The subject of "Truth" in all areas of our lives has recently been brought to my attention. That naturally led me to wonder what ...

Sir Walter Scott in 1822 by Henry Raeburn I seem to open my quote these days with apologies again for being late. My excuse this ti...

Tomorrow (16th December) will be Jane's 238th birthday. There are so many quotes to pick from in order to celebrate Jane's birthda...

Our James McAvoy as dear Tom Lefroy in 'Becoming Jane' 2007 This is Part 2 in my study of "Truth" and here is what...

This week I have not chosen a Jane Austen quote but instead a quote from The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James as it stood out for...

How to Speak Like Jane Austen and Live Like Elizabeth Bennet – a delightfully inventive interpretation of all things Pride and Prejudice –...

I am using James Austen's "The Loiterer" for my Jane quote since I sincerely believe that Jane was influenced by his writings ...

This week I am using an exchange between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudic e when discussing "the" letter in Chapter 58...

Apologies for being late... but I hope it's okay!  My apologies for being late with the quote; totally forgot about it. I had...

  I have stumbled across a most Delightful and Insightful book, namely: The Jane Austen Guide to Life: Thoughtful Lessons for the Modern ...

It has been reported that four authors are going to be re-writing Austen's novels for modern-day readers. Alexander McCall Smith, best...

The Loiterer, available from Amazon Dear Readers, first let me quote from James Austen's "The Loiterer" No. 9 where I be...

I am so amazed that when I am to post a quote, there is something going on in my life that prompts me to look up a certain subject and - Lo...

Alan Rickman as my favourite Col. Brandon from Sense & Sensibility 1995  I was looking for a quote about friendship just now when I...

This week I was on an introductory teacher training course and it was really interesting. Lots was discussed, including the historical view...

The ITV Mansfield Park 2007 from fanpop.com For quite a while now I have been thinking about the subject of "families" pa...