"I am so ill I can hardly speak" (#JaneAusten ~ Persuasion) WOW ~ Word of the Week ~ Sick as a Horse https://t.co/eKhn1TVkt8

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Pride & Prejudice illustration, created by Helen Binyon in the 1930s.

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love comes from the heart and can be immortalised through literature. 📚🌹 there is no doubt that Jane Austen knew how to orchestrate a timeless love story. Sandie Sonke's portraiture is the first in a series of female authors ... https://t.co/IXQDteSDtx

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While authors didn't describe a low mood as "the blues," they did write about melancholy:
At Seventeen: Adolescence in Sense and Sensibility
by Shawn Lisa Maurer
https://t.co/ABi6u4BUhQ
ECF 25.4 (2013)

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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." -

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Exploring with as part of Stony Stratford's annual wordy affair:
https://t.co/AQvxvrwUEZ

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Daily - Day 12-16-18
A tribute to 3 famous novelists who shared their birthday on Dec 16th:
1. (Dec 16, 1775 – July 18, 1817)
2. (Dec 16, 1917 – Mar 19, 2008)
3. (Dec 16, 1928 – Mar 2, 1982)
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Happy birthday to the Queen of Sags and the Queen of Romance 📝💕

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Happy Birthday to born in 1775. “I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.”―from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1813)
https://t.co/Tsia5VYUqz

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Found this comic on the life of Jane Austen. It ends with cartoon Emma Thompson winning an Oscar for best screenplay.

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There was quite a response to yesterday's Anne Elliot, so here's Captain Frederick Wentworth to complete the set.

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Love Check out 's "Tea with Jane" playlist for music inspired by her life and times, and make sure to vote for "Pride and Prejudice" in '

Listen to the playlist now: https://t.co/5z9439odfE
Cast your vote: https://t.co/jFSl0G9nyh

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Today is the anniversary of death, and in her honor we recommend reading MARY B. by Katherine J. Chen, a little "Pride & Prejudice" from Mary's POV:
https://t.co/xxl2kPyCs6

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Guess who I’m making into pillows? Have Lizzie and Darcy chilling on opposite sides of your couch, judging each other. Put them on your bed. Do whatever you wanttt. I’ve been wanting to make pillows forever! Darcy coming soon.
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