Yesterday I experienced something that made me recall this famous quote uttered by none other than Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy of Pemberley. Pride ...

For you ladies who were gaga over Jeremy Northam's Mr. Knigthley, we are having another treat! Yes we do! For my dearest Mr. Knigthley h...

Apologies for the rather belated quote for friends in Australasia (it's almost dinner time on Sunday here). I finally picked a quote fro...

A few months ago we uploaded news about the making of a Bollywood version of Emma. The Indian adaptation is titled 'Aisha', played b...

Continuing in Emma with the discussion between Emma and Mr. Knightley in Chapter 8, we find the following quote simply stuffed full of what...

I have chosen a quote from one of the letters Jane wrote to Cassandra. This one was written on Thursday April 18th 1811. I think it is one o...

This time I also go with simple stuffs (particularly because I've been contemplating on heavy stuffs enough this week). We know hat bonn...

It's Sunday here in Australia, so wake up from the hang-over, Ladies! Ooops. That might be a wrong thing to say. Do ladies who read Jane...

Dearest Linda provided me with this information on the 3rd Annual Jane Austen Awards and its survey and a very interesting (and difficult ...

In Emma, Chapter 8, we find Emma and Mr. Knightley discussing the fact that Harriet has refused Mr. Martin. Emma observes: Oh! to be sure,...

I realised that we have not used a quote from Sense and Sensibility for a while so thought that I would base this weeks quote on Marianne D...

This week I shall pull a quote from Miss Austen’s letter to niece Fanny Knight on 13 March 1816. Since all my JA resources are either in Bal...

In Chapter 7 of Emma we find another tidbit of advice about marriage where Emma and Harriet are discussing the merits of Mr. Martin: ...

From my latest edition of Jane Austen's Regency World, I have been made aware of a wonderful gift/present for yourself if you are lucky ...

Beauty versus Brains from Emma , Chapter 5: Here we continue the conversation between Mr. Knightley and Mrs. Weston concerning Emma and Har...

As the sun has finally shown itself in the UK the last few days, I thought I would pick a quote from Chapter 9 of Mansfield Park . Edmund, M...

Dearest freinds, This week’s quote is taken from Mansfield Park, a very famous one I take it. Mansfield Park, Volume I Chapter 10: Dinner wa...

My Lords, Ladies and Gents, It is with a great pleasure I - very belatedly - announce the upcoming Jane Austen Festival in... yes... in Aust...

We have more from Emma in Chapter 5, still between Mr. Knightley and Mrs. Weston: "Yes," said he, smiling. "You are bette...

Ladies and Gents... I have to make this short announcement. Unfortunately, our blog is also targeted by spams... and I had to spend the last...