This year marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. I'm going to be celebrating the book and its characters this week on my blog. Well, actually, one character in particular. You know who.
So, why don't we all get our dog-eared copies of this classic novel down from the bookshelf and start off our marathon reading session with that famous first line: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
Tomorrow: First Editions? D'oh!
O my god, the cat reading over the kids shoulder! Priceless!
ReplyDeleteI shall get my own cat to start reading it, pronto.
ReplyDeleteI just wish I had a cat to read it to me!
ReplyDeletei love this story!
ReplyDeletemy cat doesn't like Austen, and I share his feelings :)
ReplyDeleteIs this where I admit I haven't read it?
ReplyDelete*walking away embarrassed*
Well, let's see....I shan't read the book again but I did just watch it on the telly two nights ago....close but no cigar. I do believe that this olde broad can keep up though. Maybe...with the help of my cats. Oma Linda
ReplyDeleteBoth of those pictures are so cute. It's been a lot of years since I read Pride and Prejudice. Not quite 200 but a lot.
ReplyDeletehope I can find the audio version. I can't get Phoebe to sit still with her eyes open.
ReplyDeleteI may just have to dig this one out again; it's been a long time. Although, I don't have any of the right clothes, unlike cat Betsy.
ReplyDeleteI just downloaded this on to my Kindle. (freebie!) I suppose it's time to read it.
ReplyDeleteI really don't have the concentration to read this again, but could do a movie marathon! All the versions, one week at a time...
ReplyDeleteLove the first graphic, very appropriate! My kittens and I have not graduated yet to such a wordy tome as Pride and Prejudice. We are only just now starting "Puss N Boots". It might be a while before we are ready for Jane Austen.
ReplyDeleteGot my copy, ready to read! #inlovewithmr.darcy
ReplyDeleteThose photos are great. I love the cat reading over the statues shoulder!
ReplyDeleteThese are too much. Thanks for taking the focus off my tummy ache.
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I hate to admit it but I have not read the book. And yet...I know the whole story. Perhaps my own cats have been reading this to me while I sleep? :)
ReplyDeleteI love P&P and strangely enough had a dream with Colin Firth in it last night, I'm serious! Those kitties are the perfect Jane Austen complements.
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge Jane Austen fan and have read most of her books. Even though I love Pride and Prejudice, my favorite has to be Persuasion.
ReplyDeleteYour cat pictures are hilarious - especially the first. It's been so long since I've read P&P! I'm looking forward to your celebration of the book! Have a good day!
ReplyDeleteLove the images! Oops don't have a copy but I have seen the film. I do have a dvd of the BBC version of Sense & Sensibility (my favorite) and Persuasion.
ReplyDeleteThe top picture is my favorite...hahaha!!! Thinkin I'll just watch the movie.
ReplyDeleteIt's the 200th already? Seems just like yesterday it came out.
ReplyDeleteExcellent! I love the interlinking circles ;)
ReplyDeleteI gotta say I never got off on the whole Jane Austen thing.
ReplyDeletePoor, Doug, doesn't even get it!!! My absolute fav book (along with a few others)!! Loved the photo of you in Jane's blog by the way. Most becoming!
ReplyDeleteI so love that first pic. :)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to this :)
ReplyDeletenever read a thing by those ladies...
ReplyDeleteSorry, I haven't read it! Ooppss!! Love the pictures ;o)
ReplyDeleteI never liked Jane Austen..sorry.
ReplyDeleteI attempted to read Pride & Prejudice a feel times... fell asleep each time ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy husband needed a wife too, and he got me :)hehe
ReplyDeleteDebra, it's fantastic that you celebrate literature in your blog! i love it!
cats are curious, aren't they?:)
What a coincidence, I'm heading off on my holidays tomorrow and Pride and Prejudice is always the first thing I read when I go to the beach!
ReplyDeleteNot reading Jane Austen (guess I should be), but the one kitty or the other always helps me read -- daily!
ReplyDeleteOh man, this might be on my Kindle too. I'll check but I'm itching to read Cissy Houston's book instead!
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