Greetings Readers, We do hope you all have been reading enjoyable novels. This month we shall be revisiting one of our favorites Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters. For those of you who have not previously read it be aware that any post in which we discuss the book most […]
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Austen Novels: Veronica’s Lists II
Ladies up for redemption: Mary Crawford – She has learned the true worth of a man with integrity. It even says she was: …long in finding among the dashing representatives, or idle heir-apparents, who were at the command of her beauty and her twenty thousand pounds, any one who could satisfy the better taste she […]
Austen Novels: Veronica’s Lists I
Veronica’s List in order of preference: Sense and Sensibility – Two sisters, two different paths to romance. Persuasion – A love that stands the test of time. Pride and Prejudice – Overcoming differences. Emma – Maturing and finding one’s true feelings. Mansfield Park – Being genuine no matter what. Northanger Abbey – Gaining perspective on […]
Did Catherine Morland Pay Attention?
In reading The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe and thinking about how it may have influenced Catherine Morland’s imagination in Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen I find myself wondering how much of the novel Catherine actually paid attention to. Granted, The Mysteries of Udolpho is a gargantuan read compared to most books I typically read in my modern 21st century […]
PRO-file I: ESosa, COSTUME DESIGNER
With Sense & Sensibility The Musical, ESosa goes from the runway to the stage, a trajectory he really likes to travel by Douglas Langworthy ESosa, costume designer for Sense & Sensibility The Musical, based on Jane Austen’s much loved first novel, moves effortlessly between the fashion world and the theatre world. This rising fashion star, […]
Let Me Be Vanilla
After reading many of Austen’s works, I believe every heroine prayed this: Let me be vanilla!
Better a Companion than a Sequel
Though I find enjoyment in reading these mash-ups, vagaries, and continuations, my favorite of the Jane Austen novels is Sense and Sensibility.
Perhaps in the Silence
Even knowing how it must end, I found myself tearing up and hoping for a different outcome.
Steampunk Thirty Fathoms Deep
Just finished up chapter thirty in Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters, and I am loving it.
Ten Fathoms Deep
I am ten chapters into Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and likewise within the pages of Sense and Sensibility.
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monster: Book Trailer
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monster: Book Trailer