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Catherine Morland returns 22 years later! 💕 Join me on My Jane Austen Book Club for a conversation with Nancy Bilyeau, author of The Heiress of Northanger Abbey, about Catherine, Gothic mysteries, motherhood and her new adventure. thesecretunderstandingoftheh… #NorthangerAbbey #Jaff
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One of the greatest joys of Austen's legacy is seeing how each generation of writers finds fresh, imaginative ways to revisit her beloved stories. Some remain close to the original, while others dare to ask, What if...? Read my latest author interview 👇 thesecretunderstandingoftheh…
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Alan Rickman as Colonel Brandon 😍 Look at that intense, brooding gaze! What are the first 3 adjectives that come to your mind when you look at this picture of Brandon? #ColonelBrandon #SenseAndSensibility #AlanRickman #JaneAusten #MyJaneAustenBookClub 📚
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Pride & Prejudice meets Joseon-era Korea! Watch our video review of #BehindFiveWillows, discover why this historical romance by #JuneHur is an absolute must-read. The author herself is joining us on the blog soon for an exclusive interview! #JaneAusten #MyJaneAustenBookClub
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Day 10,009 of posting the hand flex scene from Pride & Prejudice to cleanse the timeline. xitter.cf/i/status/2010041678154…
what is the sexiest non-sex scene you've ever seen?
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💬 Choose your Austen matron: Lady Bertram or Mrs Bennet? One dozes on sofas with her pug and avoids all exertion. The other vibrates with nerves, matchmaking schemes, and very loud opinions. Cast your vote 👀👇 #JaneAusten #LadyBertram #MrsBennet #MyJaneAustenBookClub 📚
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🎉Happy Publication Day, Pride & Prejudice! On this day, 28 January 1813, Jane Austen gave the world Pride & Prejudice — and forever changed the literary landscape with Elizabeth Bennet, Mr Darcy and a love story built on wit, growth and self-knowledge. #MyJaneAustenBookClub 📚
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"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much." Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility #MarianneDashwood #JaneAusten #SenseandSensibility #quoteoftheday #MyJaneAustenBookClub 📚
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Happy birthday, Rosamund Pike! 💐 (Born on 27 January 1979, Jane Bennet in Pride and Prejudice 2005)
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"... Marianne, only half dressed, was kneeling against one of the window-seats for the sake of all the little light she could command from it, and writing as fast as a continual flow of tears would permit her." Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, ch. 29 #MyJaneAustenBookClub 📚
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"Marianne could never love by halves; and her whole heart became, in time, as much devoted to her husband, as it had once been to Willoughby." Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, ch. 50
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"It is not time or opportunity that is to determine intimacy;—it is disposition alone. Seven years would be insufficient to make some people acquainted with each other, and seven days are more than enough for others." 📖 Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility
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These images take us back to Barton Cottage — Marianne full of feeling, full of hope… and on the brink of heartbreak. Do you think Marianne’s devotion was romantic or reckless? #MyJaneAustenBookClub 📚 🎬 BBC Sense and Sensibility 2008
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Pride & Prejudice 🤍 Sense & Sensibility 🤍 The Holiday Meet The Sisters’ Holiday by Jayne Bamber — a festive Austen-inspired romance with sister swaps, Christmas at Longbourn, and guaranteed HEAs! 🎄✨ 📖 Guest post + excerpt on the blog today thesecretunderstandingoftheh…
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Hello, 2026! ✨ May the new year bring kindness, good books, lively conversations and moments of beauty. May your days be filled with wit, warmth, friendship, and just enough romance to keep life interesting. Here’s to another year of reading, revisiting and rejoicing together.
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“They danced together; and, as he engaged her again, she was secure of having a partner at least till the end of the evening.” Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey, chapter 3 #NorthangerAbbey #JaneAusten #MyJaneAustenBookClub 📚 #CatherineMorland #HenryTilney
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As 2025 draws to a close, thank you to this wonderful community of Austen lovers 🤍 For the conversations, memories, favourite scenes, and new discoveries. Here’s to friendship, curiosity, and the joy of returning—again and again—to the worlds we love. 📚✨ #MyJaneAustenBookClub
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Happy Birthday to Jennifer Ehle! ❤️ (29 December 1969) Is she your favourite Lizzy?
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