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Jane Austen

My September Reading Log

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Payback in Death by J.D. Robb is fifty-seventh in this futuristic mystery series, and I continue to enjoy, from a writerly perspective, how Robb/Nora Roberts manages to both provide enough information for new readers and reward longtime readers with … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Frame-Up by Gwenda Bond is a paranormal heist novel set in contemporary Kentucky. Danielle Poissant is the daughter of a renowned art thief whom she helped send to prison, which led to her being shut out of the … Continue reading →

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SF Does Austen: A Civil Campaign

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Victoria Janssen

I recently re-read Lois McMaster Bujold’s A Civil Campaign, which is dedicated to “Charlotte, Jane, Georgette, and Dorothy,” who are of course Charlotte Brontë, Jane Austen, Georgette Heyer, and Dorothy Dunnett. There are elements of all those authors in the … Continue reading →

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Persuasion 2008 – Short Attention-Span Theater

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

The 2008 adaptation of Persuasion is good so far as it goes, but it doesn’t go very far.Though the acting is excellent, and the settings very historical and scenic, it felt like the postcard version of the novel. It’s only … Continue reading →

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Mansfield Park Revisited, Part the Third

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

My final notes on my last re-read of Mansfield Park. Mansfield Park can be read online at Gutenberg.org. #November 18, 2004 After finishing my reread I confess I’m a bit puzzled about Henry Crawford. Either he was a great actor … Continue reading →

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Mansfield Park Revisited, Part the Second

Posted on July 15, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

More on my most recent re-read of Mansfield Park, from several years ago. Mansfield Park can be read online at Gutenberg.org. # November 15, 2004I had a couple more thoughts on the rereading I’ve done so far. First, Edmund criticizes … Continue reading →

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Mansfield Park Revisited, Part the First

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Victoria Janssen

I recently located the journal entries I made when I last reread Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, way back in 2004. I reproduce them here for your enjoyment. # November 12, 2004I’ve just begun my first reread of Jane’s Austen’s Mansfield … Continue reading →

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Jane Austen Didn’t Let Other People Tell Her What To Write

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Victoria Janssen

“My Dear Sir, I am honoured by the Prince’s thanks and very much obliged to yourself for the kind manner in which you mention the work. … You are very kind in your hints as to the sort of composition … Continue reading →

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