I’m on an Austen roll, bookworms. After re-reading Pride and Prejudice for Austenprose’s Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary Challenge, I decided to re-watch the 1995 A&E miniseries, starring Colin Firth (!!!) and Jennifer Ehle. (I know, I know – it’s such a harsh life, being a blogger. Woe is me.) Adapted by Andrew Davies (who has [...]
Category Archive — classic literature
Word of the Week (110)
Another fun fact: today’s the 110 Word of the Week, on the 10th of April. Of course, now that’s I’ve written that out, it seems a lot less fun than it did when it was still in my head. You’ll have to forgive me. After 110 of these word posts, I may be running out [...]
Pride and Prejudice, Revisited
Back in January, Pride and Prejudice celebrated its 200th anniversary. Jane Austen blogger Laurel Ann of Austenprose decided to host a year-long Pride and Prejudice celebration (because, why not?) and I’m participating. As part of this Pride and Prejudice Bicentenary Challenge, I’m reading and watching several P&P adaptations, but it seemed wise to start at the [...]
