I found this while searching for an unrelated Jane Austen book but I am a sucker for Jane Austen-related books (I suppose I can call myself a Janeite?) and so decided to hunt down this book. But, I also just checked Goodreads and it as it turns out, I’ve already read the book! That said,… Read More Book Review: A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz
As a P&P fan, it’s not a surprise that I would choose to request this book from NetGalley. After all, it’s focuses on Darcy – who inspired Jane Austen to come up with his character and his lasting influence on culture. There’s Something about Darcy is broken into 3 main sections: The first section talks… Read More There’s Something about Darcy by Gabrielle Malcolm
I heard about this from Jane over at the Greenish Bookshelves and I love Pride and Prejudice so I headed down to the library for this the first chance I had. This is a Pride and Prejudice retelling, diverging from the book at Darcy’s original proposal. Instead, the story looks at what might have happened… Read More Unequal Affection by Lara S. Ormiston
I just had to borrow this one when I saw it because I love Jane Austen and tea (as evidenced by the fact that I went to the Jane Austen Center in Bath and bought their tea). Tea with Jane Austen is about tea (and food) in Jane Austen’s time, which is quite focused compared… Read More Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson
During our trip to England last year, we visited Bath and of course, I had to visit the Jane Austen Centre! They had a tea room and a Jane Austen blend tea which made me very happy (as you can imagine). First, the tea: I also bought a book called Dining with Mr. Darcy This… Read More Jane Austen Tea + Jane Austen Centre Tea Room