Begin?????

I am working on reading, so I am sorry that I haven't been here for a long time.  Between work, a crazy computer and trying to read, life has been hectic.

I know I said Pride & Prejudice is the one I will re-read first and get us through, along with other fun information on the book, but Persuasion has captured my attention again since I got the boxed set with Sense & Sensibility.  I have been watching it over and over again and reading the book once more.

I thought about going back to the beginning and starting with Sense & Sensibility, which was the first one published and work my way through, but everyone knows me.  I change my mind and heart like the wind sometimes.

Right now, I am also working on getting as many movie versions of the books as I can so we can also chat about those as well.  It is slow going financially to do so, but it will eventually happen.

I am also making plans for this blog and for other things in my Jane Austen related worlds.

Happy reading!

Pride & Prejudice Viewing

I have been making a lot of changes  here so that I may get further in writing my blog.

At the moment, I am re-reading P&P and spending a lovely weekend with the movies, Becoming Jane, and Lost In Austen.

This is a good weekend for this and I plan to spend as much of it as I can with Mr. Darcy.

I will do reviews of the movies soon enough, and have some plans to look into some Jane Austen biographic programmes as well.

I began with the 1995 version last night, my favorite of all time.

This is the next for the DVD player.  It is a good movie and I am glad to have the opportunity of seeing Kiera and Matthew do a great rendition, though shorter for time and audience allowance.

This has to be one of my favorite movies outside of P&P, it is something that I do love watching over and over again!

And Becoming Jane, another favorite of mine!   I cannot wait to get into this movie!  Even if it is a partial telling of Jane's life as a young woman.

First Drive Through Jane's World

My first visits through Jane Austen's world was through watching Kiera Knightly as Elizabeth Bennett, I loved this movie, but felt there needed to be more.

I had a copy of P&P which had a bunch of annoying sidebars to it that I could not get into, I wanted to read the book uninterupted, so I bought another version and started reading it.

At Christmas this year, 2010, I recieved a copy of the works of Jane Austen (seen below), and I loved this book! I treated it with so much affection that I eventually broke down and opened its brand new spine to read Pride & Prejudice in full, basically for the actual first time.

As I have stated before, I have kind of read the book before and as for the 2005 version of P&P I was not really that impressed with it, but the story idea was wonderful and amazing.

I had since bought the 1995 version of the movie and fell totally in love with it, it was an amazing adaptation and I am currently searching out other versions of the movie to watch and own. Masterpiece Theatre does a great rendition from what I hear and I look forward to finding it and watching.

I sit here now writing, but my heart is being beckoned by my new best friend and I am wondering what will be next on my read list, but for now, I am going to finish P&P and do a blog or two on it.

Welcome

"It is a truth generally acknowledged that everyone is longing to escape..." ~Amanda Price, Lost In Austen

Welcome!

As much as I hate to admit, that Amanda's words in Lost In Austen are more true than most.

This obsession of Jane began with watching the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice, but at the time I was not as interested as I should have been. I had seen Emma with Gweneth Paltrow but still didn't take much notice, until....

Then a few years ago I watched Lost In Austen and my true obsession began.

I was consumed. I got the 1995 version of Pride & Prejudice with Colin Firth and my heart was on its journey into Pemberly and the world of Jane Austen.

At Christmas, I received the best gift a girl could want-a volume of Jane's novels. I was beside myself with joy because I had owned various copies of some of the books, but was not truly interested in reading til now. I had lost them all, and to receive this gift gave me great pleasure.

After a few months of fondling the book and finally reading Pride & Prejudice, I pondered what I wanted to do. I did research and looked up everything I could from Jane online to the Regency online as well.

I decided that I am going to go on a journey through Jane's world and novels, using them to inspire me in my own writing. So this is my journey...

I will blog about the books, Jane herself, the Regency world, and generally anything I wish as it pertains to myself and how I can be more like Jane or any of her characters, including movies, fan fiction and authors who write sequels, pre-quels and re-writes.

Since I am a writer myself, I may decide to write my own novel of this period.

May you enjoy this journey of escape with me, and read with me!