tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post7170334811011875762..comments2024-03-17T11:18:06.758-06:00Comments on Reading, Writing, Working, Playing: Celebrating Austen's 235th Birthday--Share your Austen EpiphanyJaneGShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-20896651783380597072013-04-28T00:17:54.718-06:002013-04-28T00:17:54.718-06:00I have already that kind of information. Thank you...I have already that kind of information. Thank you! <br /><a href="http://www.stateroofing.com/seattleroofing.html" rel="nofollow"> Roofing Tacoma</a>marufhosenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09759832982765986535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-67664214078959063512010-12-22T17:52:14.865-07:002010-12-22T17:52:14.865-07:00Happy Birthday, Jane! While I didn't like the...Happy Birthday, Jane! While I didn't like the Olivier production as much as the others, I didn't dislike it.<br />marlenebreakfield(at)yahoo(dot)comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441858897061655629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-52184034474991330092010-12-22T05:23:24.842-07:002010-12-22T05:23:24.842-07:00Happy birthday Jane!
lovely post! Thanks for join...Happy birthday Jane! <br />lovely post! Thanks for joining us in this big event!<br /><br />Adriana ZardiniAdriana Sales Zardinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13441929964919959976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-58672092665232951732010-12-22T02:04:49.973-07:002010-12-22T02:04:49.973-07:00I first got to know Jane Austen through reading Pr...I first got to know Jane Austen through reading <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>, the abridged version which my mum took it home from school (she was a science teacher). I was about 12 years old at that time and I enjoyed reading the story (it's like a fairy tale in my eyes) but it has no immediate effect other than that. <br /><br />A few years later when I was depressed, my best friend lend me a 3-in-1 novel but I admit I only read <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> was drawn to the story again. Still it did not make me become an addict like now. <br /><br />I attribute this phenomena to the P&P 2005 movie which made me want to watch the 1995 BBC miniseries which I've heard so much about and ITV's Jane Austen Season in March 2007. That definitely got me hook to the Austen genre ever since then. And I'm proud to say that I love Austen's oeuvres. Thanks mum for introducing JA to me.<br /><br />evangelineace2020(at)yahoo(dot)comLúthien84https://www.blogger.com/profile/15390711363301378521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-88895369535231107572010-12-21T08:17:50.174-07:002010-12-21T08:17:50.174-07:00I'm loving this tour of happy birthdays for ou...I'm loving this tour of happy birthdays for our dearest Jane!<br />The first Jane Austen movie for me was the 1995 version of P&P and since then, I could not stop reading and seeing everything about her and her work. <br /><br />Love you, Jane. <br /><br />Best wishes from Spain, <br /><br />Belén <br />otroscuentos@hotmail.esBelénhttp://otroscuentos.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-189086822879222482010-12-20T20:33:15.118-07:002010-12-20T20:33:15.118-07:00I saw the 1995 version of P&P. That was my dis...I saw the 1995 version of P&P. That was my discovery of Austen. Then I found out the movie was based on a novel, I picked up one and then devoured the rest of her books. I cannot get enough of Jane Austen. It has been a love affair ever since.Kate Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698174666002747781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-18636039909701986162010-12-20T00:54:16.701-07:002010-12-20T00:54:16.701-07:00I actually enjoyed the Greer Garson and Lawrence O...I actually enjoyed the Greer Garson and Lawrence Olivier version of P&P. I watched that movie a long time ago when I was around 13, I think. I'd read the book when I was twelve. I wasn't disappointed in the movie mainly becasue Garson was a fantastic Elizabeth and Olivier was quite a good-looking Darcy!:D<br /><br />Having said that, I was very young when I discovered a huge, old tattered copy of P&P in my mother's book self. I'd read a short abridged extract from it when I was around 8 or 9 years old, and was eager to read the real thing. I fell in love with it instantly, and have read it so many, many times! Besides P&P I've read Emma and Persuasion and enjoyed them both as well. I have yet to read the other three, although I watched the Emma Thompson version of Sense & Sensibility and know that I'm going to love this as well!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-19417792723460772082010-12-18T12:39:39.738-07:002010-12-18T12:39:39.738-07:00Olá a todos os fãs da Jane Austen, no mundo.
Eu co...Olá a todos os fãs da Jane Austen, no mundo.<br />Eu comecei a conhecer pouco a pouco, através do filme Razão e Sensibilidade do diretor Ang Lee e a mini-série Orgulho e Preconceito com o ator Colin Firth cujos capítulos passaram (de uma vez) num domingo, na TV a cabo. Achei a mini-série maravilhosa e só então fui ler os respectivos livros. Mas, ainda não era fã.<br />Um dia liguei a TV a cabo e comecei a assistir a um filme (não sabia o nome)e do meio para o final, eu tinha certeza absoluta que a história era da mesma autora... <br />Só então me tornei fã de Jane Austen porque as histórias realmente me chamaram a atenção.<br />Essas histórias de amor começam sutilmente, sem dar muito crédito de que irá realmente avançar, só com o desenrolar, já quase no final, os personagens descobrem que é realmente aquele grande amor que mudará para sempre as suas vidas... <br />Todas essas histórias de amor enchem os nossos corações e nos trazem uma luz de esperança onde todos os casais viverão um grande amor que transmitirão aos seus filhos que se tornarão bons cidadãos que transformarão o mundo num lugar melhor para viver... <br /><br />Ah! o filme que vi na TV, depois descobri, era Persuasão... com Ciaram Hinds como Capitão Wentworth... <br /><br />Suzana Nozomi Tachibana<br />emaildasuzana@yahoo.com.brAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-7149573575303738962010-12-17T22:06:03.397-07:002010-12-17T22:06:03.397-07:00I became a fan early my sophomore year of high sch...I became a fan early my sophomore year of high school when handed a shabby copy of Pride and Prejudice. I must say I continue to like it better than any other Austen title. Love your blog!CLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595294217111602231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-16782545423155357682010-12-17T19:10:26.886-07:002010-12-17T19:10:26.886-07:00A fanatical Janeite here. I have been reading Jane...A fanatical Janeite here. I have been reading Jane Austen since I was nine years old. (That is quite a while considering I am now almost 52!) I was introduced to her by two little old British ladies, retired librarians, in the village of Kelsale where we lived for three years when I was a child. My father was in the Air Force and we were stationed in England for three years during the Vietnam War. I was not very happy to move across the world where I had no friends and everything was so very strange. These two ladies, however, had two things that made them irresistible to me. They had two hunter jumpers and a Welsh pony and they had an actual library in their home. They handed me a leather bound copy of Pride and Prejudice and after I read it I knew what I wanted to do. It has been a long road with many detours, but these last few years I have been pursuing a career as a historical romance writer and it is all Jane's fault! Thank you, Jane!Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-16942531080162638312010-12-17T06:24:47.806-07:002010-12-17T06:24:47.806-07:00Happy Birthday Jane your books still make me smile...Happy Birthday Jane your books still make me smile no matter how many times I have read them, or watch the movies adapted from them some are better then others I might add. I am happy to call myself a Janeite.~ Babs ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816893758898115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-67506717594448773862010-12-17T03:08:00.427-07:002010-12-17T03:08:00.427-07:00Thank you for the question and the post. I have t...Thank you for the question and the post. I have to admit that I was one of the 'late bloomers' as well. A 'freind' lent me her copy of the VHS tapes of 1995 P&P. I was a young mom, and stole moments to watch them while the girls were sleeping. By the second-to-last tape, I had my husband watching with me. About once a year now, we all sit around and watch the dvd's together, wondering what's going to happen next. Will Lizzy fall for Wickham, or will she finally see his true nature?!?<br />Shortly after watching P&P, my mom gave me a gift of four JA novels, and I remember trying to read Emma on the treadmill (as that was the only 'me' time I had with three toddlers running around). That didn't work out so well.<br />Later, I read P&P, S&S and Persuasion, as well as re-read Emma. Persuasion is my absolute favorite! I have tried for YEARS (it seems) to get our girls to read the books. Still to no avail.<br />Believe it or not, I have made it a personal goal to finish Mysteries of Udolpho before reading Northanger Abbey. I only have 5 chapters left.<br /><br />Jane Austen has filled a hole, in my estimation, that has been left from interacting with Society. Getting lost in the world of Jane Austen, be it her books or spin-offs of one kind or another, has helped to restore my faith in humanity (and led me to make witty comments to insipid questions). If only we could live in a world that was filled with civility once again, where manners were appreciated. (However, I like being able to go to the supermarket and get a chicken that I didn't have to pluck myself!)<br /><br />I love being lost in the land of Jane Austen; however, my family will just roll their eyes when they see the book cover that I have planted in front of face! <br />Thanks for letting me share! ;)Kate Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342220424771084070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-53176590755106036432010-12-17T03:07:43.127-07:002010-12-17T03:07:43.127-07:00Thank you for the question and the post. I have t...Thank you for the question and the post. I have to admit that I was one of the 'late bloomers' as well. A 'freind' lent me her copy of the VHS tapes of 1995 P&P. I was a young mom, and stole moments to watch them while the girls were sleeping. By the second-to-last tape, I had my husband watching with me. About once a year now, we all sit around and watch the dvd's together, wondering what's going to happen next. Will Lizzy fall for Wickham, or will she finally see his true nature?!?<br />Shortly after watching P&P, my mom gave me a gift of four JA novels, and I remember trying to read Emma on the treadmill (as that was the only 'me' time I had with three toddlers running around). That didn't work out so well.<br />Later, I read P&P, S&S and Persuasion, as well as re-read Emma. Persuasion is my absolute favorite! I have tried for YEARS (it seems) to get our girls to read the books. Still to no avail.<br />Believe it or not, I have made it a personal goal to finish Mysteries of Udolpho before reading Northanger Abbey. I only have 5 chapters left.<br /><br />Jane Austen has filled a hole, in my estimation, that has been left from interacting with Society. Getting lost in the world of Jane Austen, be it her books or spin-offs of one kind or another, has helped to restore my faith in humanity (and led me to make witty comments to insipid questions). If only we could live in a world that was filled with civility once again, where manners were appreciated. (However, I like being able to go to the supermarket and get a chicken that I didn't have to pluck myself!)<br /><br />I love being lost in the land of Jane Austen; however, my family will just roll their eyes when they see the book cover that I have planted in front of face! <br />Thanks for letting me share! ;)Kate Maxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342220424771084070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-72911223570199394752010-12-17T00:45:11.954-07:002010-12-17T00:45:11.954-07:00I grew up reading Dickens and Bronte, but didn'...I grew up reading Dickens and Bronte, but didn't discover Jane Austen until my family sat down to watch the 1995 mini-series. Obviously, I was hooked! 15-years-old at the time, raging with hormones, and Colin was sooo attractive in period costume. ;)<br /> The following summer, I dragged my boyfriend along to the theatre, where Emma Thomspon's "Sense and Sensibility" was playing.<br />I think he slept through it, but was a pretty good sport and asked questions afterwards.<br /><br />Throughout high-school, I wrote Jane Austen fan-fiction before realizing that other people were actually making money selling them!<br />And now, I paint Regency Cat portraits and am working on my cat adaptation of "Pride and Prejudice"... because why not? Cats are cuter than zombies after all. ;)TaraFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06152682017660649976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-18545622385020753052010-12-16T22:50:37.753-07:002010-12-16T22:50:37.753-07:00Well, my darling mother a Janeite from her youth p...Well, my darling mother a Janeite from her youth presented me with a beautiful hardbound edition of Pride & Prejudice when I was twelve yrs old for my birthday.<br /><br />I started to read it that night and knew one day Darcy would find me and I would be as fortunate as Elizabeth. That was my inital epiphany as a Janeite...<br /><br />I have had many an illumination during my life when I could reference back to one of her glorious novels...<br /><br />Now, I am happy to say that Darcy finally found me and I am much more fortunate that Elizabeth for my Darcy has the writing skills of Captain Wentworth!!<br /><br />I am one happy Lizzie as I finally marry in my 46th year next December on the 16th!!(Of course)<br /><br />Thought I was to be a maid like our darling Jane but she saw to it from Heaven I am sure that I was to be a Lizzie...<br /><br />Thank you Jane and a happiest of birthdays to you!<br /><br />Sofia<br /><br /><br />alwayscatholicblog@gmail.comSofia Guerrahttp://www.alwayscatholic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-9411807478008417162010-12-16T21:42:49.401-07:002010-12-16T21:42:49.401-07:00I didn't read Emma or Pride and Prejudice when...I didn't read Emma or Pride and Prejudice when they were assigned in my senior year AP Lit class (and did very poorly on the paper about them) but read them for fun two weeks later (poor decision, I know). I read both of them more quickly than I've ever read any other classic novel - Pride & Prejudice particularly inspired a whole new love of everything Jane Austen, and everything having to do with the time period. Thank you Jane Austen for being a literary inspiration!<br /><br />enleidy@msn.comErinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17169762820758723139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-29580242998800703522010-12-16T21:40:34.695-07:002010-12-16T21:40:34.695-07:00Lovely blog Jane.
I've learned so much from ...Lovely blog Jane. <br /><br /><i>I've learned so much from Austen--like how to be polite to your mother even when she is embarrassing you to death, how to apologize to someone that you've embarrassed because of your "witty" remarks, how to hold your feelings inside of you when your heart is breaking, and how to proclaim your feelings and not be ashamed of loving dead leaves more than anyone else in the room.</i><br /><br />This passage gave me goosebumps. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I came to Austen with the 1980 P&P and read the novels after. It's been a glorious journey.<br /><br />Happy Birthday, JaneLaurel Ann (Austenprose)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07569869772159241024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-19884872575864917652010-12-16T20:01:45.143-07:002010-12-16T20:01:45.143-07:00When I was in first year university (150 years ago...When I was in first year university (150 years ago), Emma was on my reading list. I had somehow acquired the idea that Jane Austen was deadly, so I read Emma first to get it out of the way. I loved it so much that I digressed from my reading list to read all the rest of her works. After that, I think I forgot about Jane while I read through George Eliot, Dickens, Trollope, Mrs Gaskell, the Brontes - basically all the 19th century literature I could find that is still readily in print. I think it was probably the 1980 P&P with Elizabeth Garvie that brought me back to Jane, and now I find that Jane is the best one to reread and reread.AprilFoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420284866307722243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-4634398179731943992010-12-16T19:56:43.512-07:002010-12-16T19:56:43.512-07:00I don't know when I acquired Persuasion, but I...I don't know when I acquired Persuasion, but I read it every year at least once. Then, while watching my Elizabeth Garvie P&P I looked something up online and found a whole new world! An Austen world.<br /><br />mhuether@hotmail.comMelissa Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644069772370848238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-7461206552793548202010-12-16T19:32:12.985-07:002010-12-16T19:32:12.985-07:00I had stumbled across Georgette Heyer in a booksto...I had stumbled across Georgette Heyer in a bookstore at fifteen and fell in love with her feisty and witty Regency heroines and dashing heroes. At seventeen, or so, I decided to read the "classics" in ABC order by author. A--Austen. What a surprise! I'd found the original of which Heyer were all copies!! ~ Pamela AidanPamela Aidanhttp://www.wytherngatepress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-43213183726567714812010-12-16T18:28:48.371-07:002010-12-16T18:28:48.371-07:00I read Pride and Prejudice sometime before I was f...I read Pride and Prejudice sometime before I was fifteen, and then as a sophomore in high school, I played Jane in Helen Jerome's adaption. That was almost fifty years ago. I've been reading and even teaching Austen ever since.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18050725868928601906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-76800903691167697242010-12-16T18:07:42.597-07:002010-12-16T18:07:42.597-07:00My own epiphany? I think it took place when I was ...My own epiphany? I think it took place when I was walking through my college campus, around the same time that I was rereading Persuasion for a Romantic Lit course, and began to have a conversation with Anne Elliot in my head. I think I've been insane for Jane ever since! Great post.Alexa Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086472405632748174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-17773213900441408662010-12-16T18:03:33.222-07:002010-12-16T18:03:33.222-07:00Happy Birthday dear Jane Austen. :)
dlsmilad at ...Happy Birthday dear Jane Austen. :)<br /><br />dlsmilad at yahoo dot comDinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13363922982973526678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-85494452435671475092010-12-16T17:10:38.873-07:002010-12-16T17:10:38.873-07:00Happy Birthday Jane, and my thanks to all who cont...Happy Birthday Jane, and my thanks to all who continue to pass on her legacy. Your efforts are appreciated more than you know.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08468354836168436740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15714418.post-51679636971182135172010-12-16T16:44:45.766-07:002010-12-16T16:44:45.766-07:00I first discoverd Jane Austen when I was ten, and ...I first discoverd Jane Austen when I was ten, and a friend lent me the 1995 version of P&P. I loved it (of course!). And since then Jane Austen has hands down been my favorite author.<br />Happy Birthday, Jane! Thank you for the wonderful novels you gave us. <br /><br />hmuth468@students.bju.eduHannahnoreply@blogger.com