My Love for Jane Austen

It is time to announce the winner of Pride and Prejudice . Do allow me to express my gratitude to author Sophie Turner for stopping by at my humble blog as part of her blog tour. And thank you to Claudine DiMuzio Pepe for your kind invitation to join in Sophie's virtual tour. Understandably, only three commenters are interested to win an e-book of Pride and Prejudice as it is available for free on Nook and Kobo . Nevertheless random number generator was deployed and selected which is BeckyC, please write your email address and the format of the e-book that you would like to receive (mobi, epub, etc.) in the contact page. Your details will then be forwarded to the blog tour organiser who will arrange delivery of your prize. You have until Thursday, 10 August 2017 to do so or a new winner will next be chosen instead.

Austen Authors ' Sophie Turner is back on her second visit to My Love for Jane Austen. She is not bringing news of another Pride and Prejudice variation but her own special project which is dear to her heart. It is the restoration of the original Thomas Egerton edition of Jane Austen's most popular and recognisable novel. So do spend some time reading about Sophie's painstaking experience and show her your appreciation by commenting on her post below. All comments will be entered to win a free e-book of Pride and Prejudice . Guest Post Thank you so much for having me back at My Love for Jane Austen, Lúthien84! I'm really excited to be here to talk about this restored digital edition. By "restored", I mean returned (save errors) back to the 1813 Egerton first edition, and it's the publishing of both editions that I want to talk about here today. In Jane Austen's time, the physical aspect of publishing was not too tremendously changed from wha...

Yes, you read it right! The Pride and Prejudice blog tour commences from this week onwards until early September. You may have wonder what makes this e-book different from the countless of other editions found on Amazon ? Indeed all of Jane Austen's novels are free because the copyright to her work has expired long ago and there are available on public domain. So what's so special about this book? To answer this question and to know more, please join the editor of this project, Sophie Turner on her virtual tour. There are several fascinating guest posts to enjoy and learn why she chose to publish this version of Pride and Prejudice . Besides this original excerpts and book reviews are also included in the itinerary. You may not want to missed out on the opportunity to get your own free copy at each blog stops below. July 27th: Blog tour of "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, annotated by Sophie Turner + Giveaway @ my vices and weaknesses 28th: Excerpt ...

Jane Odiwe, author of Austenesque sequels ( Lydia Bennet's Story , Willoughby's Return , Mr. Darcy's Secret and Mrs Darcy's Diamonds ) and the Time Travel with Jane Austen series which consists of Searching for Captain Wentworth , Project Darcy , Mr Darcy's Christmas Calendar and Jane Austen Lives Again , is well known in Austenite circles as a writer, artist, illustrator and ambassador for the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation. She has recently added a new novel to the time travel series called Searching for Mr Tilney . Based on the title alone, astute readers will know it is inspired by the hero of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey . To coincide with the official launch last week, she is embarking on a short virtual tour around the blogosphere. Get to know the author and her new release through interview and selected excerpt from the novel. In addition the ever generous Jane is also offering paperback editions of Searching for Mr Tilney and other goodies i...

A new week has arrived which means more Austenite goodies to look forward to on the last week of this year courtesy of the Austenesque book scout. Just Jane 1813 's Claudine has written a fantastic review of Pat Santarsiero's latest Pride and Prejudice variation titled The Last Waltz . You may wish to leave a comment there because the author is generously sponsoring either a paperback copy or an e-book of The Last Waltz to a US winner. If the international reader wins it instead, an e-book will be given away. The deadline to enter is midnight EST on next Monday, 4 January 2016 . Next Claudine has chosen her favourite Austenesque reads of 2015. Find out which books are in her Just Jane 1813 reviewer's favourite list as two winners will be selected to win an e-book from the list. There are twelve titles to choose from which are Ardently , Suddenly Mrs. Darcy , Colonel Fitzwilliam and the Countess of Sainte Toulours , A Constant Love , A Peculiar Connection , T...

As mentioned in the upcoming Jane Austen Christmas event , this year's Christmas celebrations has begun early with Jane Austen Variations hosting a massive giveaway on their blog . Take a look at the amazing prizes below and click on the covers which will link you directly to each post. Then leave a comment there to be counted for these fabulous swags courtesy of the authors. The event lasts until Christmas Eve so get going now! 1) A Jane Austen Daybook sponsored by Diana Birchall 2) An autographed paperback edition of The Muse by Jessica Evans 3) Two e-books of Maria Grace's The Darcys' First Christmas 4) Two e-books of Alone with Mr Darcy by Abigail Reynolds 5) A Pride and Prejudice peacock cover fleece blanket ( US ) donated by Abigail Reynolds 6) Twenty e-books of The Darcys of Derbyshire by Abigail Reynolds on first-come, first-served basis 7) Two e-books of Maria Grace's To Forget: Darcy's London Christmas 8) Two e-books ( Kindle /...

The beginning of a new week means there are more Austen-themed goodies to look forward to courtesy of the Austenesque book scout. Head over to Just Jane 2013 to continue celebrating "Salute to our Veterans" week with Claudine's review of Joana Starnes's The Unthinkable Triangle . Leave a comment on there mentioning why you love Austenesque triangle stories to win an e-book offered by Joana. You can choose to receive From This Day Forward ~ The Darcys of Pemberley , The Subsequent Proposal , The Second Chance The Falmouth Connection or The Unthinkable Triangle . The last day to enter is Sunday, 15 November 2015 . Next an e-book of Pamela Lynne's Sketching Character is up for grabs together with Claudine's review . Just comment on your thoughts about reading a darker and more devious Colonel Ftizwilliam in an Austenesque book. The deadline is next Tuesday, 17 November 2015 . You may also wish to read her review of three of P. O. Dixon's n...