Topic: Jane Austen
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12 promising novels for spring 2013
Here are 12 spring 2013 fiction titles that we're looking forward to picking up.
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'Pride and Prejudice': 5 things you may not know about the classic novel
However much of an Austenite you are, these little-known facts may have escaped your notice.
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How well do you know 'Pride and Prejudice'?
Test your knowledge of Jane Austen's classic as it turns 200 today.
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Jane Austen: 10 quotes on her birthday
Here are 10 witty quotes by Jane Austen to mark her birthday.
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8 gifts for your favorite literature lover
Are you searching for a gift for the bibliophile in your life? Check out these books.
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6 perfect gifts for the book lover in your life
Searching out a gift for a bibliophile? From an annotated Jane Austen novel to an exhaustive plot compendium, one of these six books is sure to please.
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Reader recommendation: Mansfield Park
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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Reader recommendation: A Jane Austen Education
Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
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Beloved Roald Dahl book "The BFG" will get the big-screen treatment
The 1982 children's novel will be adapted by "E.T." screenwriter Melissa Mathison.
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iPad book apps designed to thrill serious book lovers
iPad book apps add authors' notes and historical material to classics like "Atlas Shrugged," "On the Road,"and the complete works of Shakespeare.
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What are the toughest questions tossed at reference librarians?
Think it's easy being a librarian? Think again!
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Harry Potter is just like ... what? Five leading templates for comparison.
Harry Potter fans just know they love the record-breaking series of books. But everyone from academics to mythologists, classicists to historians, and literary critics to, well, geeks have a special “template” they perceive at the heart of the tale. From positing Albus Dumbledore as the infamous Richard III to taking us aloft the scaly back of St. George’s dragon, here are five of our top takes on what’s going on behind the scenes in the Harry Potter narratives.
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Unfinished Jane Austen manuscript goes up for auction
The only surviving copy of Jane Austen's unfinished novel, 'The Watsons,' goes up for auction at Sotheby's on Thursday.
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Book review: Nothing Daunted, by Dorothy Wickenden
The delightful real-life adventures of two Eastern college girls who left home for Colorado in 1916.
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Top Picks: Tea with Jane Austen, Soviet students, Lord of the Rings hi-def, and more
The importance of tea in Jane Austen's England, the final generation of students under the Soviet system, Lord of the Rings out on Blu-ray, and more recommendations
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What books will Monitor readers be enjoying this summer?
We asked our readers what they are reading this month and – on a scale of 1 to 10 – here are the books they're enjoying the most.
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The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72
How an 18th-century dilettante became an artist late in life.
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V.S. Naipaul feels superior to Jane Austen? Sorry, but he's just not
Is there any good reason for Naipaul to want a showdown he can't possibly win?
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Can the planet handle more middle-class humans?
In just 10 years, the world for the first time will be more middle-class than poor. That will tax resources and set up conflicts. But with more people free from just trying to survive, the arts and sciences should boom as well.
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What There Is to Say We Have Said: The Correspondence of Eudora Welty and William Maxwell
Two great writers share thoughts on their books, their gardens, their dreams, and their deep caring for one another.
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A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter
William Deresiewicz was sure that he despised Jane Austen – until she became the woman who changed his life.
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Royal wedding: Kate Middleton makes history as she walks down the aisle
Kate Middleton first commoner to marry a likely heir to the British throne in more than three centuries.
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Classic review: Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
This dryly delightful debut novel is the most endearing love story I've read in a long time.
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10 perfect books for Valentine's Day gifts
Chocolates disappear, flowers fade, and jewelry goes out of style. But books remain forever. If you're looking for the perfect Valentine's Day gift, one of the following titles is sure to suit.
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Our misplaced obsession with Sarah Palin
Sarah Palin's supporters and critics need to calm down. She’s a celebrity, not a future president.
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The scoop on what really occurs at swearing-in for new members of Congress
The swearing-in of new members of Congress can be a moving scene, but it's not actually how it appears in pictures. What are the rules for taking the oath of office?
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Classic review: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
"The Jane Austen Book Club" meets "84 Charing Cross Road."
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Best books of 2010: fiction
In 2010 Monitor reviewers critiqued hundreds of books. Here's a list of the 11 fiction titles they considered the most outstanding. To assist you with your holiday shopping, each title here has a link that allows you to purchase the book – even as you help to support The Christian Science Monitor
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Erin Blakemore: What I learned from Jane Austen and Laura Ingalls Wilder
Erin Blakemore answers questions about her new book, "The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons, from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder."
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Who's your dead mentor?
Five reasons why an author from the past may do more to energize your writing than any of today's hip young marvels.
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