When Jane Austen started writing as a teenager, it would have been impossible to perceive how enduring her books would be. Born in Steventon, Hampshire in 1775 England, Jane was one of eight children of a clergyman. During her life she spent time in Bath and lived in...
Eligible is the latest book by Curtis Sittenfeld and is a modern day adaptation of Jane Austen‚Äôs Pride and Prejudice. As a massive fan of the original I wasn’t sure what I would think of this modern day version but I really enjoyed it! The...
The title of this blog should really be something like ‚ÄòSix Amazing Things about Elizabeth Bennett,’ because there are so many others I could probably add here. This post stems from a recent re-watching of the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and...
Did you know the world’s first novel was written by a woman? The Tale of Genji was published in Japan around 1000 A.D. and written by Murasaki Shikibu. It is known that Murasaki Shikibu was a lady of the Heian Court and the daughter of a scholar, but her real...
