OK, I've now watched Becoming Jane, love the guy who really has a Scottish accent in the leading role, I am always amazed how people take on a completely different accent in a movie, wouldnt it be easier to employ someone with the right accent?!! Interesting watching the special features, always interesting.

Today watched half of P&P (BBC production) . Last week saw the Kiera Knightly version, actually rather enjoyed it, its different to the more classical versions, but I think it worked well

Got a number of library books out this week too, amazing that there are so many titles related to Jane A, got one interesting one about a few generations of her family. Good so far.

Always took out P&P (know I have my own copy here, but where??) and Sense and Sensibility and Lady Jane, short book.

Hope everyone else is enjoying this, what a great "assignement"!!

cheers
Julie

Everything Austen Challenge

Just found a great challenge and therefore have just started a blog which I've meant to do for ages!

Stephanie has kindly started a competition to do 6 or 12 Austen related activities.

Here is my list:

1. Watch Becoming Jane DVD -Done!
2. Watch Pride and Prejudice DVD BBC series again (with Colin Firth) Done!
3. Watch Pride and Prejudice Kiera Knightly version -Done!
4. Watch Emma DVD
5. Watch Sense and Sensibility DVD
6. (Make a Jane Austen sampler from The Gift of Stitching magazine)

Here are my next 6 challenges!

7. Read Northanger Abbey
8. Read Sense and Sensibility
9. Read Emma
10. Watch Bridget Jones diary
11. Read Mansfield Park
12. Read Pride and Predjudice

I have read all these before and watched most of the DVDs, but this is a great opportunity to re-read them.

Looking forward to this

My first Blog entry

At last, I've started my own blog after reading so many others!!