tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70844872898891534342024-02-07T07:21:49.550+01:00The Jane Austen Society of DenmarkInformations about Jane Austen, her books, movies, music and other things about the Regency time. Info about the Jane Austen Society of DenmarkSophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-81492250834044480612018-01-17T15:52:00.000+01:002018-01-17T15:52:17.135+01:00NEW BLOGHey Guys,<br />
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It's been a while since I have blogged in here, it's not only because I am busy at uni but also because I have a new blog, which I blog from, these days. I hope you will go and have a look at; <a href="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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Maybe start following me in there, so you can keep an eye out for more of my Austen adventures, interviews, book recommendations, book tours and more. I hope to hear and see some of you visit my new blog sooner rather than later.<br />
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Yours Truly<br />
Sophia-Elizabeth Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-85967935683020424112017-02-14T08:58:00.001+01:002017-02-14T08:59:21.341+01:00<br />
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2017 is another amazing year, not only because it has been 200
years since the world lost a wonderful authoress, but also because of
this year’s busy schedule of regency events around the globe.<br />
This spring will be very busy for me as well; starting university
college, manage my travels to participate in Jane Austen events around
Europe, and also find time for family, friends and maybe even find
romance.<br />
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The early spring will see myself in company with friends and my
regency sister, in Edinburgh in Scotland. Another city I’m eager to
investigate, especially in the best company. Not only to have fun at a
regency ball which also will see Stuart Marsden attending from the
rumours I have heard, but also to celebrate a certain sister’s birthday
while in Edinburgh 🎉🎁🍾🍸<br />
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Edinburgh can boast of being the home to several movie locations as I
was informed of; Harry Potter, Outlander and others – but the city also
holds an amazing rich history; from war ridden Celtic area to the
Scottish home of the Queen and Prince/duke Phillip of Edinburgh. I do
wonder if I am the only one who was surprised at knowing that Prince
Phillip had Danish roots? But then again all the Royals can more or less
be traced back to one Danish King, the man known as ‘All of Europe’s
father-in-law’ King Christian IX of Denmark Hahah yeah guilty as charged I’m a history nerd 🤓<br />
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The 200th anniversary of Austen’s death is this year and I already
know of more than twenty different balls, not only in Europe but also in
America and Australia. There is the Alton week in early June, a summer
picnic (though Victorian more than regency) in Brighton in July, Malta
in the coming month (February), then the American Austen festival in
Kentucky if my memory doesn’t fail me, the famous Jane Austen festival
in Bath (UK), the Austen festival in Canberra in April, a ball in Berlin
in May (the same one I attended last November if my dear readers
remember 😊) and again in November and several smaller events in Holland, Belgium , France , Germany , Canada , Switzerland , Belarus and many other places, – for more accurate dates check: <a href="http://www.%20regencydances.org/events.php">Regency Dances</a><br />
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So it has been 200 years since Jane died, but readers have enjoyed
her beloved characters for more than 205 years; Darcy, Bingley,
Elizabeth, Jane, Edward, Elinor, Marianne, Colonel Brandon, Captain
Wentworth, Anne, Edmund, Fanny, Catherine, Henry, Emma and Mr.
Knightly. <a class="fix-link-focus" href="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_1165.png"><img alt="" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-733" data-attachment-id="733" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="img_1165" data-large-file="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_1165.png?w=700?w=700" data-medium-file="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_1165.png?w=700?w=300" data-orig-file="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_1165.png?w=700" data-orig-size="1334,750" data-permalink="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/2017/01/31/200-years-of-jane-austen/img_1165/" height="180" src="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.files.wordpress.com/2017/01/img_1165.png?w=700" width="320" /></a><br />
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Many generations have read her famous words. “It’s a truth
universally acknowledged truth that a single man in possession of a good
fortune must be in want of a wife.” And many other beautifully crafted
lines which are memorable, including; the heartfelt letter from Captain
Wentworth to Anne. “A word, a look will be enough…”<br />
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And so many people around the globe 🌎 celebrates her works annually
in every corner of the world – and hopefully will continue to love her
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-10462567298262124022016-11-23T18:05:00.000+01:002016-11-23T18:07:03.152+01:00In Berlin with Jane Austen<br />
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The weekend in Berlin went too quickly, with plenty of laughter,
sunshine and silliness. Friday was a busy day with arrival of my friends
and I to Berlin, dance practice, concert in the concerthaus and to end
the evening, out on the town at a speak-easy look alike bar, where my
friends and I were dressed up in 1920’s clothes and stayed out until the
early morning hours, hehe 😂<br />
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Saturday and Sunday was equally busy days, with several important sights
in Berlin, including; TV tower, Alexander platz, Altes Museum,
Holocaust Memorial, the Red City hall, the parliament building which was
heavily damaged during WWII, Berliner Dom, Brandenburger Tor, the
memorial of the book burning of ’33, the Wall Museum and Check Point
Charlie where I had my official passport stamped with; two Check Point
Charlie stamps, British, French, German and DDR stamps which was very
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Amazing to think that it has only been 26 years ago that the wall was
torn down! It was a revelation to see it. Plenty of pictures were taken,
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Saturday evening was it the long awaited Ball!!!</div>
The ball at Schloss Fredrichsfelde was well attended, including Her Majesty Queen Louise of Prussia and the dowager Queen.<br />
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After you have entered Schloss Fredrichsfelde and left your cloak in
the cloak room, gone up the ancient but elegant staircase, you hand your
card to the Master of Ceremonies, he goes in, – you wait nervous and
anxiously for him to announce you – you finally walk into this amazing
room, the ceiling like a summer blue sky, people dressed in proper 1816
clothes and jewels all around – and there in the middle of the room sits
the royals; Queen Louise of Prussia and the dowager Queen, you walk up
and drop into an elegant court curtsy and nearly drops your tiara, and
you feel the heat of your blush from the cleavage of your dress to the
very roots of your hair! Amazing, horrible and interesting to say the
least. You back away and end up next to your friends while you try to
regain your composure.<br />
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The court introduction felt like it must have felt like 200 years ago
when you are a new debutant! Nervous, excited, hoping you will not be a
wall flower, scared of embarrassing yourself – which I accidentally
did! <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queen Louise of Prussia</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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But the dances were familiar and well trained thanks to Martin from the
Jane Austen Center in Bath, and other dance teachers. The dances
included, The Duke of Kent, a dance my friends and I are very familiar
with from our visits to Bath during the annual Jane Austen Festival. The
men and women who attended was in most cases beautifully dressed, the
food was good and the company the best with my dear friends! So I felt
like Lydia Bennet and danced nearly every dance during the evening!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">During a dance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in my new ball gown and emeralds</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christin, my regency sister in cream and diamonds</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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The ball looked like a movie set, and we the guests actors, dressed to
the nines in regency clothes, jewels and titles. It was well organized
and the music matched the beautiful surroundings! Schloss Fredrichsfelde
is the only castle I know in the world which is located within a
zoologist park.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The ball in full swing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just before another dance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another dance </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Queen and two lovely guests in regency</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at that ceiling, is that beautiful or what? </td></tr>
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The ball was like taken straight out of a Jane Austen book, Schloss
Fredrichsfelde was even more beautiful than any Austen location I have
ever visited! With the painted ceiling, the fantastic acoustics and the
amazing portraits, it felt like I had stepped through the looking glass
and straight into the world Austen described in minute details in her
books.<br />
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So I am definitely coming back to Schloss Fredrichsfelde sooner
rather than later. So will I see any other Austen lovers there in May,
maybe for the next Queen Louise Ball?<br />
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As the last official energizing dance was danced, before a good
friend started to play waltz music, and many couples took to the floor
and twirled around to the waltz. There were many talented dancers, even I
was given a chance to learn a few more tricks to be able to dance a
waltz.<br />
Piano music 🎶 followed, though very talented my friend did not
conquer the technical details and the many years another guest managed
to display on the piano. The few remaining guests who listened were
spellbound!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very talented dancer and pianist</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My friend Ciaran playing, me enjoying the music</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The talented pianist, and me enjoying the performance </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Soon after that, I was called upon to perform to the best of my
singing abilities, and without music, music sheets and with a small
audience I sang to my hearts content! The song came from the musical
“The Sound of Music”, it was ‘Edelweiss’ which I performed, and I have
NEVER heard better acoustics than in that ball room!! Among the audience
was my dear friends; Eva, Vera and her beau, Ciaran, and my regency
sister Christin, another female guest and Her Majesty Queen Louise! I
was afterwards on a high from the amazing feeling of success and a loud
applause for my performance 🎶🎉🍸<br />
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The whole visit ended on a rather stressful if lucky ending! I was in
the airport with 5 minutes to go until my flight was boarding!! I made
it home after an amazingly funny weekend with my good friends.<br />
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I personally hope we can repeat it in the coming year.<br />
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-12792916527499373582016-11-23T17:16:00.000+01:002016-11-23T17:16:13.612+01:00NEW BLOGDear Readers and followers,<br />
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As many may have noted, I do not update this blog that much anymore - but there is a good reason I can assure you! It is simply because I have another blog I am writing on these days, which is easier to manage. If you will kindly look it up; <a href="http://www.interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">www.interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com</a><br />
There is articles, book reviews, interviews and of course my Austen adventures!<br />
It has been a very busy autumn, and apparently the new year is going to be just as busy, with Austen adventures and university.<br />
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So please dear readers, look up the new blog and I shall try and update here once in a while :D<br />
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Cheers Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-26451617760170631192016-10-15T22:31:00.003+02:002016-10-15T22:32:22.451+02:00Austen in Germany<div class="entry-content">
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After this year’s festival in Bath, I have kept in contact with
several people who live in Germany; including my regency sister
Christin. Well I saw there would be a ball in Berlin, since several
friends is to attend – and within days these wonderful friends had
persuaded me to go with them… okay okay more or less begged me to go.<br />
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So therefore I am going to Berlin for the first official time, and on
top I am to attend another regency event, which will make it 3 times
this year! I am quite looking forward to visiting Berlin, especially in
the company of friends, go dancing and have fun.<br />
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So are you coming to Berlin?<br />
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For myself I did know there were regency balls in Europe, but in
Berlin? I had no idea! So now maybe a new dress is in order? It would
work wonders with the jewellery I bought in Bath at Guildhall.<br />
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I am only happy that I am going with friends, and I am looking
forward to seeing Berlin, maybe visiting a few museums and historical
points; including what is left of the Berlin Wall. Mostly I am to see
how the world have changed as my generation knows little about the Cold
War, as our grandparents remembers WWII and our parents knows some about
the wall and the time around it.<br />
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But all in all looking forward to meeting up with friends again, and of course meeting new interesting people.</div>
Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-30816063980176473232016-10-15T22:26:00.000+02:002016-10-15T22:26:05.622+02:00Interview with Cassandra Grafton & Ada Bright
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Once again I bid welcome to Cass Grafton
& this time also Ada Bright, who together have written the lovely
book called, “The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen” <img alt="bath-2012-casss-50th60" class="alignnone wp-image-575" height="458" src="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/bath-2012-casss-50th60.jpg?w=334&h=458" width="334" /></div>
Thank you ladies for being here on my blog! It is a pleasure!<br />
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<strong>So what made you both decide to write your book?</strong><br />
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We’ve always enjoyed writing together, pretty much since we first met
14 years ago, whether it is fan fiction, blog posts or just joking
around on a Forum. We’ve wanted to take that energy and turn it towards
writing a novel together for years. Then one day an idea presented
itself, and all we had to do was wait for the perfect timing for both of
us to get to work on it!<br />
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<strong>Why Bath? How did you decide on Bath?</strong><br />
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<em>Ada</em>: When co-writing, in particular co-writing with someone
who lives half way across the globe from you, it is essential to have
some sort of common experience to draw upon. In our case, we had been
together in Bath for Cass’s birthday one year (we even stayed in the
Royal Crescent).<br />
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Bath is such a distinctive city and small enough that I could really
get a feel for it even in a short time. Cass had been many times, of
course, so she could take point on what neighborhoods we wanted to deal
with and things like that, but I could add my own true impressions and
feelings about the city because we’d spent time there together.<br />
<em>Cass: </em>Also, the idea for the story arose during a visit to
Bath and was closely linked to Jane Austen and her residency in 4 Sydney
Place, so it was a no-brainer in the end!<br />
When it came to getting together to hammer out the plot and define
our characters (the only time we did meet up in person during the whole
writing of the book), we initially debated the pros and cons of my
flying to LA or Ada coming to Switzerland. In the end, it just had to be
Bath!<br />
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<strong>How did you decide on the ‘magical’ charm? Your Austen knowledge?</strong><br />
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<em>Cass: </em>Most Jane Austen fans are familiar with the few items
of jewellery known to have belonged to Jane and in particular the story
behind the topaz crosses given to Cassandra and Jane by their brother,
Charles. It seemed the obvious choice to create something inspired by
these!<br />
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As a sailor, Charles had sailed to many far off places, and it felt
fitting that the ‘magical charm’ had been placed on it in one of these!<br />
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<strong>I cannot help but ask, as I am sure I am not the only one who want to know, but</strong> a<strong>ny scoop on who inspired Dr. T?</strong><br />
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<em>Both: </em>That would be telling! We want the readers to be able to form their own picture of what they think he looks like!<br />
The thing is, you see, as a reader you use your imagination to
picture characters based on the hints the writer gives you (if any! Jane
Austen was notorious for giving very little).<br />
Writers use all sorts of ways to picture the characters in books, but
when you are co-writing, you both have to be able to picture the same
thing! As a result, on this occasion, we decided we would pick actors
who looked how we wanted our four leads to look. This was based <em>just</em> on how the actors look, we would stress, and not on any particular character they had played.<br />
It helped us to be consistent if we referred to anything about their
physical appearance, be it height, hair color or otherwise. It also
meant we got to spend a very enjoyable afternoon in Bath ogling… er,
carefully researching on Google Images!!<br />
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<strong>The book was clearly inspired by the Jane Austen festival but
was Morgan by any chance inspired by Ada, since she is from California?</strong><br />
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<em>Ada:</em> Morgan is actually the personification of all the ways I
have felt culturally different from the Brits in my friendships and
encounters in the country. I love the British people, and they have been
consistently lovely to me, so it cracks me up when something about the
way I am (which is so normal for me in California) tickles their fancy.<br />
There is no end to the joy it gives me to share my earthquake stories
or – more often – how weird it is that their every thought in design or
building isn’t first and foremost about earthquake preparedness. Crazy
as it is, I actually crafted Morgan after one of my favorite actors who,
ironically enough, is British.<br />
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<strong>How did Jane become the co-heroine alongside Rose?</strong><br />
<br />
<em>Ada:</em> Ha! Well – unintentionally is the word that that comes
to mind! We had a lot of discussions about how difficult and
intimidating it might be to write Jane and decided we should steer far
clear of it. But she just wouldn’t cooperate.<br />
<em>Cass:</em> Yes! We blame Jane! She was meant to be in the background, but a bit like the character Baby in <em>Dirty Dancing</em>, we found out nobody puts Jane Austen in a corner!<br />
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H<strong>ow many times have you and Ada visited Chawton? Both for research and pleasure?</strong><br />
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<em>Cass:</em> I’ve been many times, usually for pleasure, and one of
the best was when Ada and I went there for her first visit this summer!
She and her husband came over for our launch party for the book’s
release in Bath, and our first stop after meeting them at Heathrow was
to travel to Hampshire!<br />
As for research, let’s just say that might be next!<br />
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<strong><em>Luxury Lettings</em> and James… Is he inspired by husbands/boyfriends or maybe even a best friend?</strong><br />
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<em>Ada:</em> If Morgan is the symbol of the cultural things that
make Californians Californians, James is the counterpoint – he’s my
vision of how British people respond to me… I mean obviously they don’t
all fall in love with me, but they are, sometimes against their will,
usually pretty entertained by me!<br />
<em>Cass</em>: Choosing a holiday lettings company happened pretty
naturally, simply because I stay in holiday apartments in Bath so often
(several times a year). Of course, any experience I have is from a
client’s perspective, and I’m pretty certain our interpretation of how
it works from the office was a tad exaggerated!<br />
There were definitely a few small elements of James’s personality at
work that came from a former boss of mine, but I’m not saying which!<br />
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C<strong>an we as readers expect adventures in the 19th century with Jane?</strong><br />
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<em>Ada:</em> *cough* Hey – look at that bird over there! I wonder
what that bird’s name is. Like, not his species, but literally, what do
his friends call him?<br />
<em>Cass:</em> What an intriguing question! I can’t imagine why you might think that could happen…<br />
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<strong>And lastly can we expect a Happily Ever After Ending for the main characters?</strong><br />
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<em>Ada:</em> I certainly hope so!<br />
<em>Cass:</em> Wait! You don’t think we gave them one?! Ada, seems we still have work to do!!<br />
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-7754395300338974682016-10-15T22:22:00.003+02:002016-10-15T22:22:33.736+02:00Review of The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen
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This lovely story sets in Bath on a early September morning, only days before the start of the next Jane Austen festival.<br />
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Rose Wallace, this story’s heroine is anxiously awaiting the arrival
of her friend and the start of the festival, though a recently arrived
guest will turn Roses world on its head.<br />
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What would you do if your whole life disappeared because Austen never
wrote her famous books? As a lover of Austen’s works this idea seemed
intriguing to me, but also got me thinking about how Austen and her
works have influenced my own life.<br />
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With a displaced 200 year old author, a necklace and hints from the
past; can Rose save the most beloved stories of all time? And also turn
her own life around both professionally and romantically?<br />
This story also caught me since it’s setting is Bath, and many of the
mentioned places, I have walked, stayed at, visited or just seen while
being in the Georgian city. It felt like being there through Roses eyes,
even if I was sitting 42000 feet above ground reading this exciting,
lovely and nerve wracking book.<br />
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You are definitely being forced through a
lot of emotions, while reading, which I see as one of the best
achievements an author/authoress can accomplish.<br />
Therefore a big cheer for Cass Grafton and Ada Bright! <br />
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-88884810336726740962016-10-15T22:21:00.000+02:002016-10-15T22:21:02.826+02:00Review of Searching for Captain Wentworth
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Set in Modern Bath, finds Sophie Elliot trying to write her first novel.
Her great aunt offers her one of the appartements in the family’s old
townhouse in Bath. Here weird things and sights show themselves to her,
and a new neighbor shows up; a VERY charming and good looking one at
that.<br />
Yet again reading my favourite Persuasion inspired book, and
completely lost in the story, and happy to once again walk through
lovely Georgian Bath through the eyes of Sophie! It is obvious that Jane
Odiwe knows Bath very very well, and she manages to catch her reader
within a few pages!<br />
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Now things start to happen, meeting Jane Austen in Regency Bath and
her family, including her charming sailor brother Charles. Times shifts
several times for our young heroine, mistaken notions and identities, a
missing white glove and a blooming romance between two characters.<br />
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The setting changes to Lyme Regis, after a nasty fall a lot like
Louisa Musgrave in ‘Persuasion’ Sophie wakes up to find herself in Lyme
with no memory of how she ended there. A partly broken heart with time
shifts and confusion about Josh Strafford- and one reality as sure and
certain as the other in Jane Odiwe’s own words.<br />
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Luckily after many tears, Sophie is united with her very own Captain
Wentworth, ‘Anne was all tenderness, and she had the full worth of it in
Captain Wentworth’s affections.’ And of course a happy ending.<br />
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A Persuasion inspired read which will leave you with your feelings in
a mess after this wonderful romance. I suggest a box of tissues for the
end. Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-19976834106397891922016-10-15T22:13:00.004+02:002016-10-15T22:27:21.185+02:00Review for Mr. Darcy's Christmas Calendar<br />
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Yet again Jane Odiwe dazzles me with her writings of time travel –
Regency vs. Modern world. Her writing draws the reader into the story
before half a page is read, and you are hooked on finding out more! I
can only recommend Jane’s books!<br />
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The scene sets in Chawton, Hampshire in England – the home county of Jane Austen.<br />
For me it was a happy revisit to see Chawton again, and Jane Austen’s
house. It made it much easier to put myself into Lizzy’s shoes.<br />
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Lizzy Benson is visiting Jane Austen’s home on the 1st of December.
She meets a very unpleasant Mr. Williams, and a woman who I as a reader
immediately recognised as Mrs. Bennet. In the museum shop Lizzy buys a
calendar for December. Soon she is dressed in regency, and going through
the house where she meets Lydia Bennet, alongside Elizabeth and Jane.<br />
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A snow storm makes it impossible for Lizzy to leave that evening and
she ends up in Jane Austen’s own room. And then the magic begins from
the calendar which will change Lizzy’s life for good.<br />
During December, Lizzy meets a wealthy Wickham, the Bennet’s,
Bingleys and Mr. Williams again, – but no Mr. Darcy. But a visit to
Derbyshire changes the plot and we as readers are finally introduced to
Mr. Darcy. As time pasts Lizzy becomes comfortable with her life in the
regency times. And with each new door on the calendar opened Lizzy falls
in love.<br />
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She also helped Jane Austen change the plot of “First Impressions” to the plot we all know from “Pride and Prejudice”<br />
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Well I better not say anymore except that I couldn’t put the book
down, and it has a VERY happy ending. Definitely coming back to this
book soon again – might actually try and read it as an Advent calendar
this year in the run up to Christmas like some of my smarter friends
did.</div>
Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-68158495510873414952016-10-15T22:12:00.001+02:002016-10-15T22:29:57.637+02:00Interview with Cassandra Grafton<br />
<header class="entry-header"><i><b>H</b></i>ello Hello Again, dear readers!</header><br />
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Welcome to Cassandra, thank you for appearing here on my blog! I will go straight to my questions;<br />
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<b>S;</b> <b>What made you start writing Austen inspired fiction?</b><br />
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A combination of things, really. I’ve been writing since I was a
child, but even as an adult, I struggled to get beyond the first few
chapters of any story.<br />
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Then, I met my friend, Ada, on a Harry Potter forum in 2002. We were
in the great void between books 4 and 5 and both searching for a way to
enjoy the world J.K. Rowling had created whilst we awaited a new book.
We hit it off, and before long we were co-writing Harry Potter fan
fiction! It was the first time I’d ever managed to complete a story!<br />
Then, in 2005, the <i>Pride & Prejudice</i> film came out, and
we moved into co-writing Austen-inspired fan fiction, having no idea
there was such a vast empire of JAFF enthusiasts out there!<br />
The film has its many critics, but I was swept away by the
cinematography, the beautiful score and just the romance of it all. I
think every adaptation has its faults, but I love them all for different
reasons. It’s Jane Austen, after all, and I can always find something
in each version to enjoy. In my head, I liken the 1995 series to a
sumptuous 5-course dinner, whereas the 2005 film is a delicious midnight
snack!<br />
I then tried my hand at writing solo, and began <i>Lizzy Bennet’s Diary</i> (this was posted online back in 2006, and re-posted in 2014 at Austen Variations where it still sits.)<br />
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<b> Cover of A Fair Prospect Vol I</b><br />
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On a high from finally having completed a story on my own, I then began <i>A Fair Prospect</i>. It’s the only book I’ve written solo so far. I was a co-author with four other authors from <i>Austen Variations</i> on <i>The Darcy Brothers</i>,
and then Ada and I finally did what we’ve long promised ourselves we
would do, and co-wrote a novel together which came out in July.<br />
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<b>S;</b> <b>When did you have your first meeting with Austen and her works?</b><br />
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In 1977. <i>Pride & Prejudice</i> was a set book for a school
examination. I fell in love with it, and quickly went on to take every
Jane Austen book from the library!<br />
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<b>S;</b> <b>Do you travel much to do research for your books?</b><br />
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Ha! Well, in publication terms, I’ve only ever produced books in the
Austen-related genre, so my travel for research has been restricted to
England (though I did write some notes for <i>A Fair Prospect</i> during a trip to Florence and used them in a conversation between Darcy and Elizabeth!)<br />
Bath is my favorite city, so I was keen to get Darcy and Elizabeth there when I wrote <i>A Fair Prospect</i>.
I had a lot of fun moving the characters around the city, and I did a
lot of research in relation to their lodgings and where I wanted certain
key scenes to happen.<br />
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In fact, it became a habit to go to Bath 3 or 4 times a year and, whatever the main reason, I would always do more research.<br />
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However, in 2014 we moved to Switzerland and, rather hilariously,
since then I’ve visited Bath about 6 times a year! Our new book, <i>The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen</i>,
is set there but in the modern day, so a lot of knowledge about the
city was already there, but I did do some extensive research at Bath
Library, where the Local Studies Librarian was incredibly helpful and
supportive. It’s a real delight to know that all my books, including the
new co-written one, are in Bath Library!<br />
Aside from that, I’ve visited London occasionally and Derbyshire
often for research and the latter is a key location in a JAFF novel I’ve
been tinkering with for about 4 years. Perhaps now I’ll make an effort
to finish it!<br />
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<b>S;</b> <b>What do you enjoy the most about writing your books?</b><br />
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Letting the characters take the lead and seeing where they take the
story. Of course, that can be a nightmare too sometimes, but I love that
you can sit down and plot out a rough outline and when you get to the
end, you look back and realise you had no idea how the story would pan
out!<br />
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<b> S;</b> <b>When did you discover the JA festival and how many times have you attended?</b><br />
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I first found out about it and attended in 2009. We lived in the USA
from 2001 to 2006, and came back to North Yorkshire, so I didn’t even
realise the <i>Festival</i> in Bath had been set up and ran annually!<br />
Then, in January 2009 I was taken ill and needed a few courses of
treatment. To give me a focus and to keep my spirits up, my husband
encouraged me to find something we could do when it was all over, which
just happened to be September! Bath had always been a favourite city of
ours, but we hadn’t been since returning home from the USA, and as soon
as I discovered the <i>Festival</i>, there was no looking back!<br />
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<b>JA Festival 2013 – photo credit Jane Odiwe</b><br />
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This year will be my 6th time, having returned in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016! I’m already booked to return for the whole <i>Festival</i> in 2017, too!<br />
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<b>S;</b> <b>Which book is your favorite of Austen’s works</b><br />
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This hops to and fro between <i>Pride & Prejudice</i> and <i>Persuasion</i>. I think it always <i>was</i> <i>P&P </i>in the past, but in more recent years, I’ve become more attached to the story and characters of <i>Persuasion</i>. Perhaps that’s an age thing!<br />
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<b> S;</b> <b>What do your family think of having a
popular if not famous Austen author as wife/mother? Does it ever affect
your personal life?</b><br />
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They know how long I’ve wanted to be a writer, so they are very proud
of me, but it never affects my personal life in any way whatsoever and
is rarely discussed, unless a new book has come out. My husband has to
live with the day to day, of course, when I’m writing, but he’s very
interested in what I’m doing, so it’s nice to have someone to talk
things through with.<br />
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<b>S; Which Pemberley do you prefer? Lyme Park or Chatsworth?</b><br />
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Hmmm, neither? We really <i>love</i> Chatsworth, but not
necessarily as Pemberley! We lived in North Yorkshire for 7 years and it
was an easy drive down to Derbyshire to visit and we went often at all
times of year. My husband even ran the Chatsworth 10k one year!<br />
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I also like to check in on the Darcy bust now and again to be sure he’s still there, because he went into storage for a while!<br />
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Lyme Park is an impressive building and the view from across the
water, which we see in the 1995 series, is lovely, but I’m not so keen
on the interior. It’s also not in Derbyshire!<br />
My favourite Pemberley exterior is actually from the 1980 TV series.
It may not have the handsomest Mr Darcy, but it’s the closest adaptation
to the book and was the first series I ever saw. It’s Renishaw Hall
& Gardens in Derbyshire. The gardens are just gorgeous, especially
in the early summer months. The scene where Darcy surprises Elizabeth as
she walks with the Gardiners is perfectly captured here.<br />
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<b>S; Which of your own books do you prefer?</b></div>
Without question or doubt, the latest one! Co-writing with your best
friend is one of the best experiences ever, and so much fun!<br />
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<b>Photo 8: Ada and I in Bath with the book cover!</b><br />
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<i>The Particular Charm of Miss Jane Austen </i>is not fan fiction,
though there is the Austen link with Jane herself joining us for the
ride! It’s about friendship (online friendships especially), a gentle
mystery with a hint of romance, and it all takes place during the <i>Jane Austen Festival</i> in Bath!<br />
We both fell completely in love with our characters!<br />
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<b>S: And finally Which Darcy do you prefer?</b><br />
The one in my head! He’s been there since 1977 and no one has fully supplanted him yet…<br />
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-36386137687623081772016-09-24T21:54:00.001+02:002016-09-24T21:54:13.985+02:00The Jane Austen Festival 2016<strong><em></em></strong><br />
<strong><em>A</em></strong>nother festival has ended, and that means
the approach of winter - but it seems that summer doesn't want to let go
of Europe quite yet.<br />
This year's trip to Bath ended up being more
adventure and discovery than festival for me. In company of few
friends, you know who you are ;-)<br />
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A visit to Little Combe,
Montacute House (third most haunted house in GB), Dorchester, Taunton,
Winchester, Lyme and Stourhead Gardens was the order of the days
(Wednesday 14th and Friday 16th)<br />
So I got to follow in the footprints of Anne Elliot, Captain Wentworth,
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy at the Temple where Matthew Macfadyen as Darcy screws up his rainy proposal, enough to say I have more than enough pictures!<br />
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Though I did attend a few things during the festival. Including John
White's Social Grace talk! Amazing man and lecturer, the fan dance
workshop was good fun with Martin or Mr. Bennet from the JA center
calling the dances and taught us a few dances, it was really good
dancing again! I have missed it! It allows you to talk with so many
interesting people at both workshops and balls.<br />
The John Mullan,
'Let's talk sense' talk! My goodness, no wonder that man has made Jane
Austen and her works into his lives work. He knows her books forwards
and backwards! A true joy to listen to! And he was a very pleasant man
as well to talk to.<br />
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The Pride and Prejudice Musical, my god! It was SO funny! I have never
laughed so much, I was literally falling off my chair half the time from
laughing at the hysterical show that was the musical. The songs were
pretty good too, and the actors were very good - I couldn't believe it
when I found out that they are not professional actors! Their playing
obviously didn't fall in everybody's taste but for myself I was in
stitches of laughter every 5 seconds. And a shocking admission, I really
liked Wickham! He was dead charming and dead handsome! First and last
time I will admit that! Haha<br />
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And of course the Fartingales Ball in the Higher Rooms - The Assembly
Rooms. Loads of ladies and gentlemen in wonderful costumes. I met up
with people I have known for 3 years now, it was also great catching up
with people and meeting new people, dancing and fooling around with
friends.<br />
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Despite drama, it was a wonderful week! The sun was shinning, also on
the mini promenade to finish of the festival on the 18th of this month.
For myself my Austen experience did not end until well after midnight,
after a wonderful Austenland pool party at a friends house, with drinks,
great food and loads of mischief.<br />
I also managed to visit 4
different counties, I did interview Jane Odiwe over tea at the Jane
Austen Center Tea Room, I also managed to talk with lovely Cassandra
Grafton - she has recently published a co-written book, "The Particular
Charm of Miss Jane Austen" which is a WONDERFUL book. I will put up my
interviews in separate blogs in the next few days.<br />
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All in all a wonderful holiday has ended and another winter season is ahead of us.<br />
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If you want to read the whole blog and view pictures at the same time, then visit my other blog; <a href="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-50312452446686621392016-09-05T19:34:00.003+02:002016-09-05T19:34:24.605+02:00Autumn & Austen<div class="entry-content">
Yet again autumn has descended in the Northern Europe &
Scandinavia and that can only mean one thing; The Jane Austen Festival
is rapidly approaching!<br /><br />
I know quite a few ladies who are packed and ready to go, even if
there is still several days until the start of the festival. This year
is my 3rd year in Bath,- I can hardly believe it has been three years
already!<br /><br />
This year will also be the third house party that The Jane Austen
Pineapple Appreciation Society will host, with Laughing with Lizzie as
joint hostess with long time friends Emma and Laurie. At this wonderful
house party, the heads of the German and Danish Societies will also
reside with several other wonderful and colorful guests, this also
includes Jane Austen Authoress Joana Starnes.<br />
Hopefully we will also see Cas Grafton and Jane Odiew, both of them
Austen authors, and in my usual After Piece on the Festival, I can
reveal that a few interviews will be present – I will let your
imaginations make the necessary deductions *wink*<br /><br />
Personally, I am looking forward to seeing long time friends, I have
not seen since winter. I am also looking forward to dancing, and
attending the many activities around Bath alongside my fellow Pineapples
friends. Reunion with regency clothes, and regency family &
friends. It can only end one way; Pineapple Mischief.<br /><br />
In my own personal plans, is visits to Lyme and Sidmouth Gardens –
also known from Persuasion and the 2005 Pride and Prejudice, 1st
proposal scene in the rain. Therefore I will join my friend and fellow
Pineapple, Cati on her road trips to these wonderful locations.<br />
New dresses, spencers and hats bought and made, – jewellery packed,
trunk to be packed in the coming days; Check! Now every girls problem;
which shoes to bring? Dancing slippers obviously! But the British
Weather is known to be traitorous so maybe autumn boots? Ballerina
shoes, of course and maybe the new elegant walking shoes with the lace
D’Anglais?<br />
Fans, shawls and gloves ready, pressed and ready to be put in their box for traveling; Check!<br />
And of course limit what I bring… *sigh*, problem!<br /><br />
I wonder if Jane Austen would ever believe how popular she has become
during the 21st century? America has two or more Austen Societies.
Australia, England, France, Malta, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Denmark and
many more have societies. Variations of her works are booming on the
internet, from Amazon to Beyond Austen, with authors from all over the
Globe. Variations are also being made into movies these days; Pride and
Prejudice and Zombies, Unleashing Mr. Darcy and Love and Friendship just
to mention a few.<br /><br />
Several well known authors are members of different Austen Societies
including our own regency aunt Joana Starnes, Jane Odiew and Cas Grafton
in the British Society – like Abigail Reynolds and Jack Caldwell are
members of the American Society. Of course America and Great Britain are
also in competition on how many people attend their respective
festivals…<br /><br />
The Clock is ticking and I cannot wait as it can only end in loads of
fun, little sleep, laughter and friendships being rekindled.<br />
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-26290724789330897972016-05-26T13:39:00.001+02:002016-05-26T13:39:31.827+02:00More Regency InterestDear Readers,<br />
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First of all, I know it has been a while since I posted anything in here, but not much is happening lately. I am very sorry, but I will soon have news to report of more Jane Austen fun. Second of all, I have lately made a new blog, for more personal interests besides my beloved Jane Austen Society. This new blog is called: <a href="https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">https://interestsofajaneaustengirl.wordpress.com/</a><br />
<br />I hope you will go and read it! Maybe even leave a nice comment or two. Thank you all for bearing with me and thank you for reading my blog and the nice guys who are following me, thank you. <br />
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Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-36221882325671558452016-03-08T16:57:00.000+01:002016-03-08T16:57:08.214+01:00First House Party with the Pineapples<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">February 1<sup>st</sup> held the beginning of another adventure for me;
yet again I was off to England for an Austen adventure. This adventure took me
to Buckinghamshire, to Woodside House not far from High Wycombe. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The hostess of the house was none other than my dear friend, and regency
cousin Miss Sophie Andrews, also known from the blog, “Laughing with Lizzie.”
As her co-hostess was Miss Emma Theobald, also a dear friend from my time in
Bath. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">My arrival to High Wycombe also came with making a new friend in Miss
Charlotte, later on referred to as ‘Marianne’ and soon after I was reunited
with my dearest friend and regency sister Christin! And I was also reunited
with Sophie, Mark, who is Emma’s fiancée and our mutual friend Ciaran. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The house was everything that was charming, with marble statues and
rooms to spare for us and our friends who was to join us for our week long
regency house party. The first evening went with unpacking, laughing and
catching up on what had happened since we had last seen each other in
September. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The second day saw the arrival of our photographer, Alejandra, or Alex
as we all call her. She took a million pictures of us, the house and the
surroundings, and nearly before the day began we all laughed with each other
over one thing or another. During the afternoon, after a pleasant walk,
discovery of the church, we all, that is Ciaran, Charlotte, Christin and Emma
playing cards, Sophie is practicing her piano playing, while I sat writing in
my diary, the perfect domestic regency household. The day also saw the arrival
of Alinka, from now on referred to as ‘Kitty’. Ciaran and Mark also impressed
us ladies with their sword play on the lawn, early that afternoon.¨</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The third day saw us visiting a national trust property nearby, we had
at this point been joined by Louise, referred to as ‘Lydia’, Samantha and Aunt
Joana. The house had such a wealth of history, as it was one of the premier
ministers of England’s home during the Victorian age apparently. The library
was BRILLIANT! I so wanted it! Well we did arrive back to the house, where Alex
had started interviewing us, Christin and I was during ours when Laura arrived.
Well that evening was the murder mystery; nobody was killed in the end except
Mr. Thorpe. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The fourth day was bake off, and arrival of Lucy and Amy. We heard
music, laughed, took walks, and laughed some more. A true Regency Soirée that
evening, with a delicious if very late dinner from Chef Ciaran. When we passed
midnight, we all took to our feet with dancing to wild 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s
themed music, like ‘Thriller’, ‘Grease Lighting’ etc. Christin and I had also
gotten the idea to take character shots, so Sophie as Lizzie Bennet, Emma as
Emma, Ciaran as George Knightley, Lucy as Lucy Steele, Alinka and Louise as
Kitty and Lydia, Mark as Mr. Bennet, Charlotte as Marianne Dashwood, Aunt Joana
as Lady Croft, Amy as Catherine Moorland, Christin as Elinor Dashwood, I was
voted on as Anne Eliot, the rest was decided on later. We had a blast to tell
the truth, and didn’t fall into our beds until 2-2.30 am. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The fifth day or Christmas day, as we all had themed it, saw the arrival
of Mira to our crazy guest list, a shopping trip to Marlow, where the girls
went mad inside a vintage shop, while Christin and I bought out the book shop.
While on a walk with Christin, Mira, Charlotte and Aunt Joana, who by the way
is the worst chaperone ever, we girls got a chance to play out some of our
characters conversations, which left us laughing, and as it had rained during
the night, we came back to the house, wet but in high spirits. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">That evening we had catering in the house, which left us plenty of time
to get ready for our Christmas Eve. This evening, we were joined by Captain
Richard and his lovely wife Kate from Yorkshire, and they made a joyous couple
to our already crazy house party. The food was splendid, so were the wine, and
the gifts as well. Everybody had bought a gift, to be given to someone in the
house – I gave Christin a hair band, which was matching to one of my own – you
can’t keep sisters down. I personally received a beautiful Tea mug from Mira
with famous novelists on it. Again Sophie and Emma surprised us all, by saying
that ‘Santa’ had given everybody a gift, and I thereby received a wristwatch
with pineapples on it, which I treasure. We played loads of games, which is a
traditional in the Andrews household, which was very good fun! After midnight,
we played a few more games, and to end the evening, Ciaran and I practiced the
scandalous waltz! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The sixth day dawned, again the weather was fair and it was the day of
the Highbury ball! The last of our guests had arrived, including Hazel and
Keith, referred to as Aunt and Uncle Gardiner, our dancing master Andrew Rawe
and again we were joined by Kate and Richard. We had our dancing practice
during the morning, and used the afternoon to re-group and get ready for the
ball. The ball had barely begun before some of us, cough *Ciaran, Mira and I*
cough were flaunting propriety and dancing a waltz! We had a ball, yet again,
and danced, laughed and talked. During dinner, Sophie read from Austen’s
“Emma”, very fitting in my opinion as we were having our own Highbury ball.
Then we had to make our pledge to the group, it went something like this; “I
hereby pledge my loyalty to the pineapple, Jane Austen and the prince regent” –
and just to make it even more hilarious, we had a pineapple on a pedestal to
actually swear our loyalty to. When I made my pledge, I couldn’t help but amend
it a little bit, as I am Danish, “I hereby pledge my loyalty to the pineapple,
Jane Austen, the Prince Regent and the Queen of Denmark.” – But the thing which
was even funnier was the way that Captain Richard made his pledge, as he
kneeled!! Too bad nobody got it on video! We ended the ball with Sir Rodger De
Coverley which is also mentioned in Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” in the
part of Christmas Past. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">On the seventh day, which is Gothic day, the weather matched with being
grey, gloomy and rainy – almost matched my own mood, as my holiday soon was
ending. The morning started with a dance practice, before we had to say goodbye
to both Ciaran and Andrew. Let’s just say that Andrew is a task master, but he
does it very well! My own favorite dance is Mr. Beverigdge’s Maggot. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">As the weather was so horrible, we were restricted to the house, I
started to feel quite caged and that normally doesn’t sit well with me, but as
we played Northanger Abbey as in a play my own mood began to be sunny again due
to laughter and how ridiculous everybody seemed, including myself. Well our
play went overtime, and we ended up having to rush into our Gothic evening
dresses, buffet dinner followed with yet a lot of laughter spread over the
table as we toasted Emma & Sophie for an amazing week, and Emma’s birthday.
Then we heard a reading from Northanger Abbey, and then Marianne read from
Mysteries of Udolpho while the rest of us were sipping Melon liquor. The rest
of the evening was spent playing murder mystery cluedo, and werewolf. We ended
up talking, playing and laughing until around 3 o’clock, where most of us went
to bed as we had an early start the next day, much to everybody’s dismay.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">February 8<sup>th</sup>, Everybody woke after about 5 or 6 hours of
sleep at 8 o’clock, it was extremely weird being back in 21<sup>st</sup>
century clothes as we had been in regency the whole week, and I have to admit
we got a lot of weird looks in Marlow the other day, but gosh we had a blast,
every day was a ball and a party which was never-ending. After clean up, the last
packing and breakfast, Aunt Joana and Marianne drove, Christin, Lucy and I to the
station as we were traveling together to London. Lucy left Christin and I at Kings
Cross, where we spent the time on talking and having our picture taken at Platform
9<sup>3/4</sup>. Finally, Christin and I had to say goodbye which was horrible to
be honest, as I will miss her dreadfully! I hereby end my story here, as I just
hit Heathrow Airport. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-55464004278665535982015-05-18T21:29:00.001+02:002015-05-18T21:29:30.873+02:00The Regency House Party 1815<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The Regency House Party at Mt. Amelia in Norfolk was a success! Not only
was the area lovely, the house tasteful and elegant but the company was
fantastic! I, myself arrived late Friday afternoon via London, and to say I was
delighted is an understatement! As instructed, all the guests had created a
regency identity for themselves, to be acted on during the house party. My own
role was partly fictional and partly historical namely; Baroness Eleanore van
Breuning, the pupil of Herr Beethoven, twin sister to Baroness Leonora van
Breuning and the fiancée of Sir Matthew Blakeney. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The night during Friday the 8<sup>th</sup> of May and Saturday 9<sup>th</sup>
of May, time jumped 200 years back and froze to allow a small company to enjoy
the delights their counterparts did in 1815, including dancing, balls, visits
to local sights and lots and lots of enjoyable company. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A look into my own pretend 1815 diary for the house party: </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mt. Amelia 1815<br />
Dear Diary,</span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">It is early morning at our first day at the house
party. Leonora is still sleeping, and I am about to get up. A short time later,
Leonora and I were ready; we met up with Lord and Lady Farr with whom we made
our way up to Mt. Amelia during the wooded path. We ate breakfast with most of
the other guests including our host and hostess Lord Christopher and Lady Ellen
Carnaby; over breakfast conversation once again flourished as everybody got
further acquainted before the days visit to Sandringham Castle. Inside the castle,
there were several pictures of Danish Royals including; All of Europe’s
father-in-law King Christian IX and his wife Louise. <br />
The grounds were delightful, and we learned that the house normally was used as
the royal families Christmas residence; and that it is now the home of several
of His Majesty’s race horses. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">After the visit to Sandringham Castle, we stopped on
our way back to Mt. Amelia for a late lunch at a local pub, where the talk jumped
up<span style="color: red;"> </span>and changed subject every few minutes.
Leonora did famously, not that I was surprised at all! Her disposition makes her
friendly, and easy to talk to, even if she is a little shy. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">When we got back to our cottage, Leonora and I sat
down with a cup of tea to discuss the day and the sights and spend some
sisterly time together before we got ready for the evening’s soirée. My own
thoughts tend to drift quite a lot today, between the pleasure of the house
party, and Matthew who remains in London because of family obligations. </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The evening’s soirée was a good laugh, as some of the
gentlemen was quite in their cups it seemed, and the ladies gossiped and had a
good laugh at the gentlemen’s expense much to Leonora and my own amusement,
especially as the men kept making toasts through dinner; to king, country,
name, Waterloo, the host, dessert etc! It was quite amusing. </span></i></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Not only was the day’s filled with new experiences and intelligent
conversations, but it was also highly entertaining. We relaxed, went
sightseeing, danced, talked, ate good food, had great company, good laughs, and
lots of wine was involved! Also we stepped a little out of roles and had many a
good discussions about our ‘real’ lives in America, England, Denmark and
Sweden. We had all been involved in the different universes of the early and
late 1800s in our respective countries, including Victorian tea and dancing and
the Jane Austen societies of Europe and Denmark. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The balls were definitely my favourite part of the house party, as our
dancing experts from California taught us to dance the Spanish Waltz and the
Congress of Vienna waltz. Besides the more modern waltzes we were also taught
to dance several Regency dances from our dancing master Andrew Rawe, who were a
very patient teacher. We had a lot of fun, laughed a lot and experienced what
our counterparts did in 1815. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">All in all, a huge success and great fun! I hope it will be repeated! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></span></div>
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<![endif]-->Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-1667675019913756882015-04-30T22:52:00.000+02:002015-04-30T22:52:01.028+02:00The Jane Austen Society<div style="text-align: left;">
Ladies & gentlemen, I am proud to present the all new improved webpage of the first Regency event in Copenhagen in the coming winter of 2015. </div>
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Also an extract of my all new novel, which will be published hopefully in June can be read here. </div>
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We the Danish Society are looking forward to hosting the first regency event in Denmark ever, and hope to be able to host many more in the coming years. </div>
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The Jane Austen Society of Denmark will also be joined by The Jane Austen Society of Europe, and many other wonderful guests. </div>
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Booking for the event is also possible on the webpage, more information will soon be made ready, on the facebook page of The Jane Austen Society of Denmark, where questions also will be answered. </div>
Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-36541308168887043642014-10-30T20:03:00.002+01:002014-10-30T20:03:49.422+01:00REGENCY HOUSE PARTY<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><b>E</b></span><span style="font-size: small;">ver wanted to spend a week like Elizabeth Bennet or Mr. Tilney or
another of Jane Austen's beloved characters? Then this is your chance to get to live like a 1815 gentleman or lady this coming spring in Norfolk. </span></span>Balls, dinners, walks and lots of fun is almost a certainty. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"> <b>I</b>f yes is the answer than
visit this page; <a href="http://regencyhouseparty.simdif.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://regencyhouseparty.simdif.com/</a> and reserve your room at the Regency House Party in May at Mount Amelia, but hurry up the rooms are filling up! </span>Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-19598679753005263632014-08-05T22:58:00.004+02:002014-08-05T22:58:47.757+02:00<b>Mine Damer og Herrer i <u>Danmark</u>! </b><br />
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Det er i år 200 år siden at "Mansfield Park" blev udgivet af Jane Austen. Derfor har jeg taget initiativet til at starte et Jane Austen Society of Denmark via facebook. Hvis der er nogen som deler min glæde for hendes værker, og vil dele deres meninger og måske gerne vil se et bal i Danmark som der også er i de forskellige europæiske lande i løbet af året, som fx. "The Masked Costumed Ball" i Bath i september, "Regency Week" i Alton i England i juni eller måske bal i tyskland i oktober og jeg har da også hørt rygter om baller på Malta i sand Regency stil så er I mere end velkommen til at deltage på vores side via facebook, "The Jane Austen Society of Denmark".<br />
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<b>Ladies and Gentleman!</b><br />
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It is 200 years ago this year that "Mansfield Park" was published by Jane Austen. Therefore I have taken the initiativ to start a Jane Austen Society of Denmark via facebook. If there is anybody who wants to join and share their pleasure and happiness of her works, you are most welcome! You are also very welcome if you are interested in supporting the idea of a ball in Denmark, just like there is in Britain during the Jane Austen festival in september<b>, </b>or in Germany in October or even on Malta I have heard rumours of balls happening. If you are inclined join me on facebook at, "The Jane Austen Society of Denmark". Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-76423634051795095742013-03-26T23:05:00.001+01:002013-03-26T23:20:43.938+01:00The Fantastic World of Disney<!--[if !mso]>
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childhood. You do know that the march from the sleeping beauty was the first
piece of music Tchaikovsky wanted to write? He was 8 years old. Do you remember
the audio tapes with the Disney stories on them? With the little book, where
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sleeping Beauty finally gets her kiss by Prince Phillip</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">The Disney movies have meant a great deal to me, during the years, from the
first time I saw them </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">(of what I can remember) to the present. I am glad that
my mom introduced me to the magical world of Disney! Now I think about it, then
it is about 5 years ago since I was at Disneyland in Paris, and this year the
park has its 20 magical year anniversary -- I was there when they had 15th year anniversary
:-D that was a good day!</span>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">My favorite Disney movie is.... oh there is so many good ones! But my first
favorite was Cinderella while I grew up! Now I think my favorite is "The
Princess and the frog" because of the jazz music, the story is sweet but
the music is amazing! </span></div>
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plains of Africa with Simba?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;"></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Do you remember seeing these three together? </td></tr>
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Do you remember this very happy trio together? <br />
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along when they sang? I thought so :-D but you are not the only one who did that,
or still do it for that matter! This movie came out a year after I was born, in
1994, so it was the first Disney, my mom introduced to me! Amazing right? </span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">Swing through the jungle with Tarzan?</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;"></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">Do you
remember the sweet moment when Kela went and collected Tarzan from the house in
the start? Did you get the creeps too when she is looking around the house
because you know the cat is there? Can you still remember the songs? The
English voice who sings "You'll be in my heart" is Phil Collins, and
the Danish voice is Stig Rossen, who also sang together with Simone on "Gæt
en sang" in the early 2000s. You do know when Tarzan had to be made
swinging and skating in the jungle, the artist used his son as inspiration,
when he was on his snowboard and such? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">Go to the enchanted castle with Belle?</span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is where the Enchanted Castle is located in Beauty and the Beast. My personal guess is it is supposed to be in France. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The magical waltz between Belle and Beast (Adam) where we see that they are fond of each other! </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA; mso-no-proof: yes;"></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">I personally think it is one of the best dancing scenes in Disney, well;
Cinderella Waltz scene beats it but only just! I love the scene because the
music is beautiful and perfect; I love the voice of Mrs. Potts. And that
picture is just sweet, right? Adam and Belle is a very sweet couple! Do you
remember this movie?</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Remember the first meeting between Cinderella and Prince Charming? That is a true gentleman, right? Bowing to the girl and kissing her hand! </td></tr>
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romantic, right? </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">I think every girl wants this, at some point in their lives…well, the kiss
always! My favorite Disney movie and I think I have sighed over this scene more
times than I will admit to! Well, what do you think? It is a good movie, right? Please tell which Disney is your favorite? </span></div>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;">Ride a magic carpet with Aladdin?</span></b></div>
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all know that Mulan saves China, and gets the guy as well, even if she doubted
herself in the start of the movie! I can kind of identify myself with her, at
the beginning! Poor girl! Well, she ends up being recognized for her skills and
kindness in the end! </span></div>
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don’t get along at first, but ends up the best of friends in the end! Remember
the music? Remember the story? </span></div>
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Ariel?</span></b></div>
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Ariel, our beloved little Mermaid, </span></div>
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the fairy tale was written by H. C. Andersen, the famous Danish fairy tale
writer/teller. I love this fairy tale because in this version, Ariel actually
gets the prince, after all her trying without a voice! I think the original
fairy tale is so sad! Remember the songs, “Under the Sea” and “Part of your
world” try and listen to “Part of your world” in Danish, it is really good! And Of course they rest of our favorite Disney characters and Princesses gets their happy endings...they always do in Disney!Which is one of the many reasons I love Disney movies, they always makes me happy! </span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: DA;"><br /></span>
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<![endif]--><br />Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-62757896590536041372013-02-06T14:55:00.000+01:002013-02-06T14:55:13.370+01:00200th Anniversary of Pride and Prejudice<b>A</b>s some know, last week it was the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen's second book "Pride and Prejudice" also known as "Stolthed og Fordom" (in danish).<br />
I am one of the many people around the globe who has a crush on Mr. Darcy from "Pride and Prejudice" after he puts down his arrogance and pride, and shows his heart on his sleeve for Elizabeth, when he proposes the second time around.<br />
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There is a number of versions of Pride and Prejudice - made between 1940 and up to the newest version with Keira Knightley and Matthew MacFadyen (on the picture above)<br />
The 2004 version is my favorite of all the movies made since I really like the actors who play their roles to perfection!<br />
Since it is 200 years ago Pride and Prejudice was published, many blogs around the world are celebrating this year, for not only is it the 200th year anniversary for the book but it is also the 200th wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bingley. I don't think it will be the last we hear to this famous book written by 'a lady' since a lot of authors and authoress' just to mention a few; Abigail Reynolds, Jack Caldwell, Marsh Altman, Sharon Lathan, P. O. Dixon, Shannon Winslow, Linda Wells and many others have taken up the pen to write about Fitzwilliam Darcy, Elizabeth
Bennet, Jane Bennet and Charles Bingley, their families, friends and have given the characters new dramas, new adventures and new friends to meet. <br />
These authors and authoress have put time and effort into their books, and have given many readers around the globe the pleasure of reading more about the famous characters, and I hope to be called a authoress myself someday, hopefully inside this wonderful sphere of Regency, romance and adventures.<br />
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This is from the 2004 version of Pride and Prejudice when Elizabeth Bennet encounters Darcy at his home, Pemberley, which is an estate in Derbyshire, in reality it is called; Chatsworth. Is that smile just wonderful or what?! <br />
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This is also from the 2004 version where Elizabeth Bennet still thinks ill of Darcy, because he is an arrogant idiot! :-D Here they are dancing to a Solo Violin Dance at Netherfield Park, the estate which is the neighbour to Elizabeth's home Longbourn. <br />
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And this clip is from the 1940 version of Pride and Prejudice, just after Darcy, in this movie played by Olivier Lawrence has proposed the second time to Elizabeth, who is played by Greer Garson. Is that kiss just nice or what? Olivier Lawrence has the right features to play an handsome landowner who thinks too much of himself until he meets independent Elizabeth Bennet who sits him straight!<br />
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Well, I just wanted to write a little blog entree because of the 200th aniversary, but if anybody wants to read more, I can say, please visit Darcyholic Diversions - it is a blog run by Barbara Tiller Cole, who by the way is a cool woman. I have had the pleasure of being the guest author of her blog a few days ago. <br /><a href="http://www.darcyholicdiversions.com/2013/02/celebrating-darcys-international-appeal.html?m=1" target="_blank">http://www.darcyholicdiversions.com/2013/02/celebrating-darcys-international-appeal.html?m=1</a><br />
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<br />Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-31794225356573439272012-04-13T17:58:00.000+02:002012-04-13T17:58:25.197+02:00White Star Line RMS Titanic; 100 years laterWe all know the legend of Titanic, - the ship of Dreams which went to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on the cold night between the 14th and 15th of April 1912 at 2.20 am in the morning. Tomorrow it will be a 100 years ago that Titanic went to the bottom of the ocean and became the most famous ship ever. Known as the Unsinkable Ship... (what a crappy name considering what happened...ironic!)<br />
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We all know the legend of the band playing to the very last, including the song "Nearer my God to thee", and the many passenger who sank with the ship. The story of this great liner started in London and Ireland and ended in a nightmare in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where half of its passengers were lost to the freezing water where they were prisoners of the sea, from where there was no escape.<br />
The three most important men on the Titanic were; Mr. Bruce Ismay, Mr. Thomas Andrews and Captain Edward John Smith. Mr. Bruce was the chairman of White Star Line and president of IMM (International Mercantile Marine) which he resigned in 1916.<br />
Mr. Thomas Andrew was the nephew of Mr. Perrie (Lord William James Pierre) who were the shipbuilder of White Star lines's ships.<br />
Captain Smith was the milionaire-captain, he was married to Sarah Pennington, they lived in Southampton. Smith had built a reputation as one of the world's most experienced sea captains. Captain Smith was first the captain of <i>Olympic </i>which suffered incident, and had to limp back to Southampton from its journey from New York back home to Britain. Then he became the Captain of RMS Titanic. Titanic's maiden voyage was delayed because of the damage to Olympic, and had to put the journey a few weeks forward from the 20th of March to the 10th of April. And the rest is history. Captain Smith's body was never recovered. <br />
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But what I am interested in, is the unknown stories of the famous ship RMS Titanic and its passengers. If anybody knows anything please leave a note for me. I would be very thankful to you all!<br />
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To the memory of the 1500 hundred souls which were lost that night. And I send my deepest regards to the families who lost family that night. <br />
Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-68023446567083076322012-04-13T16:40:00.000+02:002012-04-13T16:40:22.937+02:00<div class="quizfloatright"> </div><div class="quizfloatright"><img alt="Elizabeth Bennet!" height="300" src="http://www.strangegirl.com/emma/quizlizzy.jpg.pagespeed.ce.lUGGu2R9PI.jpg" width="200" /> </div><div class="quizfloatright"><span class="illuminateddropcap">Y</span>ou are <strong>Elizabeth Bennet</strong> of <cite>Pride & Prejudice</cite>! You are intelligent, witty, and tremendously attractive. You have a good head on your shoulders, and oftentimes find yourself the lone beacon of reason in a sea of ridiculousness. You take great pleasure in many things. You are proficient in nearly all of them, though you will never own it. Lest you seem too perfect, you have a tendency toward prejudgement that serves you very ill indeed.<br />
<h1 class="containerh1">You Are...Elizabeth Bennet!</h1><div class="containerh1">Then once again I have taken a Jane Austen test and I got... Elizabeth Bennet....again...surprise! </div></div><span class="illuminateddropcap"></span>Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-84686702286824021442012-03-18T22:09:00.000+01:002012-03-18T22:09:26.892+01:00Downtown Abbey Season 2At Long last this very evening, the first chapter of the 2nd season of Downtown Abbey, appeared on Danish television, and it was wonderful to yet again see the familiar faces of the Crawley's and the staff of Downtown Abbey, and begin to follow their lives and WWI and how it affects the family, the staff and the world of how they live. Though there were a few surprises in the first chapter, I think it was a great introduction to the 2nd season and I already hope for a 3rd season even though the 2nd has just begun to be shown!<br />
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I hope all Danish people where as happy as I were to finally see the 2nd season on television after the long wait.<br />
Since I know both America and Britain has already ended their enjoyment of the Downtown Abbey season 2 and now has to wait half a year before they are allowed to see what happens in season 3.<br />
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One or two things I was surprised about was that we finally could see the woman who keeps Bates and Anna separate and that Thomas once again were lucky and survives and I think he will be sent home to Britain!<br />
One character in Downtown I was happy about was Dame Maggie Smith, and how well she plays her role as the Dowager Countess of Grantham, and how sharp her tongue is about Lavinia... (all is allowed to guess who she is, if you haven't seen the chapter tonight) and I was gladly surprised that she used a little of her professor atittude towards her (from Harry Potter).<br />
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I already can't wait for it to be sunday again!Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-45522940609554109042012-01-09T11:00:00.000+01:002012-01-13T12:50:11.935+01:00Downtown Abbey season 2 don't appear on Danish televisionTonight on American and British television the season 2 of Downtown Abbey will start, and still after a promise from Danish television last fall, the second season has still not appeared on Danish Television yet!<br />
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A lot of people still look forward to see what happens to the Grantham family and staff of Downtown Abbey now that the First World War rages across Europe.<br />
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No insult intended to anyone.Sophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7084487289889153434.post-64885157995581172812011-12-05T10:25:00.000+01:002011-12-05T10:25:57.288+01:00Killer WhalesKiller Whales lives in several parts of the world, in the Ocean world. They live in the winter months in the Arctic and Antarctic ocean to more tropical regions of the world, where they learn their babies to hunt seals and sometimes whales there own size. Their hunting techniques are highly sophisticated, they communicate through vocal behaviours, and their hunting are fascinating to watch, but horried to watch.<br />
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They are so fascinating to see in their natural element, outside of captivity. They can be seen as far south, as the North of California, just outside Portland and Seattle. But else they can be seen in the Antarctic and Arctic Oceans, with their pods. <br />
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Killer whales are in the family with the oceanic dolphin. They are highly social, and they live in pods with only females in the family; 20-80 animals in each pod, and they stay together through life. <br />
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In late 2005, the killer whales known as the "southern resident killer whales" were placed on the U.S. Endangered Species list. <br />
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To be read more about Killer Whales see "Wikipedia - Killer Whales" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_whaleSophia - Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12841245309007832155noreply@blogger.com0