Video Games Set in the 19th Century and Their Literary Allusions
It’s fitting that these video games set in 19th century England transform reading into a form of socializing, as reading in the 19th century was communal.
Jane Austen
Carrie Cracknell’s ‘Persuasion’ Isn’t a Netflix Movie, It’s Content
Netflix’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, directed by Carrie Cracknell, isn’t a disaster, it’s a dull reminder of the state of the streaming wars.
Emma: 200th Anniversary Annotated Edition by Jane Austen
From Downton Abbey to Doctor Who, from BBC America to Sir Ian McKellen reciting Shakespeare in Marc Maron’s garage, America seems to have never fully disengaged itself from British popular culture.
The Darcys Have Reputation Anxiety in ‘Death Comes to Pemberley’
The spectre of murder threatens to divide Elizabeth and Darcy in this adaptation of P.D. James' Austen homage, but the poor grasp of character might be the more devastating crime, here.
Lesser Shades of Jane
Why the girls of Twilight and Fifty Shades of Grey can’t stand up to 19th century romantic heroines…