Persuasion is the last novel completed by Jane Austen and was published posthumously. Its main character, Anne Elliot, is twenty-seven years old, the oldest of Austen’s chief female protagonists. She also seems to be the … Jane Austen’s PersuasionRead more
Last night my wife and I watched the 1995 film adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, Sense and Sensibility. Emma Thompson’s screenplay won her an Oscar. Sense and Sensibility is the third Jane Austen novel that … Sense and Sensibility: Jane Austen v. Emma ThompsonRead more
I find Mrs. Bennet to be one of the most disgusting characters created by Jane Austen in her marvelous novel Pride and Prejudice, although the outrageous Reverend Collins can give her a run for her … In Defense of Mrs. BennetRead more
