Celebrating Pride and Prejudice : 200 Years of Jane Austen's Masterpiece

from sallylou61

Around the time of the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice, Susannah Fullerton, president of the Jane Austen Society of Australia, has written a book about its history and influence. The book being reviewed is the American edition; it was previously published in 2012 in the United Kingdom un...

from SamSattler

Although Jane Austen began writing Pride and Prejudice in 1796, and first offered it for publication the following year, her masterpiece would not finally be published until January 1813. Now, the two hundredth anniversary of this literature-changing event brings much deserved new attention to th...

from brokenangelkisses

It's a truth widely known that I love Jane Austen. And, as always, when I'm interested in a topic, I enjoy reading about it, so I've gradually built up a collection of materials on Austen. This is one of my latest finds (thank you Waterstones!) and it does exactly what it promises to do: celebrat...