The Other Austen

Guaranteed to Bring Out the Bitch In You

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Pemberworth Galleries - Last comments/Häagen-Dazs Ringtone for cellular telephone

fuckyeahdarcyandelizabeth:

pemberley-state-of-mind:

Mr. Darcy and ice cream, what else?

I. AM. SCREAMING.

dayumn Mr. Darcy is incandescently happy about Haagen-Dazs

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askgeorgewickham:

factsaboutjaneausten:

Jane Austen wrote the first draft of Die Hard.

Funny thing about Miss Austen: her cry of triumph was “Yippee Kiyi Yay, rapscallion!” I convinced her to change the wording a bit for the film script. 

good on ya, wickham!

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victorianon:

Plan of a Novel, according to hints from various quarters
Jane Austen
Manuscript, 1813

Scene to be in the Country, Heroine the Daughter only child of a Clergyman, one who after having lived much in the World had retired from it,& settled on a Curacy, with a very small fortune of his own. — He, the most excellent Man that can be imagined, perfect in Character, Temper & Manners — doing infinite good in his Parish, a Bleſsing to everybody connected with him, & without the smallest drawback or peculiarity to prevent his being the most delightful companion to his Daughter from one year’s end to the other. — Heroine a faultleſs Character herself —, perfectly good, with much tenderneſs & sentiment, & not the least Wit — very highly accomplished, understanding modern Languages & (generally speaking) everything that the most accomplished young Women learn, but particularly excelling in Music — her favourite pursuit — & playing equally well on the Piano Forte (^& Harp) — — & singing in the first stile. Her Person, quite beautiful — dark eyes &plump cheeks. — Book to open with the description of Father & Daughter —^who are to converse in long speeches, elegant Language – & a tone of high, serious sentiment.


oh jane, ever the hilarious lady. and brilliant post! it even has the ‘ſ’ version of ‘s’. NEAT.

victorianon:

Plan of a Novel, according to hints from various quarters

Jane Austen

Manuscript, 1813

Scene to be in the Country, Heroine the Daughter only child of a Clergyman, one who after having lived much in the World had retired from it,& settled on a Curacy, with a very small fortune of his own. — He, the most excellent Man that can be imagined, perfect in Character, Temper & Manners — doing infinite good in his Parish, a Bleſsing to everybody connected with him, & without the smallest drawback or peculiarity to prevent his being the most delightful companion to his Daughter from one year’s end to the other. — Heroine a faultleſs Character herself —, perfectly good, with much tenderneſs & sentiment, & not the least Wit — very highly accomplished, understanding modern Languages & (generally speaking) everything that the most accomplished young Women learn, but particularly excelling in Music — her favourite pursuit — & playing equally well on the Piano Forte (^& Harp) — — & singing in the first stile. Her Person, quite beautiful — dark eyes &plump cheeks. — Book to open with the description of Father & Daughter —^who are to converse in long speeches, elegant Language – & a tone of high, serious sentiment.

oh jane, ever the hilarious lady. and brilliant post! it even has the ‘ſ’ version of ‘s’. NEAT.

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You’re at a costume party. The 44th gif in your folder is how you’re dressed, the 55th won the prize for best costume, and the person dressed as gif #66 is who you go home with.

darcybewitchedme:

How I’m dressed

Who won

Who I’ve gone home with

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OMG NOT FAIR. I LOOK LIKE MR COLLINS AND I GO HOME WITH SIR LUCAS, HAHA. DRUNK MRS BENNET WINS THE CONTEST!

How I’m dressed:

Who won: Who I go home with:

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