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Despite the fact that 2020 doesn't have a ton to recommend it otherwise, it's been a pretty great year to be a Jane Austen fan. From the arrival of Sanditon on PBS to the release of a new feature film adaptation of Emma in theaters just
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Ever since its publication in 1911, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1849-1924) has never been out of print. The popular novel has inspired multiple feature film and television adaptations, including the most recent 2020 version, a lavish retelling with an all-star cast that includes Colin Firth, Julie Walters,
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Times are still uncertain and if, like me, you foolhardily waded into the insane real estate market here in the U.S., you likely need to make time for a little self-care to keep you from ending up in a fetal position on the floor. So the other night I
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Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show. To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record that I was born (as I have been informed and believe)
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Netflix is looking to bring a whole new generation to Manderley again with its sumptuous looking new adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's classic novel Rebecca. The original film, released eighty years ago, was directed by none other than Alfred Hitchcock, won the Academy Award for Best Picture and
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During this stressful time, I think we’re all looking for something to take our minds off the world outside, something comforting and familiar. So what did I seek out to bring me a few hours of calm and happiness amidst such a time of uncertainty? A zombie horror movie,
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I’m sure I don’t have to tell you all how stressful life is at the moment. With little discernable light at the end of the tunnel, I’m always on the lookout for a bit of respite, a few hours where I can relax and forget about all
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Outlander star Sam Heughan has joined Crazy Rich Asians' Constance Wu and an all-star cast for the upcoming period romantic comedy Mr. Malcolm's List. The Jane Austen-inspired comedy of manners centers on Mr. Jeremy Malcom, one of nineteenth-century London's most eligible bachelors. He is, as
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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her. These are the opening words of Jane Austen’s novel
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The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony is just over a week away and I’ve been methodically making my way through all the Best Picture contenders as is my annual custom. I’ve watched six out of the nine nominees and have found most of them to be worth the time
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It's true: Maybe we don't actually need another onscreen adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma, given the fact that there's already a fairly great feature film version starring Gwyneth Paltrow and an amazing television adaptation starring Romola Garai out there just waiting for
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Mark your calendars, period drama fans: The film adaptation of Laura Moriarty’s The Chaperone, starring Downton Abbey alum Elizabeth McGovern, is coming to PBS Masterpiece next month. The film follows the real-life story of actress Louise Brooks and tells a fictionalized account of her travels from Wichita, Kansas to