LilMouse

Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775 to the local rector, Rev. George Austen (1731-1805), and Cassandra Leigh (1739-1827). She was the 7th child among 8 children. She had one older sister, Cassandra. In 1783 she went to Southampton to be taught by a relative, Mrs. Cawley, but was brought home due to a local outbreak of disease. Two years later she attended the Abbey Boarding School in Reading, reportedly wanting to follow her sister Cassandra, until 1786.

Jane was mostly educated at home, where she learned how to play the piano, draw and write creatively. She read frequently and later came to enjoy social events such as parties, dances and balls. She disliked the busy life of towns but preferred the country life where she took to long country walks.

In 1801 Jane, her parents, and sister moved to Bath, a year after her father's retirement, and the family frequented the coast. While on one of those coastal holidays she met a young man where apparently a romantic involvement occurred that ultimately ended in tragedy as the young man died. It is believed by many astute Austen fans that her novel, "Persuasion", was inspired by this incident.

Following her father's passing in January of 1805, which left his widow and daughters with financial problems, they moved several times until finally moving into a small house, in Chawton, Hampshire, owned by her brother Edward, which is reminiscent of "Sense and Sensibility". It was in this house that she wrote most of her works.

March of 1817 saw her health begin to decline and she was forced to abandon her current work of Sanditon, never completed. Jane had Addisons disease. In April she wrote out her will and then on May 24th moved with Cassandra to Winchester, to be near her physician. It was in Winchester where she died, in the arms of her sister, on Friday, the 18th of July 1817, at the age of only 41. She was buried the 24th of July at Winchester Cathedral. Jane never married.

Novels
Sense & Sensibility
Persuasion
Pride and prejudice
Northanger Abbey
Mansfield Park
Emma

Pride and Prejudice told in 10 minutes by Comedian John Mulaney.
Warning: adult language.

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LilMouse

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BehrItAll

"Where are all the chaperons!?" Yea.

Dumbledore was Mr. Woodhouse!

Love and Friendship looks like a funny one. "My daughter is cunning and manipulative and I couldn't be more proud."

they mentioned Ewan's wig!

I disagree that Persuasion is Austen's most romantic story. I think it's P&P.

Personally, I would switch the P&P versions.

IndyFan

Ooh! New thread with new videos.
I'll have to watch them when I get home.

LilMouse

And the damn bonnets!

You've watched it with me. You're just forgetting you've seen it.

I feel like Darcy/Lizzie have more scenes together.

Same

IndyFan

Update: Mansfield Park is still on a "very long wait."

BehrItAll

Yes, some bonnets are missing!

Oh this is bad! I have no memory of it.

They do have more scenes together.
And sexual tension.

LilMouse

Tell the person who has it to hurry up and watch!

You did see it only once. It happens.

Enemies to lovers is a VERY attractive trope.


I at the "look how they massacred my boy" still


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BehrItAll

Because they did! Anne's character was assassinated.

Those were all good videos.

LilMouse

They should've just called it anything other than Persuasion, change the characters names, and say it's original.

I fell down the rabbit hole of this is a terrible adaptation videos.

BehrItAll

Oh those rabbit holes!

Blame that Anne, she was holding a rabbit.

I liked the suggestion from one of those women, to just say it was inspired by. Like Bridget Jones was, but not a direct adaptation.

LilMouse

She let a pest into her house

Yep, because Bridget Jones was messier than Elizabeth. They just used the basic framework.

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THE BENNET HOUSE FROM THE 1995 PRIDE AND PREJUDICE IS FOR SALE!
roughly $7.3 million USD).

BehrItAll

That is nice but I don't have that money laying around

LilMouse

The Bennetts were rich.

BehrItAll

I thought they were considered middle class?