jane austen

[Canadian Idiot09]

anybody read her books????

I'am trying to read them,have sometimes hard time understanding it.!!

[kimasabe90035]

Keep with it... read each sentence as slow as you need to to catch her meaning. Usually, she is poking fun at someone, but she is quite subtle, and writers about human frailities in an ironic way.

Try to take class in English 18th & 19th Century novels, anywhere you can, if you really want to enjoy expanding your mind. Having a guide give you an idea what the Jane is writing about, will really help. Remember to have fun, because predominantly, that is exactly why Jane was writing.... to amuse her readers & herself.

Wikipedia overview of Jane Austen, helps explain some of her themes:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Austen

anybody read her books????

I'am trying to read them,have sometimes hard time understanding it.!!

[Canadian Idiot09]

ok,Thanks for your help!!

[fivestars]

Oh I do like her, she is so smart to write so many great books, Emma, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. I recommend you to read them they are good, and I like the pride and prejudice best, I've read it several times. This classic novel of 1813, Pride and Prejudice wins my heart with its romantic story of Elizabeth Bennet and her Mr. Darcy. This novel is almost certainly the one where Austen best displays her sharp-edged wit both through Elizabeth's dialogue and in the narrative voice describing some of these characters and their actions. I bought a book for $8 with a deal (http://www.dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=54430), I like it very much, so don't wait, just read them.

[Canadian Idiot09]

I've watched some of the movies before..

[summerlight00]

Emma is great I like it.

[Canadian Idiot09]

thats good

[kimasabe90035]

PBS is showcasing Jane Austen novels, on Sunday nights in L.A. (& other cities, I'm sure) in Masterpiece Theatre.

Be sure to watch it! more info @ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/

[Canadian Idiot09]

cool

[kimasabe90035]

This movie looks FUN & enlightening! :nod:

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/janeaustenbookclub/index.html?hs308=email

[Canadian Idiot09]

i bet

[kimasabe90035]

CATCH up on all the Jane Austen novels on PBS series (still running ~ Pride & Prejudice wraps up this Sunday) ~ see clips @

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/index.html

[kimasabe90035]

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
March 30 and April 6, 2008 on PBS
(check your local listings)

A young cast of Britain's most buzzed about talent (Hattie Morahan,
Charity Wakefield, Dan Stevens) daringly captures the Dashwoods' fall
from grace in a vulnerable and seductive new adaptation by Andrew
Davies.

Visit Masterpiece Online for more on Sense and Sensibility:
* Sense Behind the Scenes Video
The cast, the costumes, the locations and the relentless rain that
threatened to ruin it all.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/senseandsensibility/bts.html (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/senseandsensibility/bts.html)
* A Life Coach Takes on Austen
Author and coach Cheryl Richardson on the surprising insights Jane
Austen has for your 21st century life.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/senseandsensibility/coaching.html (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/senseandsensibility/coaching.html)
* Plus, find out more about the cast and characters and see video
from all the Austen adaptations.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/senseandsensibility/characters.html (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/senseandsensibility/characters.html)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/index.html (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/austen/index.html)

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p.s. PBS ROCKS!!! :kiss: