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Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen: Jane Austen's bedroom
What was her relationship with her sister Cassandra like? Was Cassandra a great writer or did Jane have natural talent? Did her mother and sister disapprove of her writing? Lucy Worsley on The Death of Jane Austen, Part 3
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'The Jane Austen Book Club' Premiere
INTERVIEW: Reiko Aylesworth on attending the event, the appeal of Jane Austen books, on her favorite Austen book, and what she is currently working on at the 'The Jane Austen Book Club' Premiere at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood,...
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'The Jane Austen Book Club' Premiere
INTERVIEW: Robin Swicord on working with a cast of talented women and the appeal of Jane Austen books today at the 'The Jane Austen Book Club' Premiere at Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood, California on September 20, 2007. (Footage by...
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'The Jane Austen Book Club' Premiere
INTERVIEW: Jimmy Smits on working with so many women, on why the film will appeal to men as well as women, on not needing to know Jane Austen's work in order to enjoy the film, and on being back on prime time at the 'The Jane Austen Book...
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Camilla visits Jane Austen House
CLEAN: Interior shots of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, shown around during a visit to Jane Austen House on 5 April 2022 in Alton, England
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Regency-Era Romance Movies Are A Booming Brand
Movies like "Mr. Malcolm's List," taking place in the Regency era of the early 1800s, have all the visual hallmarks of the time with rom-com tropes.
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Swedish Academy discuss Kazuo Ishiguro winning Nobel Prize for Literature
SWEDISH ACADEMY DISCUSS KAZUO ISHIGURO WINNING NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for "The Remains of the Day," won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday (5 OCT. 2017)....
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Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Prize for Literature
Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born British novelist best known for "The Remains of the Day," won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday.
The selection of the 62-year-old Ishiguro marked a return to traditional literature...
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Birthday of Jane Austen - ahead of 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice
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Chawton, Hampshire, U.K - 22 October 2012
1. Mid shot exterior Jane Austen's house
2. Cutaway leaves on tree
3. Wide village of Chawton pan to Jane Austen's House
4. Close up sign pointing to Jane Austen's House
5. Tilt...
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'To Kill a Mockingbird,' a coming-of-age story about racism and injustice, voted America's best-loved novel by readers nationwide
'MOCKINGBIRD' CHOSEN AS AMERICA'S BEST-LOVED NOVEL IN VOTE
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USA: NEW YORK: REVIVAL OF TRADITIONAL ENGLISH DANCING
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The recent flurry of English period films on general movie release in the United States has sparked a revival in the ``new world' for traditional English dancing.
Across America there are thousands who've taken up...
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200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice publication ++REPLAY++
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Chawton, Hampshire, U.K - 22 October 2012
1. Mid shot exterior Jane Austen's house
2. Cutaway leaves on tree
3. Wide village of Chawton pan to Jane Austen's House
4. Close up sign pointing to Jane Austen's House
5. Tilt...
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BoE governor shows off new bank notes to pupils
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney visited a school for blind children on Thursday where he introduced the new plastic 10-pound note, which has special features so that it can be easily identified by visually impaired people
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Festival held to honour writer
Anyone visiting the English city of Bath on Saturday, would have been forgiven for thinking they had stepped back in time to the 18th century.
More than 600 people paraded around the city in Georgian-era costumes, as...
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Jack Huston talks about playing Ben-Hur in upcoming movie
Jack Huston has landed the role of a lifetime.
The 31-year-old British actor confirmed he will be playing Ben-Hur in an upcoming adaptation of the biblical tale, while at the Zurich Film Festival.
The part was made famous by Charlton...
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Designer presents a collection inspired by royalty and crafted like haute couture
music on catwalks not cleared for use. replace with your own clearable music
AP Entertainment Paris, France
February 29 2008
1. Ext Palais Omnisports Paris Bercy
2. Catwalk show
3. Finale Alexander McQueen on stage
4.SOUNDBITE ...
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Bollywood style re-telling of the Jane Austen Novel starts filming
1. Various shots photocall
2. CU Aishwarya Rai and Martin Henderson
3. SOT (English) Martin Henderson (Darcy):
"It's exciting more than nervous. I think it's just wonderful as an actor when you reach so many scripts that are just...
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People from all over the world don 19th century garb for Jane Austen festival
PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD DON 19TH CENTURY GARB FOR JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL
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Festival held to honour writer
FESTIVAL HELD TO HONOUR WRITER
Anyone visiting the English city of Bath on Saturday, would have been forgiven for thinking they had stepped back in time to the 18th century.
More than 600 people paraded around...
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People from all over the world don 19th century garb for UK Jane Austen festival
Hundreds of Jane Austen fans from all over the world donned 19th Century Regency costumes and paraded through the streets of Bath on Saturday.
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WWII code-breaker to appear on UK £50 note
The Bank of England has chosen codebreaker and computing pioneer Alan Turing as the face of the country's new 50 pound note.
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The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen
More than 15 of Jane Austen's novels have been adapted into films. While viewers enjoy the lush sets, period costumes, and the depictions of eighteenth-century British gentry, what is often lost in these adaptations is Austen's satire. A...
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Jane Austen
Jane Austen wrote about strong women, social boundaries, and relationship dynamics in the early 19th century to educate her readers about the state of humanity. Learn more about the themes woven throughout her works,...
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Learn Out Loud: Literary History and Criticism [Free Audios]
More than twenty-five free audio or video files from renowned scholars which provide some in-depth literary criticism as well as the scope of literary history. Many of these are university lectures while others are interviews from...