The Jane Austen Thread

[NIrelandGillian]

Love Jane Austen. I love Pride and prejudice.

Not sure if I've read that one, but it was our school play when I was in 1st year. Sometime I'll find it online and read it. Currently I am reading Northanger Abbey online plus Mansfield Park - an old copy belonging to my sister.

I loved Emma.

Gillian

 

[NIrelandGillian]

My favorite is: Sense and Sensibility. I love the contrast between Marianne (Sense) who is so spontaneous and emotionally high toned to Elinor (her older sister) (Sensibility) who is very practical and pragmatic. I think it reflects both sides of Austen's own character and personality. Good read and even excellent film with Kate Winslet (before her rising star) as Marianne and Emma Thompson (at her very best) as Elinor.

Interesting aside is that in 2003 Emma Thompson married the British Actor (Greg Wise ) who played John Willoughby, the character in the story who jilts Marianne (played by Winslet). In the movie Thompson's character, Elinor, ends up with the young minister played by Hugh Grant.

I must read the book again and watch the film - I vaguely remember watching it but don't remember much about it.

At the moment I am reading Northanger Abbey online and an old copy of Mansfield Park which was owned by my mother before she was married and then passed on to my sister before she was married. I don't remember when my sister passed it on to me. It's certainly like I've never read it before.

Gillian