The name Jane Austen has come to symbolise the romance, the wit and the conjugal happiness of the 18th Century England. The six stories written by her have proved to be evergreen. Generations past have enjoyed them and without a doubt generations to come will. At any point of time, there are going to be millions of ‘Austenites’ in this ... Read More »
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Aisha | Bollywood Hindi Movie Based On Emma By Jane Austen | Film Review
Aisha, a romantic comedy directed by Rajashri Ojha was released in 2010 and received not good- not bad response on the box office. The movie is a loose interpretation of the Jane Austen novel “Emma“, set in the backdrop of rich and suave Delhi. So, let’s take a look. Read More »
Persuasion by Jane Austen | Book Review
“Persuasion” is the last and the most mature work of Jane Austen which she was intending to revise a bit before publication at the time of her death. The book was published posthumously with a title provided by her brother Henry. Persuasion has the best of construction, characterization and style amongst all Jane Austen works with deeper emotions than ever ... Read More »
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen | Book Review
Northanger Abbey is one amongst Jane Austen‘s earliest written works but was not published until after her death. And though it is believed that Jane Austen wanted to revise the work before publishing it, the story is complete in itself and quite a good one at that. Read More »
Emma by Jane Austen | Book Review
Published in 1816, “Emma” is considered a Jane Austen masterpiece, second best in her works after “Pride and Prejudice”. It was the last of her published works during her life. “Emma” is a story of a beautiful, rich and clever girl who finds her share of love after and in spite of a lot of mistakes on her part. Boook ... Read More »
Mansfield Park by Jane Austen | Book review
“Mansfield Park”, the third published work of Jane Austen is considered to be one of her mature works written after 1801. While her narrative remains as witty and satiric as ever, Mansfield Park deals more with the emotions and feelings of its heroine Fanny as she grows from a child to a woman in her uncle’s home that is called ... Read More »