Being
‘trinket nuts’ here at the Centre we were very
excited to hear about the special auction taking place next week in
Gloucester. The Shambles, a family run museum, is going under the
hammer and thousands of items are up for sale – anything from
a Victorian hammer to a complete tin church! Wow. See you next month.
Jackie Herring
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*Many
thanks
again to 'austenblog'
and it's
contributors for keeping the newsletter informed of some of the many
events and happenings in the world of Jane Austen.
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Jodi Picoult has now sold over 30 million
copies of her novels, making her, in women’s fiction sales,
second only to JK Rowling.
So who is her favourite Darcy? |
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Post your thoughts and interact with others
using on our forum. It’s easy to use but you will first have
to register to be able to post. Have fun! |
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This is a nicely edited piece and features
the song "Crystallised Beauty" by Philip Sheppard - ITV used this music
to promote the movies. |
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Now you can look back at any of the
newsletters from the past couple of years. It makes fascinating
reading. Give it a try.
The archive goes back to January 2007. |
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‘Courtney is a modern Los Angeles
girl - smoking, drinking and generally self-medicating with takeaways
and Austen novels since she broke up with her cheating
fiance.’ Where is the author going with this one and how can
Jane Austen save her heroine?
You can buy this novel cheaper from us at The
Jane Austen Giftshop
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Follow the link to find out
what’s taking place at venues in Alton and Chawton.
There’s music, readings, plays, displays, talks, market stalls, cricket and much more…
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A collection of
Jane Austen first editions including the rarest, Sense and Sensibility,
are amongst Paula Peyraud's collection of
‘Bluestocking’ books to be sold in New York next
week. |
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Internet
sensation Susan Boyle surprised everyone on ‘Britain’s got
talent’ when her singing talent overcame the audience’s
apparent prejudice because of her appearance.
Has Jane Austen ever commented about this form of prejudice?
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Want
to visit ALL the BBC filming locations for the classic Colin Firth
production? Follow in the footsteps of Lizzie and Darcy from Longbourn
to Pemberley on this magical 4 day tour.
New dates - 14th to 17th September. |
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Guess the novel characters by their own
descriptions of themselves.
Best of
luck |
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