This time, I found something that Elinor Dashwood said about selfishness. It is taken from Sense & Sensibility Chapter 47, when Elinor ...

This week we shall endeavor to discern what Jane Austen really thought about ‘novels’ as described in Northanger Abbey . In chapter 1 ...

From Northanger Abbey we have a two part definition/explanation/description of ‘friendship’. First in Chapter 4: ‘Friendship is ce...

I realised today, when looking at my bookshelf, that Sense & Sensibility is my least-read Austen. In moves to fix that, I've decide...

This week's quote is taken from Persuasion Volume II Chapter XI (Oxford edition, 2004, p. 196), Captain Wentworth’s words to Anne Elliot...

Well, thanks to Michelle, who has spotted this one earlier and who understands my fascination towards comic world, here's Pride & Pr...

I have to apologise for this post for I created bias by not displaying proper Oscar news about James McAvoy's Atonement Oscar achievemen...

Thanks a lot Mariana for the news, here's a very exciting news for 'Lost in Austen' fans like myself (my apologies to the ladies...

I thought I might do something a bit different this week by collecting a group of tidbits of wisdom from “Emma”. Jane Austen's words are...

As its Valentines Day today I prepared my quote before I departed on my travels to reflect this special day. I hope that you are all celebra...

I really uhmmed and ahhed over my quote this month - it is so hard to pick just one out of Jane's wealth of wisdom and all-around awesom...

My quote this week is from Persuasion , Chapter 24: QUOTE Who can be in doubt of what followed? When any two young people take it into their...

I just received a notification from Amazon.com about this very expensive but also very interesting book about the later manuscripts of Jane...

Thank God that those other Jane ladies here are eloquent in exploring other JA books, lest I fear that dearest readers will be bored with my...

This week I have chosen a quote from Chapter 1 of the beautiful Northanger Abbey. Catherine has just been introduced to us and it takes us t...

While viewing my VHS of Pride and Prejudice with Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul recently, Lizzie said something so interesting that I ha...

Dear friends - Happy New Year!! I am excited to post the first quote of the new year and it's taken from one of Jane's letters, dat...

This week, the last weekend of 2008, I’d like to pick something from my favourite book ‘ Persuasion ’ about the inner strength of a woman. N...

I just wanted to wish everyone a very merry christmas from us here at the Becoming Jane Fansite. Enjoy your time with your loved ones and ch...

I was endeavouring to do a christmas quote for this week. I thought that Mansfield Park was the obvious choice for this decision. This quot...