Tag Archives: Northanger Abbey

The Elegance of the Breakfast Set

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: March 8, 2012
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The birth of English Bone China

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Northanger Abbey 2007: The Continuing Saga

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: July 18, 2011
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Translate  Another Jane Austen novel is being dusted off for the big screen. This time, Miramax films is co-producing Northanger Abbey. It’s a $9 million feature adaptation of Jane Austen’s first published novel. Shooting begins this fall in Bath, an historic city to about 150 kilometres southwest of London and well-known to Austen. Bath is [...]

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Ann Radcliffe: Mother of the Gothic Novel

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: July 16, 2011

Translate  Ann Radcliffe was an English author, a pioneer of the gothic novel. She was born Ann Ward in Holborn, July 9, 1764. Her father was William Ward, a haberdasher; her mother was Ann Oates. At the age of 22, she married journalist William Radcliffe, owner and editor of the English Chronicle, in Bath in [...]

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How to Force a Hyacinth Bulb

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 20, 2011

(though the love of a hyacinth may be rather domestic)

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Stitch A Sampler

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 20, 2011

Create your own needle and thread masterpiece!

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Instructions for Commerce

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 20, 2011

Card Games Popular in Regency England

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Behind the Scenes: Northanger Abbey

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 20, 2011

How this book came to be printed

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A Journey into the Past with Jane Austen

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 20, 2011

Jennifer Forest describes Jane Austen’s influence in her life…

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Josiah Wedgewood and the Birth of English Pottery

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 20, 2011

A study of classic English China and it’s European Beginnings

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Regency Dancing

Posted by Laura Boyle | Published: June 20, 2011

A look at the various dances enjoyed during the Regency

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