I have used this quote before back in August 2008 but I thought it was particularly apt this special weekend of Easter. From chapter 20 of ...

Tom Lefroy (James McAvoy), from DokinaCZ   I recently stumbled across the following article and I simply had to pass it on to you. ...

Have you ever been agitated, vexed out because you sent a rather long letter (read: email, SMS), and yet received a very short reply instead...

I was reading some of Jane Austen's letters to her niece Fanny Knight and the following quote grabbed my attention. It is taken from  le...

  Statue of Wilberforce at Yorkshire This past week I had a "light-bulb" moment after viewing the movie "Amazing Grac...

Thanks to Mariana we have been reminded of a great quote in Pride and Prejudice Chapter 5 when there is a discussion about Mr Bingley's...

Regency courtship, from Austenauthors This week’s quote is about Valentine’s Day, which happened on last Thursday. It was taken f...

Although this is not strictly a "Tom" quote, this one is especially for Mariana who is researching the Tom/Jane love affair. I was...

This week I have chosen the quote from Chapter 22 of Northanger Abbey: “But now you love a hyacinth. So much the better. You have gained a ...

Today is the bicentenary of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice which was first published on 28 January 1813 by Thomas Egerton of London. I...

Sally Hawkins for Anne Elliot in Persuasion 2007 I found this short sentence in Persuasion just now. Volume 1 Chapter 1, page 10 (Oxfor...

Syrie James is the bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed novels, including The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen, The Lost Memoir...

Emma and Harriet with winter muffs to repel cold (but not effective to get rid of Mr Elton), from this site   Tis the winter season...

I have chosen a quote from chapter VII, page 197, of the Memoir of Chief Justice Lefroy . This is an extract from a letter to his wife,...

We apologise for the lack of quote for last week (5/6 Jan). We've been busy with our holidays and neglected the roster, hence no quote t...

The full moon tomorrow night is a great way to end 2012 and begin 2013 Dear friends,  The year 2012 is finishing soon, only 26 h...

Dear friends, I hope you have/had enjoyable and peaceful Christmas. Our dear friend Mariana sent post before Christmas, but I'm sorry th...

I want to firstly wish you all best wishes for this week and the whole of 2013, from Linda, Icha and myself. I have found a quote writte...

Since December 16th is Jane's 237th birthday, it is appropriate to quote something Jane wrote that contains the date December 16.   T...

This week I had the fortune to visit the christmas market at Winchester. The market was located just behind Winchester cathedral, the site o...