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Pride and Prejudice, the Web Diary Edition

It is a truth universally acknowledged that we can never have too many Jane Austen parodies.

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Was Jane Austen Murdered?

According to one author, someone may have poisoned her with arsenic.

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‘Sense and Sensibility’ Gets An(other) Update

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an author in possession of a renowned body of work must be repeatedly ripped off. In other, non-Pride and Prejudice-inspired words, book publishers are reworking Jane Austen — again.

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Rare Jane Austen Manuscript Auctions for $1.6 Million

Another Jane Austen manuscript is on the loose. Does that mean we’ll see more of her delightful spelling mistakes?

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Stranger Than Fiction: Kate Middleton and Jane Austen Are Distant Cousins

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Jane Austen might have written those words but who would have known that all these years later, a distant relative might indeed be able to relate?

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Google Doodle to Jane Austen: Happy 235th Birthday

Dec. 16 marks the 235th birthday for Jane Austen, the legendary English author from the 19th century. And as a tribute, Google have made her her own Doodle. It sure beats a cake and all those candles.

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Jane Austen’s Heroines Kick Butt. Literally.

“No corsets, no hatpins and no crying” are the second, third and fourth rules of this Victorian lady’s fight club.  But you didn’t have to grow up in a country manor in the rolling hills of Steventon, Hampshire to know the first rule.  We all know the first rule of fight club, so let’s break [...]