Jane Across and Down
January 29, 2008
It’s not as easy as it looks. You’ll need a thorough grounding in all the character names, locations and even a quote or two. You don’t even have to do it in ink. Fill in the squares from the comfort of your PC while watching this past Sunday’s penny dreadful Mansfield Park. (Still waiting for a review of that from our own Jane-nut Gallery. General consensus is MP was duller than listening to Miss Bates talk.)
Austen on Film
January 28, 2008
Did everyone watch Mansfield Park last night? I’m undecided on my feelings. I think I need to watch it again.
If you ever need to see how many movie versions of the books there are the Jane Austen Society of North America has all of that on their website. You just click on the book title and there are all the movie versions. http://jasna.org/film/index.html
What are your feelings on Northanger Abbey? It’s only been made into a movie one other time. I wish they had all been mini-series. I liked Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park but I think they need to be longer to get the whole story. I would also love to see Persuasion done as a mini-series. One of my problems with the 2005 Pride and Prejudice is I don’t think you get a sense of how much time passes. I think it’s easier to accomplish when it’s a mini-series.
