The last of my Jane Austen re-reads, Emma has vied with Pride and Prejudice for my favourite Austen novel. I…
There was only one good thing about this film. The lovely black and white bunny which you see Anne holding…
This is a perky, if unnecessary, adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1815 novel. Directed by Autumn de Wilde (what a gorgeous…
An elegant and light-hearted adaptation of Jane Austen’s much-loved novel. Directed by Joe Wright with a screenplay by Deborah Moggach…
‘It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want…
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this re-read of Jane Austen’s third published novel. I’d only read…
Part of the channel ITV’s ‘Jane Austen season’ in 2007, this adaptation of the author’s last novel was decent enough…
Northanger Abbey is a fun read, with well-defined characters and a strong sense of place. It’s also a defence of…
My previous post on writers I’d love to have coffee with was very popular. My blogger friend Ryan stole my…
Our reading tastes tend to change over time. We return to some authors again and again, authors we never get…