No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and dispositi…| This Reading Life
Jane lies in Winchester, blessed be her shade!Praise the Lord for making her, and her for all she made.And, while the stones of Winchester – or Milsom Street – remain,Glory, Love, and Honour unto E…| This Reading Life
Stencil cover art by Bernie Reid for the 2007 Everyman / Telegraph edition. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Edited by Pamela Norris (1993), introduction by Peter Conrad (1978). Everyman’s…| Calmgrove Books
Jane Austen, 1775–1817. Before completing my re-read of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1813) and preparing a new review for #ReadingAusten2025 I want to draw the attention of anyone else …| Calmgrove Books
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the worl…| This Reading Life
Godmersham Park, Kent. In case you thought – after the second of two reviews and at least two discussion posts – that I had said all I needed to say about Jane Austen’s 1814 novel Mansfield P…| Calmgrove Books
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Stowe House, Buckinghamshire. In preparation for revisiting Fanny Price, the Bertrams and the Crawfords over the next few weeks, I want to take a little walk in the grounds and enjoy the prospects …| Calmgrove Books
In conjunction with Brona @This Reading Life and her yearlong #ReadingAusten25 project, The Classics Club is hosting a Sync Read (or readalong) of all six of Jane Austen’s novels, in chronological …| The Classics Club
James Andrews’ insipid watercolour portrait of Jane Austen (1869) based on Cassandra’s. Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. Penguin Popular Classics, 1994 (1814). “‘I do no…| Calmgrove Books
© Brona’s Books 2025 | The Three Sisters, Katoomba June has been grey, windy and cold with some huge overnight frosts. The crisp, blue-sky days of winter have been rare so far, so I was deligh…| This Reading Life
It’s so well known, -at least in our neck of the woods, lol-, that The Classics Club in conjunction with many other bloggers, is celebrating #ReadingAusten25, and, because we are insatiable, …| Silvia Cachia
When Cathy of 746 books announced last year that she would not be hosting 20 Books of Summer this year after ten successful years, Emma of Words and Peace and Annabel of AnnaBookBel both volunteere…| Entering the Enchanted Castle
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single lady in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a husband. ‘Nonsense,’ Miss Caroline Bingley muttered into her empty teacup…| This Reading Life
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. I have reread Pride and Prejudice so many times I have lost count, but we must b…| This Reading Life
During her short lifetime, which ended prematurely at the the tender age of forty-one, Jane Austen gifted the world with six timeless novels, each bearing the indelible imprint of her literary geni…| This Reading Life
Cathy @746 Books regularly updates her readers about new fiction on the Irish horizon. I really appreciate the heads up and often find myself adding several books to my TBR wishlist. I also have an…| This Reading Life
