The World of Jane Austen Celebrate Jane Austen

“The World of Jane Austen” Celebrate Jane Austen through her life, novels, modern adaptations, and media

Who is Jane Austen? n n n 16 December 1775: born in Steventon England, to George and Cassandra Austen (6 brothers and 1 sister) 1790 -1793: writes her juvenalia 1795 -1798: writes first versions of Northanger Abbey (Susan), Sense & Sensibility (Elinor & Marianne), and Pride and Prejudice (First Impressions) 1801 -1805: Father retires, moves to Bath wife & daughters 1803: ‘Susan’ (Northanger Abbey) bought by publisher but never actually published 1803 -1805: “Lady Susan” begun

Jane & Family

Steventon Church & Bath

Who is Jane Austen? (cont. ) n n n n 1803 -1805: “The Watsons” begun 1805: Father dies; women move from house to house 1808: Live in Southampton with brother & Sister-in -law 1809 -1817: Lives with mother & Sister at Chawton House on brother’s estate; Revises P&P and S&S 1811: Sense & Sensibility is published 1813: Pride & Prejudice is published 1814: Mansfield Park is published; begins Emma

Chawton House/Writing Desk

Who is Jane Austen? (cont. ) n n 1816: Emma published & dedicated to the Prince Regent (whom she did NOT care for at all) 1817: Begins “Sanditon” before debilitating illness 17 July 1817: dies in Winchester, England; buried in Winchester Cathedral together by brother 1818: Northanger Abbey and Persuasion published posthumously

Jane Austen’s Tomb

Jane’s Dedication Emma by Jane Austen TO HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT, THIS WORK IS, BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S PERMISSION, MOST REPECTFULLY DEDICATED, BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS'S DUTIFUL AND OBEDIENT HUMBLE SERVANT, THE AUTHOR

Regency England n n n n When is the Regency Period? 1811 -1820 / 1795 -1837 Technically the period of the Prince Regent of England, Prince of Wales, later George IV The Regency Redingote Blog A Regency Repository Blog Regency England Blog Nancy Mayer Regency Researcher Georgette Heyer Fan Site The Regency Inkwell Regency Encyclopedia

Regency Dress

Jane Austen Purist or No? n Purist: Those who only read Jane Austen’s works and criticism of her works. n Non-Purist: The same as above, but also enjoy modern sequels, mash-ups, graphic novels and movie adaptations.

Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) n n n n www. jasna. org Membership Chapters/Regions Perks (JA Tours, Guest Speakers, Publications) Annual General Meetings (brilliant fun!) Persuasions Journal Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine Jane Austen in Vermont Blog

JASNA South Central Texas Regional Chapter n http: //jasnatxsc. wordpress. com/ n A Regional Chapter that includes Austin and San Antonio. There is a Regional Coordinator and 2 Vice-Presidents, one for Austin and one for San Antonio. n If you wish to join this chapter, please contact Bill Lesso at blesso@utexas. edu.

Jane Austen Web Sites Austenprose Blog n Austenonly Blog n Rebublic of Pemberley n Jane Austen Today Blog n Jane Austen’s World Blog n Austen. Blog n Jane Odiwe Jane Austen Sequels Blog n Jane Austen Film Club Blog n Lizzie Bennet Diaries (You. Tube series) n Jane Austen’s House Museum, Chawton n Chawton House Library n Jane Austen Centre (Bath, England) n Jane Austen Books n

Film Adaptations n Sense and Sensibility (1971, 1981, 1995*, 2008) n Pride and Prejudice (1940, 1952, 1958, 1967, 1980, 1995*, 2005) n Emma (1960, 1972, 1996, 2010*) n Mansfield Park (1983, 1999*, 2007) n Northanger Abbey (1986, 2007*) n Persuasion (1961, 1971, 1995*, 2007)

Film Stills

Other Films based on Jane Austen n n n n Becoming Jane (2008) Miss Austen Regrets (2008) Lost in Austen (2009, P&P) I Have Found It (India, 2003 -S&S) Aisha (India, 2010 -Emma) Bride & Prejudice (India, 2004 -P&P) From Prada to Nada (2011, S&S) Clueless (Emma, 1995) The Jane Austen Book Club (2008)

Other Films (cont. )

Modern Criticism/Appreciation n n n Jane’s Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World / Claire Harman Why Jane Austen? / Rachel Brownstein A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things that Really Matter / William Deresiewicz Jane Austen for Dummies / Joan Klingel Ray Searching for Jane Austen / Emily Auerbach What Matters in Jane Austen? : Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved / John Mullan Georgette Heyer's Regency World / Jennifer Kloester

Appreciation Books

Criticism/Appreciation (cont. ) n n n n The Real Jane Austen : A Life in Small Things / Paula Byrne The Friendly Jane Austen : A Well-Mannered Introduction to a lady of Sense & Sensibility / Natalie Tyler Everybody's Jane : Austen in the Popular Imagination / Juliette Wells A Truth Universally Acknowledged : 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen / ed. by Susannah Carson All Roads Lead to Austen: A Year-Long Journey with Jane / Amy Smith Jane Austen’s Cults and Cultures / Claudia l. Johnson Celebrating Pride & Prejudice: 200 Years of Jane Austen’s Masterpiece / Susannah Fullerton

Modern Sequels-Authors Carrie Bebris n Stephanie Barron n Amanda Grange n Jane Odiwe n Rebecca Ann Collins n Syrie James n Jill Pitkeathley n Laurie Viera Rigler n Beth Patillo n Shannon Hale n Tracy Kiely n Victoria Connelly n

Popular Fiction

Modern Sequels (cont. ) Emma Tennant n Abigail Reynolds n P. D. James n Colleen Mc. Cullough n Michael Thomas Ford n Sharon Lathan n Elizabeth Aston n Linda Berdoll n Karen Joy Fowler n Paula Marantz Cohen n Seth Grahame-Smith n Joan Aiken n

Fun with Jane! n n n n n Jane Austen Character/Heroine Quizzes…Who are you? Jane Austen Quizzes and Trivia site The Pemberley Shoppe Bingley’s Teas Unlimited Jane Austen Action Figure Jane Austen Gifts @ Cafe. Press. com Jane Austen’s Fight Club Jane Austen’s Birthday: 11 of the Weirdest Adaptations…. My JASNA Poster: How NOT to Write a Jane Austen-Inspired Novel

A Little Extra Amusement… n Jane Austen Bobblehead!!

Excessively Diverting Quotes n n n Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible. For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn?

Thank You for you Kind Attention I do hope you were excessively diverted by this presentation! You are now an official Jane Austen Enthusiast! Inquiries? Debye Nicholl, Librarian Brook Hollow Library, 210 -207 -9030 Deborah. nicholl@sanantonio. gov (wk) wiccagen@gmail. com (personal) San Antonio Contact for South Central Texas Regional Chapter of JASNA