Dear BJ lovers, I just re-read John Halperin's article ( Jane Austen's Lovers ), and found out that he suggested that the 'frien...

This is a picture of Manydown Park where Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy once danced together. In fact, it was in Manydown that our youthful coup...

To my knowledge, this is the only painting of young Tom Lefroy by G. Engleheart in 1799. I scanned the picture from Claire Tomalin's Jan...

Dear BJ lovers, Josie has made a very nice music video in YouTube . Thanks a lot Josie for the wonderful take on Jane Austen and Tom Lefroy ...

I just received news from the IMDB that Becoming Jane was released yesterday, June 15 2007, in Denmark. No news yet from Canada, that might...

The following is an excerpt of Jane Austen's letter to Cassandra, November 17, 1798. There is a bit of Tom Lefroy and Mrs. Lefroy here, ...

After checking several Austen biography books, I concluded that not many biographers acknowledged the serious relationship between Jane Aust...

Again, I want to thank Rachel for the comprehensive juvenilia post, plus the post on Jane Odiwe's work. She made time to take care of th...

Jane Austen wrote a number of shorter stories in her younger years; she filled three volumes with these ‘Juvenilia’. Volume 1 (written betw...

I have recently received a copy of the book of annotated sketches called 'Effusions of Fancy' by Jane Odiwe. The book contains some ...

I just visited Amazon.com out of impulse, and found out that Becoming Jane: The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen by Anne Newgarden is already ...

I just want to (again) thank Rachel for the absolutely beautiful bio of James McAvoy and add that in GMTV Entertainment Today , he also said...

There is some debate over the birth month of James McAvoy but many biographies claim that it is January 1st 1979. He was born in Scotstoun, ...

We are expanding our categoriesinto another one: ‘Cast & Crew’ , which is about the brief biography of cast and crews of Becoming Jane ...

I just want to drop a note to thank Rachel for her speedy posting of the Persuasion summary below; for she will actually do the summaries of...

Notable Characters : Anne Elliot, Frederick Wentworth, Sir Walter Elliot, Lady Russell, Henrietta Musgrove, Louisa Musgrove, William Elliot....

Okay, before I fly to Melbourne this evening (to see HH Dalai Lama, yay!), I think I will close the day with this post re: interview of the ...

It is the truth universally acknowledged among Jane Austen fans that Jane Austen loved to dance. Her letters to her sister Cassandra showed ...

Okay, now that I have learned how to insert the YouTube videos, I will begin to insert interesting clips and interviews of Becoming Jane. Th...

I found this nice painting of Tom Lefroy dancing with Jane Austen in Austen Effusions , that I visited through the link in Jane Austen's...