers are invited to visit our stand and say hello!
Highlights of the new issue of the magazine include:
  • The Latin touch: how Jane's fame is spreading in Brazil
  • A very secret diary: the heiress Anne Lister's love for a woman has been turned into a film
  • A Cornish exile: Maggie Lane explores the life and times of Charles Austen, Jane's seafaring brother
  • Jane's best jest: Paul Bethel compares Emma with Mansfield Park
  • Required reading: Sue Wilkes explains how no Georgian gentleman could afford to miss
  • Enter stage right: Jane Austen would have known the old Theatre Royal in Bath
  • My Jane Austen, Marsha Huff: The outgoing president of JASNA shares her love of Jane Austen

Full details of Jane Austen's Regency World magazine, which is published every two months, are available on our website www.janeaustenmagazine.co.uk

Follow: Friday Jane Austen and Her Regency World

Several months ago I set up a group on Facebook called Jane Austen and Her Regency World. I place items of interest about Jane Austen, many of them not featured here, on that page. For example, I linked to Jane Austen's Fight Club when it had only 600 visitors. For breaking news about Jane, join Jane Austen and Her Regency World, and find out everything you wanted to know about her but just don't have time to Google or Bing.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Images from Colin Firth's Latest Flick: The King's Speech

Colin Firth and Helena Bonham-Carter as King George VI and Queen Elizabeth

Can you stand to wait for the premiere of The King's Speech, biopic about King George the VI and his stuttering problem? Here are a few images and a movie trailer/interview.



Interview with Colin Firth about the film on Serenity of Period Films


Director Tom Hooper and Colin Firth


Article in the Daily Mail: A majestic opportunity beckons for King Colin the Firth

Geoffrey Rush as the speech therapist

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Pride and Prejudice at Historic Alnwick Castle


Alnwick Castle. The setting cannot be more romantic for Pride and Prejudice. Scheduled for September 5th, the savvy traveler still has time to purchase tickets to watch the production. Read the full story here.

Posted by Raquel Sallaberry, Jane Austen em Português

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Did Jane Austen Visit Tenby?

Gentle Readers: Tony Grant has been on holiday - to Bath and the West Country. His last letter to me was filled with wonderful information and images. Enjoy!
Tenby in the rain

Hi Vic,

Got back from Tenby yesterday.

The weather was wet.

I feel all fired up to write a Bath article for next week if you can forgive me for having disappeared for a while.


The town

While we were in Tenby we went up to the excellent museum they have on Castle Hill. I asked whether Jane Austen had stayed in the town. The people there seemed to think she had. They weren't sure which house she stayed in though. When I pointed out that the only reference to Tenby I have found, is in one letter and that mentions acquaintances going to the seaside resort. It didn't faze them in the museum. Everybody wants to claim Jane, whatever the the slim connection might be it seems.
Tudor merchant's house

Anyway, George Elliott did stay there for a while with her lover and future husband and actually was inspired to begin writing Silas Marner while a resident.Also Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton stayed in one of the town houses inTenby. Edmund Keen, the actor, a favourite of Janes, stopped off while sailing round the coast on his yacht. He was persuaded to perform his, Shylock, in the town theatre for one night.

George Elliot stayed here

There are some beautiful 18th century town houses in Tenby.

Harbour view

Hope everything is well with you.

All the best,
Tony

George Elliot stayed here

Posted by Tony Grant, London Calling



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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Jane Austen Character Throwdown

In several novels Jane Austen showed the results of bad behavior by young ladies. Eliza, seduced by Willoughby and the ward of Colonel Brandon, lives in obscurity in a cottage with the child she conceived out of wedlock, her young life ruined. Willoughby's callous actions and attitude towards her showed his true character. Two other young ladies were meted out punishment by Jane for their rash actions: Maria Rushworth née Bertram and Lydia Wickham née Bennet. Whose punishment was worse? Maria's or Lydia's?






Maria was engaged to Mr. Rushworth when she set her cap on Henry Crawford. Their flirtation continued even after her marriage. When Fanny Price rejected Henry's advances, he ran away with the married Maria. His punishment? Loss of respect. For Maria the consequences were more severe. Mr. Rushworth divorced her, and her father, Sir Thomas, banished her to live in a remote cottage with Mrs. Norris.



Maria had destroyed her own character, and [Sir Thomas] would not by a vain attempt to restore what never could be restored, by affording his sanction to vice, or in seeking to lessen its disgrace, be anywise accessory to introducing such misery in another man's family, as he had known himself.



It ended in Mrs. Norris's resolving to quit Mansfield, and devote herself to her unfortunate Maria, and in an establishment being formed for them in another country—remote and private, where, shut up together with little society, on one side no affection, on the other, no judgment, it may be reasonably supposed that their tempers became their mutual punishment.




Lydia's punishment for being giddy, impetuous and foolish resulted in lifelong unhappiness. Her parents' leniency towards her brash behavior allowed her passion to rule her. Too late Lydia learned that passion rarely lasts.

"It had always been evident to [Elizabeth] that such an income as theirs, under the direction of two persons so extravagant in their wants, and heedless of the future, must be very insufficient to their support; and whenever they changed their quarters, either Jane or herself were sure of being applied to for some little assistance towards discharging their bills. Their manner of living, even when the restoration of peace dismissed them to a home, was unsettled in the extreme. They were always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation, and always spending more than they ought. His affection for her soon sunk into indifference; her's lasted a little longer; and in spite of her youth and her manners, she retained all the claims to reputation which her marriage had given her."




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Whose punishment was worse?
Maria Rushworth's Lydia Wickham's   






Sense and Sensibility, Comics

Gentle Readers, Sense and Sensibility, the comic book version from Marvel Comics, has been out since late May. Volume 4 of 5 is now available. The following images (from Comic Book Resources) provide previews of each volume so far. Click on each image to enlarge and read it. Enjoy. Story by Jane Austen and Nancy Butler; images by Sonny Liew.

Volume 1: The death of Mr. Dashwood creates hardship for his widow and daughters. While John Dashwood, the son from a previous marriage, promised to look after his stepmother and half sisters, Fanny Dashwood persuades him from honoring his obligation....













Stay tuned this week for previews of the other volumes.


Friday, August 20, 2010

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Thursday, August 19, 2010

Follow Friday: Raise funds by clicking for Chawton House

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Thank you Christine Stewart for alerting me to this site: Embarking on a Course of Study

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Her improbably high beehive hairdo reminds me of Marjorie Simpson. Anyway, she is looking very untidy with this hairstyle. Do you know that beehive works best on hair that hasn’t been washed for few days and are at least of shoulder length.There's no hair style like the bee hive. Thank goodness. But here's Jennifer Young, actually looking quite pretty.Hannah's face suits the beehive hairstyle very well. Peter also did her make-up which is in authentic early 1960's style. In the background can be seen the crimsons seats, bodywork, windows and seat belts of Peter's Triumph Herald which dates from 1965.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Thoughts About Jane Austen

Poking around the internet always leads to interesting new trails and information. Case in point, the Bookstove, a site that collects articles and reviews. Two anti-Jane posts caught my eye:

Going off Austen: This writer is considering taking Pride and Prejudice off her book shelves. Do you agree, disagree? Inquiring minds want to know.

Five Reasons Why Mr. Darcy Can't Satisfy Today's Woman is sure to get your goat. Or perhaps not if you are a Mr. Knightley, Colonel Brandon, or Henry Tilney fan. Enjoy the article, then let us know what you think of the author's opinion!

(Icons created for a 2007 Jane Austen Today contest)

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