Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Prom & Prejudice Elizabeth Eulberg This is a review of an ARC copy I forwarded on from another blogger. The Premise: This is Pride and Prejudice set in the prestigious world of uber-elite...
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Aisha (2010) is a Bollywood retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma, in the same sort of vein as Clueless. It stars Sonam Kapoor as the gorgeous and spoiled Daddy’s girl, Aisha. The story begins at the...
View ArticleA Weekend with Mr. Darcy by Victoria Connelly
A Weekend with Mr. Darcy Victoria Connelly The Premise: Katherine Roberts is a university lecturer going to an annual Jane Austen weekend at Purley Hall, Hampshire. For the past three years she’s...
View ArticleSuch a Girl by Karen Siplin
Such a Girl Karen Siplin As a lover of Jane Austen retellings, I HAD to read this book when I heard that it was a retelling of Persuasion. Unfortunately I was disappointed in this one, and I think...
View ArticleThe Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy by Sara Angelini
The Trials of the Honorable F. Darcy Sara Angelini I was curious about this one, touted as “A thoroughly modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice“, with Darcy as a judge,...
View ArticleI Have Found It / Kandukondain Kandukondain (film)
I Have Found It (Kandukondain Kandukondain), is an Indian adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. This film is in Tamil, and came out in 2000. The story is about a wealthy family that live...
View ArticleImpromptu Austen Week Wrap-up
Well, it’s been a busy week here, with much more posting than I’m used to. I hope that people got something out of my Impromptu Austen Week. I’m happy I was able to review everything I wanted to....
View ArticleModern Pride & Prejudice in Vlog form
If you follow my blog, you know that I am a big sucker for modern Jane Austen retellings. So I’m delighted that there’s a web series that just started, styled as a vlog diary from the point of view of...
View ArticleFor Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfeund
This review is based on a uncorrected proof won through a contest on the author’s blog. For Darkness Shows the Stars Diana Peterfeund The Premise: (from the back blurb) “It’s been several generations...
View ArticleBookish Gifts: Jane Austen Edition
I’ve been thinking of doing a bookish gift post that had a specific fan theme, and since it’s the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice I spent this weekend surfing the web for...
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