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[Jane’s] hair was dark brown and curled naturally, her large dark eyes...
– Sir Egerton Brydges
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[Jane’s] hair was dark brown and curled naturally, her large dark eyes...
– Sir Egerton Brydges
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Jane Austen's Birthday: 11 Of The Weirdest... →
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Thank you, Miss Austen
Oddly enough, Jane Austen was a major hero during my teenage years. I wrote ceaselessly - I still write, though most of my writing is dedicated to courses - and often felt like an observer rather than simply a participant in life. While Miss Austen no doubt possessed much more wit, poise, and wisdom than me, my inner thoughts and personal writings were and are rather politely biting and a...
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Jane Austen first edition fetches £79,250 →
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That young lady has a talent for describing the involvements of feelings and...
– Sir Walter Scott (about Jane Austen)
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It's the 235th Anniversary of Jane Austen's birth
To celebrate, I would increase the queue’s posting rate, but it seems to be eating everything, so I’ll just be posting periodically throughout the day.
Don’t forget about Sourcebook’s free illustrated versions of Jane’s novels, as well as other Austen spin-off novels. (More info is available here.)
If you have a twitter and live in the US, OUP is giving a book...
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Free Austen-inspired eBook Downloads on the 16th!
watchfob:
http://austenprose.com/2010/12/14/download-free-jane-austen-inspired-ebooks-on-her-birthday-december-16-2010/
This makes me exceedingly happy.
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