JASNA’s Web site reports that Weekend Today on NBC will have a segment on the auction of the Rice portrait, with interviews with members of JASNA’s New York Metropolitan Region. The show is broadcast Sunday morning; check your local listings for the time of broadcast.
Alert Janeite Franka sent us news that the IMDB listing for the upcoming BBC Sense and Sensibility miniseries has been updated with several cast members; interestingly, the apothecary who attends Marianne is listed but not Colonel Brandon! Fortunately, Franka also sent us a press release from the BBC about filming, which includes confirmation that David Morrissey is indeed playing Colonel Brandon as has been previously rumored. The press release calls it a “three-part adaptation” and we believe that means three hour-long episodes. (more…)
The Frugal Duchess blog has 5 Frugal Lessons I Learned From Pride and Prejudice. Too bad Lydia and Wickham didn’t have the benefit of this wisdom!
1. Walking is an important and low-cost form of transportation.
Scenario: Elizabeth Bennet wants to visit her sister Jane, who is ill and stranded at a friend’s home about three miles away.
Quote:
“Elizabeth, feeling anxious, was determined to go to her [sister Jane], though the carriage was not to be had; and as she was no horsewoman, walking was her only alternative.”
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