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cnn.com at 12 Dec 2009 03:44 am
If all of the film adaptations of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" have left your brain numb, this one may really kill you ... in a good way.
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Maggie Grace (L) and Kevi Zegers arrive for the Toronto International Film Festival gala screening of "The Jane Austen Book Club" at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Canada on September 9, 2007. (UPI Photo/Christine Chew)
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LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- British novelist Jane Austen most likely died in 1817 of bovine tuberculosis, not Addison's disease as previously believed, a scholar says.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Devotees of author Jane Austen are descending on Philadelphia for the 31st annual general meeting of the Jane Austen Society of North America.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- John Krasinski's publicist said the U.S. actor and British actress Emily Blunt are planning to marry.
LOS ANGELES, July 23 (UPI) -- Norilana Books has announced it is publishing "James Fairfax," a re-imaging of Jane Austen's novel "Emma," in which same-sex marriage is commonplace.
NEW YORK, July 15 (UPI) -- The American company Quirk Books has announced plans to release the novel "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" this September.
LONDON, April 5 (UPI) -- Actress Romola Garai says she is thrilled to portray the heroine of 19th century novelist Jane Austen's classic "Emma" for the BBC.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- British actress Charity Wakefield has been cast in "Legally Mad," David E. Kelley's new NBC drama series, The Hollywood Reporter said.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Maria Bello is developing and set to star in a new HBO crime series, Variety.com reported Tuesday.
NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- British actor Colin Firth said he might some day reprise his iconic Darcy role on-screen, but the project would have to be really good for him to do so.
LONDON, June 25 (UPI) -- A rare first edition, three-volume copy of Jane Austen's 19th century novel "Emma" has sold for $355,000 at a London auction.
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telegraph.co.uk at 11 Dec 2009 02:31 pm
Jane Austen's novels have survived some unlikely screen adaptations, but Natalie Portman has signed up to star in perhaps the most unusual.
sfgate.com at 3 Dec 2009 03:00 am
A Truth Universally Acknowledged 33 Great Writers on Why We Read Jane Austen By Susannah Carson (Random House; 320 pages; $25) You don't have to read Jane Austen (or anyone else) to be au...
cnn.com at 2 Dec 2009 03:33 pm
A woman who's studied the writer's letters believes she didn't die of Addison's disease.
telegraph.co.uk at 30 Nov 2009 10:01 am
Jane Austen probably died of tuberculosis after drinking unpasteurised milk rather than falling victim to a rare hormonal disorder as is generally assumed, research shows.
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