Persuasion

[close] We will be reading the books of Jane Austen beginning with Persuasion. We will also watch and discuss the movies after reading each book.

[close] Jane Austen July is a month-long readathon, all about reading Jane Austen and related works. ---The Challenges--- 1. Read one of Jane Austen’s six novels 2. Read something by Jane Austen that is not one of her main six novels 3. Read a non-fiction work about Jane Austen or her time 4. Read a retelling of a Jane Austen book OR a work of historical fiction set in Jane Austen’s time 5. Read a book by a contemporary of Jane Austen 6. Watch a direct screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book 7. Watch a modern screen adaptation of a Jane Austen book ---Your Hosts--- Katie, Books and Things: https://www.youtube.com/@katiejlumsden Marissa, Blatantly Bookish: https://www.youtube.com/c/BlatantlyBookish Claudia, Spinster’s Library: https://www.youtube.com/@SpinstersLibrary ---The Group Reads/Watches--- *Emma (the novel)* 1st July: chapters 1, 2 2nd: 3, 4 3rd: 5, 6 4th: 7, 8 5th: 9, 10 6th: 11, 12 7th: 13, 14 8th: 15, 16 9th: 17, 18 10th: 19, 20 (volume II, 1, 2) 11th: 21, 22 (volume II, 3, 4) 12th: 23, 25 (volume II, 5, 6) 13th: 25, 26 (volume II, 7, 8) 14th: 27, 28 (volume II, 9, 10) 15th: 29, 30 (volume II, 11, 12) 16th: 31, 32 (volume II, 13, 14) 17th: 33, 34 (volume II, 15, 16) 18th: 35, 36 (volume II, 17, 18) 19th: 37, 38 (volume III, 1, 2) 20th: 39, 40 (volume III, 3, 4) 21st: 41, 42 (volume III, 5, 6) 22nd: 43, 44 (volume III, 7, 8) 23rd: 45, 46 (volume III, 9, 10) 24th: 47, 48 (volume III, 11, 12) 25th: 49, 50 (volume III, 13, 14) 26th: 51, 52 (volume III, 15, 16) 27th: 53, 54, 55 (volume III, 17, 18, 19) And our group read is the Emma 2020 film!

[close] Do you love Jane Austen, her novels and adaptations of her works? This group is for you. It's built around the Jane Austen Yearly Challenge. I've designed the challenge in 2015 and co-hosted it in the NBRC group ever since . I believe it's time to make it available for readers and movie lovers outside that group. If a year-long reading and watching challenge based on Jane Austen and the Regency era sounds appealing to you, join in. :) Or you can just look around and explore the JA resources I link to. Enjoy!

[close] This GoodReads group is dedicated to reading Jane Austen from June 2015 - June 2016. We will read one Jane Austen book every two months and post video reviews, read-a-long updates, and maybe even Liveshows via YouTube. Look for Retro Reads on YouTube to follow along.