I’m so excited to be partaking in the 5th Annual Austen in August extravaganza of all things Jane Austen! This summer marked the 200th anniversary of her too early death on July 18, 1817, and this is a wonderful way to honor and celebrate our beloved Jane.
Austen in August was launched and is hosted by Adam at roofbeamreader.com. It has spawned several copycat events (true flattery they say), but the original (and best!) event is noted by the hashtag #AusteninAugustRBR
The “official” read is Northanger Abbey, which I just finished rereading for the umpteenth time. It gets more and more delightful. I also opened the month with a binge rewatch of the 1995 TV mini-series of Pride and Prejudice.
Participants will be reading Austen’s writings, including any re-imaginings of her works, biographies, critical texts, and, of course, watching film and TV adaptations. We can also choose from a wonderful stream of articles that have appeared on Austen all summer long in various print and online publications, and of course many Janeite blog postings!
Sign up to join us for Austen in August at RoofbeamReader.
Link up any Austen in August blog posts on this master page to be eligible for prizes and giveaways!
Chat about #AusteninAugustRBR with this hashtag on social media.
My Reading List:
Northanger Abbey—completed
Persuasion—completed
The Incredible Crime, by Lois Austen-Leigh—completed
Lady Susan—completed
Love & Freindship—completed
Jane Austen’s Letters (4th Ed), collected and edited by Deirdre Le Faye—browsing reread of selected letters
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