This week’s quote is taken from The Memoir of Chief Justice Lefroy (pp. 216-217) when he related the extent of a devastating hurricane of ...

I have chosen a quote from Mansfield Park simply for the beautiful imagery and great construction of sentences by Jane Austen. "Miss Cr...

I am always amazed at what one can find when looking into all things "Jane Austen". I picked a number at random and turned to th...

To me, Jane Austen is many things altogether. One of them: she is one of the very few authors whose writings still attracts me, despite her ...

This information was taken from Jane Austen Centre monthly newsletter. Today a book is being published which was written by the English crim...

I would like to thank Brad for posting a comment and making us aware of a wonderful organisation called GoneReading. They provide products ...

My dearest Maria, please forgive us for missing your email notifying the new Becoming Jane Wallpaper! Totally unintentional! So here's t...

This quote jumped out at me this week. It is taken from page 243 of the memoir (part 6)- a letter written on 22nd February 1848. The newspa...

I wish to bring your attention once again to James Austen's periodical "The Loiterer" where we find in No. 36 a letter from a ...

Australian and New Zealand readers, please forgive the rather late instalment for quote of the week. I have just returned from half a day ...

I decided on a funny quote this week. One of the characters I always have held with high regard is Mr Bennet for his wit and gentile nature....

Our focus this week is on Tom Lefroy, so for a very interesting discussion of our Tom and Jane Austen, let me direct your attention to an e...

This week’s quote is from Sense & Sensibility , Volume III Chapter X, Penguin Classics 2003 edition. Elinor and Marianne had returned b...

I have been away from the blog for a while and it is nice to be back. Whilst I was away (in India) I did lots of self reflection as you can ...

We have left behind Tom Lefroy for a while, so it’s time to revisit some of Tom’s personal aspects: gardening. Taken from his son’s (i.e. Th...

My apologies for the near-last-minute instalment of the quote this week. I’ve been inspired by Sense & Sensibility for a few days, hence...