The January/February issue (No. 61) of Jane Austen’s Regency World magazine, marking the bicentenary of Pride & Prejudice, has just been published and is being mailed to subscribers over the holiday period.
Some highlights:
*Albert goes ape for Austen: the story of an orangutan’s obsession with Pride and Prejudice
*A history of Jane Austen’s “darling child”: the background to Jane’s best-known book
*Firth and foremost: Colin Firth’s love-hate relationship with Mr Darcy
*Choose your Darcy: some of the actors who have played Jane’s hero [hence the dishy cover!]
*North to Pemberley: Elizabeth Bennet’s journey with the Gardiners
*Selling Pride & Prejudice: the spin-offs and the merchandising
*Plus News, Letters, Book Reviews and information from Jane Austen Societies in the US, UK, and Australia
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The perfect Holiday gift for your favorite Austen fan – or for yourself if you don’t already subscribe! You can do so here: http://janeaustenmagazine.co.uk/subscribe/
Image and text courtesy of Jane Austen’s Regency World Magazine.
Boy am I glad I renewed my subscription! Anyone planning on going to the P & P weekend at The Governor in Hyde Park in January?
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Reblogged this on Austenprose – A Jane Austen Blog and commented:
Huzzah! A new issue of JARW mag.
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Thanks Laurel Ann for the re-blog! – this issue looks fabulous – all those Darcys!
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