Mr. KNightley – A sleepy conscience

A quick movie and TV review (still Austen)

Part II Emma With the exeption of P&P, no works by Jane Austen has received as many adaptations as Emma. Somehow, after 200 years, not only do the book still charm readers with its vain and snobbish heroine, but it also still manage to persuade producers that our Emma Woodhouse worth the money to makeContinue reading “A quick movie and TV review (still Austen)”

Quotes from works by Jane Austen (part 1)

(Updating) (Updating) These are some of the most memorable quotes from Austen’s six major novels (since I’m excluding Sanditon, which wasn’t completed, and Love and Friendship). Jane Austen were known for her wit and sarcastic way of using words; hence, you can expect plenty of sharp and clever lines. The world of Austen is generallyContinue reading “Quotes from works by Jane Austen (part 1)”

Emma

Of all Jane Austen’s major novels, Emma stands out as the clearest example of her distinct style, which utilizes free indirect speech, a method she helped popularize. Though Emma was written in third-person, the narrative was designed to focus on the thoughts and feelings of Emma, our protagonist, and the society of Highbury, the settingContinue reading “Emma”