tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post3544450601011081524..comments2024-03-18T23:21:19.197-07:00Comments on Ciao Domenica: The Jane Austen Book ClubSunday Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-82997979615186834442014-01-25T14:13:03.999-08:002014-01-25T14:13:03.999-08:00Sunday, Oh how I would love to attend such lectu...Sunday, Oh how I would love to attend such lectures. Northanger Abbey was my introduction to Jane Austen so very many years ago, as it was the only Austen book available at the library. I think because of it being my first, I do hold it dear. Why we read Jane? She gives us wonderful characters with whom we can identify. Enjoy!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06285041048746416249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-45250403398709596102014-01-23T08:08:07.704-08:002014-01-23T08:08:07.704-08:00I've been a Jane Austen fan since my high scho...I've been a Jane Austen fan since my high school required reading of Pride and Prejudice, a book I've re-read so many times, and still my favorite of hers. The Bel-Air Hotel would be a perfect place to hear a lecture - would love to attend if I could.KSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10251064646063353242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-62433398757043897742014-01-22T17:53:06.913-08:002014-01-22T17:53:06.913-08:00I would love to attend the lectures on Jane Austen...I would love to attend the lectures on Jane Austen. I'm not a 'Janeite', but I do love to learn more about literature. I miss my English major days.Anbolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10080054175904900094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-41606363143352228562014-01-22T05:37:05.928-08:002014-01-22T05:37:05.928-08:00What pretty editions of Northanger Abbey and Sense...What pretty editions of Northanger Abbey and Sense & Sensibility those are! I'll read Jane Austen in any form, but it's nice when its in an edition that's as lovely as her writing.Miss Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433318219707424076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-33964622226237529282014-01-21T11:49:34.238-08:002014-01-21T11:49:34.238-08:00Oh, Pamela, I am so there! One of these days...ho...Oh, Pamela, I am so there! One of these days...how divine this sounds. Please write a blogpost about your book club.<br />xx SundaySunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-69146150645012098022014-01-21T11:48:11.794-08:002014-01-21T11:48:11.794-08:00Janet, I really enjoyed reading your thoughtful co...Janet, I really enjoyed reading your thoughtful comment. I also love Elizabeth Bennet; she is one of those Austen heroines that is impossible not to love! I visited Virginia once and could imagine very easily what you described. And it was so beautiful! So happy to hear from you!Sunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-3476625825780177472014-01-21T11:39:30.227-08:002014-01-21T11:39:30.227-08:00Northanger Abbey that takes me back to age 16 as i...Northanger Abbey that takes me back to age 16 as it was the required reading for our GCE English Literature exams.My friend and I then vied with each other to see who would be first to collected all her books!!Judith https://www.blogger.com/profile/03634258386057489997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-66474616773760477832014-01-21T10:13:47.387-08:002014-01-21T10:13:47.387-08:00Wow, that does sound like fun. Wish I could go.Wow, that does sound like fun. Wish I could go.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-57433896152949620162014-01-21T08:33:56.916-08:002014-01-21T08:33:56.916-08:00You should fly in and go with me to my Jane Austen...You should fly in and go with me to my Jane Austen Book Club. Every quarter. Only one state away.<br />Tea, scones, and Jane. All Jane.Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-67068218739289273012014-01-21T08:21:29.912-08:002014-01-21T08:21:29.912-08:00I, too, would love to secure a spot for that lectu...I, too, would love to secure a spot for that lecture. I enjoy Austen, and often reread her books. My favorite character is Elizabeth Bennet. Faced with the horrid behavior of the Bingley sisters, she never stoops to their level. <br /><br />Austen's books continue to be enjoyable and relevant because she was such a keen observer of human nature, and human nature remains fairly constant. The number of successful adaptations from Bollywood to Hollywood are a measure of her skill as a storyteller.<br /><br />I live in Virginia, in the eighteenth-century part of my city, so it's easy to visualize Austen's life when I pass mounting blocks, carriage houses, assembly rooms, etc. Many of the concerns Austen's characters express are still fretted over here today. <br /><br />Enjoy the lecture and please share your insights.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07023378907093973792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-12104739506297589952014-01-20T20:12:21.795-08:002014-01-20T20:12:21.795-08:00Thank you, Leslie! I wish you could take it with ...Thank you, Leslie! I wish you could take it with me!<br />xx SundaySunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-37330442223987762752014-01-20T20:10:51.444-08:002014-01-20T20:10:51.444-08:00Elizabeth, I agree. I associate reading Jane Auste...Elizabeth, I agree. I associate reading Jane Austen with a cup of tea or cocoa and a fire in the fireplace. Her books are cozy. Hope you are keeping warm on these cold winter nights.<br />xx SundaySunday Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13148090705938196599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-21917965783949275082014-01-20T19:51:49.386-08:002014-01-20T19:51:49.386-08:00Oh if I were closer I'd sign up too...enjoy.Oh if I were closer I'd sign up too...enjoy.hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8502245000248725118.post-39193863663235025642014-01-20T18:50:52.410-08:002014-01-20T18:50:52.410-08:00Sunday,
Good evening. This is the perfect post fo...Sunday,<br /><br />Good evening. This is the perfect post for a cold winter evening. A cup of cocoa and any of Jane Austen's books are perfect. I recently reread Northanger Abbey and although it is not my favorite of Janes books I enjoyed it none the less. <br /><br />I hope that you have a great week!Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acornshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044933540074342177noreply@blogger.com