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Welcome to Austen for Beginners!

Maybe you’ve been put off in the past because you thought Jane Austen was too difficult to read?
Perhaps you’ve seen one or two of the movies or a TV mini-series, but never plucked up the courage to read the original book? If so, this site is for you!


Austen for Beginners is your guide to Jane Austen’s work if you haven’t come across it before, or if you’ve seen a movie or a book on the shelf and want to learn more. Here you will find the text of all the novels with explanatory notes which will help you to find your  way through these classic texts.

Book of the month NEW

"A Fine Brush On Ivory: An Appreciation Of Jane Austen" by Richard Jenkyns

This is an academic study of Jane Austen's work, but a very readable one. I was just given it recently and thoroughly enjoyed reading it - I hope you will enjoy it too!

 



Lost in Austen  new
New drama starting in UK on ITV1 on 3 September


lost in austen

From the ITV1 website:
Jemima Rooper stars as Amanda Price - the frustrated romantic who lives for reading and adores the characters in her Jane Austen books. Then one day she discovers a gateway in her flat and ends up being transported to her favourite world, the world of Pride and Prejudice. But is the “true” story in danger of being thrown off track by her presence?

See the official website for the series here



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The Jane Austen Book Club - now available on DVD!

 






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