The Governor’s House in Hyde Park will be hosting another Jane Austen event next weekend on August 14-16 ~ topic is Pride & Prejudice.

Jane Austen Weekend: Pride and Prejudice*

The Governor’s House in Hyde Park

Friday to Sunday, Aug. 14 – 16

[also the weekends of  Sept. 11 – 13, 2009 and Jan. 8 – 10, 2010]

http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html

802-888-6888, tollfree 866-800-6888 or info@OneHundredMain.com

Reservations are required!

A leisurely weekend of literary-inspired diversions has something for every Jane Austen devoteé. Slip quietly back into Regency England in a beautiful old mansion. Take afternoon tea. Listen to Mozart. Bring your needlework. Share your thoughts at a discussion of Pride and Prejudice and how the movies stand up to the book. Attend the talk entitled The World of Jane Austen. Test your knowledge of Pride and Prejudice and the Regency period and possibly take home a prize. Take a carriage ride or sleigh ride. For the gentleman there are riding and fly fishing as well as lots of more modern diversions if a whole weekend of Jane is not his cup of tea. Join every activity or simply indulge yourself quietly all weekend watching the movies. Dress in whichever century suits you. It’s not Bath, but it is Hyde Park and you’ll love Vermont circa 1800. 

Note that our very own Kelly McDonald will be speaking on 
“Georgiana Darcy and the ‘Naïve Art’ of Young Ladies”   ~ Looking into the lives of ladies like Georgiana Darcy (Pride & Prejudice), as expressed through their artwork.

 [from “Mrs. Hurst Dancing”, illus. by Diana Sperling]

[see Kelly’s blog at Two Teens in the Time of Austen for more information on her talk…]

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*Or come for just an afternoon or evening and choose from these activities:

• Informal Talk with Coffee and Dessert, Friday, 8:00 p.m., $14.00
• Afternoon Tea, Saturday, 3:00 p.m., $20.00
•  Book Discussion and Dinner, Saturday, 7:00 p.m., $35.00
•  Jane Austen Quiz and Sunday Brunch, Sunday, 11:30 a.m., $15.00
• All four activities: $75.00

The Governor’s House in Hyde Park

100 Main St

Hyde Park, VT 05655

http://www.OneHundredMain.com/jane_austen.html

802-888-6888, tollfree 866-800-6888 or info@OneHundredMain.com

[Posted by Deb]