A reminder that the Biography Channel is showing the episode profiling Jane Austen tonight at 9 p.m. ET/PT and repeating at 1 a.m. As the saying goes, check your local listings. (Our understanding is that it is showing in the U.S. only.)
If you don’t get the Biography Channel, you can purchase the tape from A&E.
Today is the 229th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, late one night of a cold, snowy December in Steventon, Hampshire.
“…last night the time came, and without a great deal of warning, everything was soon happily over. We have now another girl, a present plaything for her sister Cassy and a future companion. She is to be Jenny…” - From a letter from the Rev. George Austen to his sister-in-law, Mrs. Walter, 17 December 1775*
I treasure the writings of Jane Austen, because I get more enjoyment from them as a whole than from the production of any other writer. I also treasure the many friendships I’ve made as a result of my public enjoyment of those works, both offline and online. Happy Birthday, Jane, and happy Jane Austen’s Birthday to all of the readers of AustenBlog. Lift a glass of virtual champagne with me, and feel free to leave your greetings and wishes to Jane in the comments of this post. I do believe she will see them there.
*quoted from Jane Austen: A Family Record by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh, revised and enlarged by Deirdre LeFaye
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