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Jane Austen's Books & Adaptations
A Novel Role-Playing Game folder
NBRC RPG - Lady Zuzana
Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2021
Travel-Around-the-World TBR Takedown list:
Jane Austen Yearly Challenge
Brontë Yearly Challenge
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November TBR:
🎧 A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England by Sue Wilkes
📚 How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise by Chris Taylor
📚 Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics by Tim Marshall
📚 George Lucas: A Life by Brian Jay Jones




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📚 Into the Void by Tim Lebbon
📚 El pasado oculto by Jude Watson
📚 books
🎧 audiobooks

January
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A Novel Role-Playing Game folder
NBRC RPG - Lady Zuzana
unnasigned books:
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (WD Event - Manifestation of life) 5/31/16 (1424 pages)
Dějiny Francie by André Maurois 11/10/17 ★★★ (495 pages)
Iron Man: Hypervelocity by Adam Warren 4/12/18 ★★ (152 pages)
Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the Brink by Anthony McCarten 11/29/18 (336 pages)
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport 1/1/19
What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved by John Mullan 8/28/19
The Art of Mutual Pleasure by K.A. Merikan 9/27/19
The Plague and I by Betty MacDonald (Betty MacDonald Memoirs #3) 11/26/19
K2: Life and Death on the World's Most Dangerous Mountain by Ed Viesturs, David Roberts 12/2/19
Emma by Anna Lea 2/19/20
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly 2/22/20
Love And Freindship: And Other Early Works Of Jane Austen by Jane Austen 2/26/20
Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 2/29/20
Sanditon by Jane Austen 7/15/20
Jane Austen: A Life Revealed by Catherine Reef 7/27/20
So You Think You Know Jane Austen? by John Sutherland & Deirdre Le Faye 9/20/20
The Boys, Volume 2: Get Some by Garth Ennis 9/28/20
The Boys, Volume 3: Good For The Soul by Garth Ennis 9/28/20
Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman 11/1/20
The Martian by Andy Weir 11/20/20
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 11/20/20
Star Wars: Kanan, Vol. 1: The Last Padawan by Greg Weisman 11/21/20
Man Plus by Frederik Pohl (Man Plus #1) 11/24/11
The Boys, Volume 7: The Innocents by Garth Ennis 12/20/20
Path To Truth by Jude Watson (Jedi Quest #0.5) 1/7/21 ★★★
Star Wars: A New Hope: Special Edition by Bruce Jones 1/8/21 ★★★
The Way of the Apprentice by Jude Watson (Jedi Quest #1) 1/14/21 ★★★
The Clone Wars by Karen Traviss 1/17/21 ★★
Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry 1/23/21 ★★★
The Trail of the Jedi by Jude Watson (Jedi Quest #2) 1/24/21 ★★
Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon 1/30/21 ★★★★
Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn 2/5/21 ★★★★
The Dangerous Games by Jude Watson (Star Wars: Jedi Quest #3) 2/7/21 ★★
The Cloud Atlas by Liam Callanan 2/28/21 ★★★
Sabotage: How to Silence Your Inner Critic and Get Out of Your Own Way by Emma Gannon 3/14/21 ★★★
Why She Wrote: A Graphic History of the Lives, Inspiration, and Influence Behind the Pens of Classic Women Writers by Lauren Burke, Hannah K. Chapman, Kaley Bales 3/16/21 ★★★★
Wild Space by Karen Miller (The Clone Wars #2) 3/18/21 ★
The Rising Force by Dave Wolverton (Jedi Apprentice #1) 3/21/21 ★★★
The Dark Rival by Jude Watson (Jedi Apprentice #2) 3/21/21 ★★★
The Hidden Past by Jude Watson (Jedi Apprentice #3) 3/24/21 ★★★
Rogue Squadron by Michael A. Stackpole (X-Wing #1) 3/27/21 ★★★
The Space Shuttle: NASA's Space Transportation System: 40th Anniversary by Piers Bizony, Roger D. Launius 3/28/21 ★★★★
The Mark of the Crown by Jude Watson (Jedi Apprentice #4) 3/29/21 ★★★
The Master of Disguise by Jude Watson (Jedi Quest #4) 4/9/2021 ★★★
Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn (The Thrawn Trilogy #2) 4/27/21 ★★★
Stan Lee: How Marvel Changed the World by Adrian Mackinder 4/23/2021 ★★★★

1 Egg
1 Goblin Bone
1 Book with a main character whose first or last name starts with S:
Reward: 1 Book Glue (Glue 2 books together to make a bigger book with the combined total of pages)
*Teach a Knight to Fish, Part 2: Fish! - Repeatable
Find 3 of the following words in one or more books. (Multiple words may be found per book, books may not be used for anything else. Word must be exact, plurals are accepted but no other versions.)
• Fish
• Reel
• Rod
• Bait
• Bite
• Lure
• Tackle
• Cast
Reward: 1 Fish (Feed a fish to your cat to double their attack power for a week)

The Power of Purple 7/8
Gather all the parts of history so time can be rewound.
Read one book from each of the following time periods: (At least half the book should take place in the time period.)
✔ Future (10+ years)
Alien by Alan Dean Foster 1/5/21 ★★★★
✔ Present (within 3 years each direction)
Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar 3/15/18 ★★★ (277 pages)
✔ Recent Past (4-10 years ago)
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield 10/20/17 ★★★ (295 pages)
✔ Past (70s-90s)
A Day to Die For: 1996: Everest's Worst Disaster - One Survivor's Personal Journey to Uncover the Truth by Graham Ratcliffe 1/10/18 ★★ (336 pages)
✔ Early Years (1700s to 1960s)
The House on Garibaldi Street: First full account of the capture of Adolf Eichmann by Isser Harel 10/31/17 ★★★★ (265 pages)
✔ Distant Past (1000s to 1600s)
Hammer of the Scots by Jean Plaidy (Plantagenet Saga #7) 12/1/17 ★★★ (326 pages)
• Ancient Past (0 - 1000s)
✔ BC (Any time in BC)
Lovci mamutů by Eduard Štorch 11/25/20
Activates the purple gem in the shield - allows you to restore your hp to the hp you had before a fight once a month.
The Power of White 4/8
Activate all the pure elements. Read a book with each of these words in the title or series.
✔ Pure
The Purity of Vengeance by Jussi Adler-Olsen (Afdeling Q #4) OM 4/16/18 (mystery, white cover)
• Golden
✔ Light
Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule 2/16/21 ★★★
✔ White
The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson 1/14/18 ★★★ (447 pages)
• Silver
The Silver Pigs
• Angel
Buried Angels
• Heal
✔ Magic
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondō 9/15/16 ★★★★ (213 pages)
Activates the white gem in the shield - allows you to purify your hero once each calendar month. Purifying your hero will remove any lasting effects from monsters (e.g. disease).

Requires Beginner Fetch Certificate.
• a book with gold in the title or series.
• a book with silver in the title or series.
• a book with a dog on the cover.
• a book with a pet dog.
• a book with someone searching for something.
• 3 books with food on the cover.
• a book where someone is in training for something.
• a book with a silver cover.
✔ 15 Goblin bones
Receive 1 Intermediate Fetch Certificate for completing all tasks. Your dog will now fetch 2 gold coin every Sunday. (Replaces beginner fetch.)

Leprechaun Take Over 0/20
The Ugly Leprechaun 5/5
Spell-out
P: Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon 1/30/21 ★★★★
E: The Boys, Volume 2: Get Some by Garth Ennis 9/28/20
A: Love And Freindship: And Other Early Works Of Jane Austen by Jane Austen 2/26/20
C: Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman 11/1/20
E: The Boys, Volume 3: Good For The Soul by Garth Ennis 9/28/20
Hero: + 8 XP + 1 Orange Shard
The Almost Color of Gold 2/4
• Malt - Read a book with a dark cover.
• Yeast - Read a book with little creatures (small pets).
• Hops - Read a book where someone cooks.
The Trail of the Jedi by Jude Watson (Jedi Quest #2) 1/24/21 ★★
• Gold Flecks - Read a book where someone only has a little money.
Star Wars: Kanan, Vol. 1: The Last Padawan by Greg Weisman 11/21/20
Hero: + 6 XP + 1 Yellow Shard
Green is for Leprechaun 1/2
• Read a book with leaves or a tree on the cover
• Read a book with a gold cover or with gold in the title
Zlatí úhoři by Ota Pavel 1/19/20
Hero: + 3 XP + 1 Green Shard
The Blue that Soothes 5/5
• Read a book with 1 word in the title
Sanditon by Jane Austen 7/15/20
• Read a book with 2 words in the title
Man Plus by Frederik Pohl (Man Plus #1) 11/24/11
• Read a book with 3 words in the title
Path To Truth by Jude Watson (Jedi Quest #0.5) 1/7/21 ★★★
• Read a book with 4 words in the title
The Plague and I by Betty MacDonald (Betty MacDonald Memoirs #3) 11/26/19
• Read a book with 5 words in the title
The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros 11/20/20
Hero: + 8 XP + 1 Blue Shard
The Power of Purple 2/3
• Read a book with a short title (10 characters or less).
Emma by Anna Lea 2/19/20
• Read a short book (100-150 pages).
• Read a book with an short person. (Either mentioned as short, or a dwarf/hobbit/midget).
Battle Surgeons by Michael Reaves & Steve Perry 1/23/21 ★★★
Hero: + 5 XP + 1 Purple Shard
There Be Gold in Them Hills 1/1
• Combine all 6 rainbow color shards together.
• Shake with an exciting book: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/exci...
The Martian by Andy Weir 11/20/20
Hero: + 1 Pot of gold. A pot of gold will produce 1 gold coin each week on Sunday.
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Festive Entertainments
Kill 4 sewer rats
Read a book with a stocking (or sock) on the cover
Read a book with a person wearing a hat/head covering on the cover
Spell out one of the reindeer names (Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen)
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Read a book tagged Humor (at least 1 tag)
Kill either Big Heart or Snowflake Heart
Reward: 10xp and 1 Major Heal Potion and 1 Minor Poison Potion
Uncommon Monster: Snowflake Heart
A large silvery Yeti that only shows up during snowy holidays. It has 6 limbs and icy armour. In order to start fighting it you will need to throw a Phoenix Feather at it (uses a turn - it will attack you first). You can throw a Phoenix Feather as your attack, for 20 damage. (Population: 6)
6 Attack 66 Health - Reward: 6 Experience, 1 Snowflake Arm
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Kitty:
• Make a cat teaser with 1 goblin bone, 3 rat tails, and 3 nuts. (Find Items Potion works for the rat tails and nuts.)
• Read a book with catnip in the text.
• Read a book with a chase (car chase for example).
• Read a book with a feline in it to find your inner kitty.
Falcon: Must have slingshot to shoot treats.
• Exercise your falcon by flinging 3 bear meat and 3 mouse meat. (Find Items Potion works for the meats.)
• Read a book with some sort of eyesight improving item on cover (glasses, monocle, telescope, etc) so you can be ready to aim.
• Read a book with a large open space on the cover so you will have somewhere to play.
• Read a book with a bird in it to find your inner falcon.
For each pet played with receive 5 experience, 1 Heal Potion and 1 Pet Plus Potion.

First you find 2 trees near each other with a book with at least 2 trees on the cover.
Then construct a rope ladder with 5 goblin bones and 12 rat tails to bind them together.
Finally, weave together 10 bat wings to form the perfect hammock.
Afterwards take a wonderful nap for a full heal and 10 experience.

Task 1 - 1/3
a book containing a boar or pig (dead or alive)
Il terrore viene per posta (The Moving Finger) by Agatha Christie (26/08/20) - OM - pigs
a book taking place in Africa
a book with a tree on the cover
You receive 1 Weakening Potion - Reduces your attack power to half of normal for both sword and staff (rounded up).
Task 2 - 3/4
a book where there is a swamp or wetlands.
Splinter of the Mind's Eye by Alan Dean Foster 1/2/21 - set on a swamp planet
3 books with an O anywhere in the title
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear 12/12/19
Black Box: Inside the World's Worst Air Crashes by Nicholas Faith 1/12/17 ★★★ (308 pages)
You receive 1 Transmogrification Potion - Transforms 1 dropped item from a common monster into any other dropped item from a common monster.
Task 3 - 4/5
A: All the President's Men by Carl Bernstein & Bob Woodward 3/11/17 ★★★★ (480 pages)
E: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown 3/7/19
I: Infinity Gauntlet by Jim Starlin 12/27/19
O: Out of Orbit: The Incredible True Story of Three Astronauts Who Were Hundreds of Miles Above Earth When They Lost Their Ride Home by Chris Jones 6/23/19
U:
You receive 1 Pet Plus Potion - Doubles the effects of any pets of the hero for one week.

on my TBR list by the end of 2020: 340 books
read books: 0/21
a book 1000+ pages
📖 Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell (2011)
books 501-1000 pages
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audiobooks
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graphic novels/comic books
🤡 Batman: Year One by Frank Miller (2017)
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1. Brazil - Snow Hunters by Paul Yoon
2. Senegal - Xala by Ousmane Sembène
3. Somalia - Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali 💡
4. Palestinian Territory - I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti 💡
5. Slovakia - Nitranská brána smrti by Vlastimil Vondruška
6. South Korea - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell 🚀 📕
7. Belgium - Waterloo: The True Story of Four Days, Three Armies and Three Battles by Bernard Cornwell 💡
8. Ghana - Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
9. Kenya - West with the Night by Beryl Markham 💡
10. Pakistan - Buried in the Sky: The Extraordinary Story of the Sherpa Climbers on K2's Deadliest Day by Peter Zuckerman 💡
11. France - The Moon and the Sun by Vonda N. McIntyre 🚀
12. Australia - On the Beach by Nevil Shute 🚀
13. Sweden - Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist 🚀 📕
14. Wales - The Undertaker's Gift by Trevor Baxendale 🚀
15. Morocco - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid 🚀
16. Netherlands - Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
17. Turkey - One for Sorrow by Mary Reed
18. Ceylon - The Tea Planter's Wife by Dinah Jefferies
19. Iceland - Odinn's Child by Tim Severin
20. Vietnam - The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien 🎧
21. Egypt - Crocodile on the Sandbank by Elizabeth Peters
22. Italy - Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman 🎧
23. China - Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin 💡
24. Portugal - Blindness by José Saramago 🚀
MAP: https://bighugelabs.com/map.php

Stranger in a Strange Land - USA 🚀
Neuromancer - Japan 🚀
Cat's Cradle - Caribbean (general) 🚀
The Time Traveler's Wife - USA 🚀
The Woman in White 📕
Red Mars 🚀📕
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame - France
Rebecca - Monaco, England
Gone with the Wind - USA 📖
The Mists of Avalon 📖
The Catcher in the Rye - USA
Tipping the Velvet - England

Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
Part 1: Lolita
Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
One Thousand and One Nights by Hanan Al-Shaykh
Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov
Part 2: Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Jews Without Money by Michael Gold
Part 3: James
Daisy Miller by Henry James
Washington Square by Henry James
Part 4: Austen
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

1. Read a SW anthology.



2. Read a SW stand-alone book.
3. Read a SW comic book collection.
4. Read a SW book that's part of a series.
5. Read a novelization of a SW movie.





6. Read a graphic novelization of a SW movie.
7. Read a middle-grade or a young adult SW book.
8. Read a book set anytime before The Phantom Menace.



9. Read a book set during the prequel movies era.



10. Read a book set in the interim between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope.

11. Read a book set during the Original Trilogy.





12. Read a book set after Return of the Jedi.
13. Read a book with a male main character other than Luke, Han, Obi-Wan and Anakin/Vader.





14. Read a book with a female main character other than Leia (and Rey).



15. Read a book with Luke, Han, Obi-Wan, Anakin/Vader or Leia (or Rey) as the main character


16. Read a non-fiction book on the history of SW or its pop culture significance or a biography/memoir of a member of SW cast or crew.


In order to make this group work for you, let us know what you are thinking! What is working for you? What should we change? A feature, reading challenge or event you would like to see? Any other suggestions? We want to hear it!
We appreciate your help!

Please do not message moderators with your nominations. They will not be counted.
Happy Reading!
Zuzana & Akindle
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The poll to select the group read for MONTH XXX 2021 is now live. It can be found here.
Please do not message moderators with your votes. They will not be counted.
Happy Reading!
Zuzana & Akindle
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Moderators are also working on some fun new reading challenges for the coming new year. Hopefully the details will be up by the end of the week.

2. Senegal 🌎
Xala by Ousmane Sembène

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3. Somalia 🌎
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

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4. Palestinian Territory 🌎
I Saw Ramallah by Mourid Barghouti

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5. Slovakia 🌎
Nitranská brána smrti by Vlastimil Vondruška

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helpful droid
lightsaber
blaster
stormtroopers as cannon fodder
Fantastic Medicinal Bodily Product
Hutts are all gangsters
Protagonist Title
mysterious artifact with "magical" properties
villain terats his henchmen/subordinates badly
somebody gets tortured
fat bastard - the villain is fat/ugly
indigenous beast attacks MCs
Tropes =/= bad writing
Tropes are Tools
You wouldn't chastise a carpenter for using a hammer to drive nails just because "it's so overdone", but if you see some dumbass trying to beat some screws in with a hammer, take pictures and laugh.
People get critical of tropes in media because they think that makes them smart, but sometimes it's a trope because it works.

- pick your character(s) and read as many books, short stories or comicbooks that feature that character as you like
Levels:
+ easy: 1 character
+ medium: 2-3 character
+ hard: 4+ characters
Categories:
+ casual fan: 2-3 books
+ interested fan: 4-5 books
+ avid fan: 6+ books
Obi-Wan






storm fleet warnings by Jude Watson
In changing season 1: Guardian of the people by Timothy Zahn
In changing season 2: People of the Guardian by Timothy Zahn
The Last one standing by Jude Watson
Darth Maul





Qui-Gon





Mace Windu





Read at your own pace. Post your thoughts in this thread. If you're ahead of the schedule bellow, USE SPOILER TAGS FOR MAJOR PLOT POINTS AND TWISTS. Have fun!
Week 1:
Week 2:
Week 3:
Week 4:
Note: For discussion within schedule you don't need to use spoiler tags.
How to use spoiler tags
<*spoiler>your spoilery text<*/spoiler> - without asterisk *
Please try not to spoil things for others if you read ahead. Use spoiler tags for major plot points.

The April Group Read poll is over and Dark Force Rising (The Thrawn Trilogy #2) by Timothy Zahn won.
The April Group Read starts on April, 1st. Everybody is welcome to join us in our GR Discussion thread here.
May the Force be with you!
Zuzana & Akindle


Hong Kong: The Honourable Schoolboy (2017)
Antarctica: The Birthday Boys (2014)
Turkey: Lord of the Silver Bow (2014)
North Korea: The Orphan Master's Son (2014)
Malaysia: The Ghost Bride (2014)
Nigeria: Things Fall Apart (2013)
India: A Passage to India (2013)
Ireland: Angela's Ashes (2012)
Germany: The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (2012)

The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist's Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books
I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture
A Galaxy Not So Far Away: Writers and Artists on Twenty-five Years of Star Wars
The Princess Diarist
I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story
A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits—Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More

Qui-Gon Jinn * 80 BBY (32 BBY) Legends 92 BBY (72 BBY knighted)
Dooku * 102 BBY (19 BBY)
Yoda 896 BBY (4 ABY)
Deceptions 44 - 29 BBY - 6/2001
The Followers 39 - 29 BBY - 4/2002
# 1 The Rising Force 44 BBY - 5/1999
# 10 The Shattered Peace 44 BBY - 10/2000
# 13 The Dangerous Rescue 43 BBY - 4/2001
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# 14 The Ties That Bind 41 BBY - 8/2001
# 18 The Threat Within 40 BBY - 3/2002
Legacy of the Jedi - 8/2003
Secrets of the Jedi - 5/2005
#6 The Shadow Trap - 5/2003
#7 The Moment of Truth - 11/2003
#10 The Final Showdown - 11/2004
#1 The Desperate Mission - 4/2005

Commander: The Life and Exploits of Britain's Greatest Frigate Captain
Frigate Commander
Cochrane: The Real Master and Commander
Every Man Will Do His Duty
In the Hour of Victory: The Royal Navy at War in the Age of Nelson
Jane Austen and the Romantic Poets
Mr. Midshipman Easy
Northanger Abbey
Mistress of Udolpho: The Life of Ann Radcliffe
The Animated Skeleton
The Mysteries of Udolpho
1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue
Dark Days of Georgian Britain: Rethinking the Regency
Mansfield Park
Death Before Glory: The British Soldier in the West Indies in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 1793 -1815
The Sugar Barons
Journal of a Residence Among the Negroes in the West Indies
Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune: How Younger Sons Made Their Way in Jane Austen's England
Belle: The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice
Georgian & Regency Houses Explained
Emma
Sense and Sensibility
Jane and Dorothy: A True Tale of Sense and Sensibility: The Lives of Jane Austen and Dorothy Wordsworth
Lyrical Ballads
Pride and Prejudice
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England
Regency Etiquette: The Mirror of Graces (1811); or The English Lady's Costume
Georgian London: Into the Streets
Madness in Civilization: The Cultural History of Insanity
Between Flesh and Steel: A History of Military Medicine from the Middle Ages to the War in Afghanistan
Defiance: The Extraordinary Life of Lady Anne Barnard
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
Privilege and Scandal: The Remarkable Life of Harriet Spencer, Sister of Georgiana
Perdita: The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson
Charlotte & Leopold: The True Story of The Original People's Princess
Aristocrats: Sarah, Emily, Louisa, and Sarah Lennox, 1740-1832

Conjugal Obligation by Ayr Bray (Erotic Pride and Prejudice Continuations #2)
The Waking Dreams of Fitzwilliam Darcy Series by Ayr Bray (#1-4)
Not Handsome Enough
Scent of Desire: A Pride and Prejudice Expansion by Ayr Bray
Darcy and Elizabeth: a Pride and Prejudice Intimate Collection by Rose Arabella
Gay Pride and Prejudice by Kate Christie
Emma by Katie Blu
Sense And Sensibility: The Wild And Wanton Edition by Lauren Lane
Pride and Prejudice: The Wild and Wanton Edition by Annabella Bloom
Pride and Punishment by Nia Farrell
Persuasion: The Wild and Wanton Edition by Micah Persell












Pride and Prescience: Or, A Truth Universally Acknowledged by Carrie Bebris (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries #1)
North By Northanger: Or The Shades of Pemberley by Carrie Bebris (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries #3)
The Matters at Mansfield: Or, The Crawford Affair by Carrie Bebris (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries #4)
The Deception at Lyme: Or, The Peril of Persuasion by Carrie Bebris (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries #6)
The Suspicion at Sanditon (Or, The Disappearance of Lady Denham) by Carrie Bebris (Mr. and Mrs. Darcy Mysteries #7)





The Highbury Murders: A Mystery Set in the Village of Jane Austen's Emma by Victoria Grossack
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James



(P) Someday Maybe by Ophelia London
(P&P) Jane Austen in Boca by Paula Marantz Cohen
(P) Jane Austen in Scarsdale: Or Love, Death, and the Sats by Paula Marantz Cohen
(P&P) First Impressions by Ruby Cruz (Meryton Medical Romances #1)
(MP) Seeking Mansfield by Kate Watson
(P&P) Pride and Prejudice and Mistletoe by Melissa de la Cruz
(P&P) Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev
(P) Persuasion, Captain Wentworth and Cracklin' Cornbread by Mary Jane Hathaway
(P&P) Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin
(MP) My Jane Austen Summer: A Season in Mansfield Park by Cindy Jones
(P&P) Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal
(E) Emma: A Modern Retelling by Alexander McCall Smith
(E) The Importance of Being Emma by Juliet Archer
(P) Persuade Me by Juliet Archer
(P&P) Pride, Prejudice, and Cheese Grits by Mary Jane Hathaway
(E) Emma, Mr. Knightley, and Chili-Slaw Dogs by Mary Jane Hathaway
(P&P) Epic Fail by Claire LaZebnik
(P&P) Definitely, Maybe in Love by Ophelia London
(NA) Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid
(S&S) The Three Weissmanns of Westport by Cathleen Schine
(P&P) Eligible: A Modern Retelling of Pride & Prejudice by Curtis Sittenfeld
(P&P) What Would Lizzy Bennet Do? by Katie Oliver
(E) The Trouble With Emma by Katie Oliver
(P) Persuading Annie by Melissa Nathan
(P&P) Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Field by Melissa Nathan
(P&P) In Want of a Wife by Noelle Adams
(P&P) First Impressions: An Amish Tale of Pride and Prejudice by Sarah Price
(E) The Matchmaker: An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Emma by Sarah Price
(P) Second Chances: An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Persuasion by Sarah Price
(S&S) Sense and Sensibility: An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Classicby Sarah Price
(MP) Mount Hope: An Amish Retelling of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park by Sarah Price
(P&P) My Pride, His Prejudice by Jenni James
(P&P) Driving Miss Darcy: Pemberley For Christmas by Gigi Blume
(P&P) Find You in Paris by Alix Nichols
(MP) Mansfield Lark by Katie Oliver
(E) Amanda: A Contemporary Retelling of Emma by Debra White Smith
(P) Possibilities: A Contemporary Retelling of Persuasion by Debra White Smith
(P&P) Pride & Popularity by Jenni James
(P&P) Love, Lies and Lizzie by Rosie Rushton
(E) If I Loved You Less by Noelle Adams
(P&P) Writing Jane Austen by Elizabeth Aston
(P&P) Compulsively Mr. Darcy by Nina Benneton
(E) I Could Write a Book by Karen M. Cox
(S&S) Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility by Hillary Manton Lodge
(S&S) Jane Austen Goes to Hollywood by Abby McDonald
(E) Polite Society by Mahesh Rao
A Katherine Reay Collection: Dear Mr. Knightley, Lizzy and Jane, the Bronte Plot by Katherine Reay
The Austen Escapeby Katherine Reay by Katherine Reay
First Impressions: A Contemporary Retelling of Pride and Prejudice by Debra White Smith
(P) By the Book by Julia Sonneborn
(P&P) The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet by Bernie Su
(P&P)Pride by Ibi Zoboi
(P&P) Jane and Bingley by Jenni James
(NA) Northanger Alibi by Jenni James
(P) Persuaded by Jenni James
(MP) Mansfield Ranch by Jenni James
(S&S) Sensible and Sensational by Jenni James
(MF) The Beresfords by Christina Dudley
(P&P) Enthusiasm by Polly Shulman



























































Time Travel
(P&P) Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
(P&P) Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler


Science fiction/Fantasy/Horror
(P&P) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
(P&P) Heartstone by Elle Katharine White
(P&P) Mr. Darcy, Vampyre by Amanda Grange
(P) For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund





The Pemberley Chronicles by Rebecca Ann Collins







Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Sequel Bundle: 3 Reader Favorites:
Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife: Pride and Prejudice Continues by Linda Berdoll
Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange
Mr. & Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy: Two Shall Become One by Sharon Lathan




(P&P) Alone with Mr. Darcy: A Pride & Prejudice Variation by Abigail Reynolds
(S&S) Eliza's Daughter by Joan Aiken
(P&P) Lady Catherine's Necklace by Joan Aiken
(MP) Mansfield Park Revisited by Joan Aiken
(TW) The Watsons and Emma Watson by Joan Aiken
(S) Sanditon: Jane Austen's Unfinished Masterpiece Completed by Juliette Shapiro
(P&P) Caroline Bingley by Jennifer Becton
(S&S) Expectations of Happiness by Rebecca Ann Collins
(P&P) Mr Darcy to the Rescue: A Pride and Prejudice Regency Variation by Diana Enright
(P&P) A Darcy Christmas by Sharon Lathan, Amanda Grange, Carolyn Eberhart
(P&P) Yes, Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Novella by J. Dawn King
(P&P) Yours truly, Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Denise O'Hara
(P&P) Miss Darcy's Companion: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Joana Starnes
(P&P, P) The Subsequent Proposal: A Tale of Pride, Prejudice & Persuasion by Joana Starnes
(P&P, S&S) The Three Colonels: Jane Austen's Fighting Men by Jack Caldwell
(P&P) Alias Thomas Bennet by Suzan Lauder
(P&P) Darcy's Passions: Pride and Prejudice Retold Through His Eyes by Regina Jeffers
(P&P) Darcy and Fitzwilliam: A Tale of a Gentleman and an Officer by Karen V. Wasylowski
(P&P) A Pemberley Medley by Abigail Reynolds
(P&P) Impulse and Initiative by Abigail Reynolds
(P&P) The Houseguest: A Pride and Prejudice Vagary by Elizabeth Adams
(P&P) Longbourn by Jo Baker
(P&P) A Companion For Miss Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Ellen Carstairs
(P&P) Mary B: An Untold Story of Pride and Prejudice by Katherine J. Chen
(P&P) Compromise and Obligation: A Darcy and Elizabeth Pride and Prejudice Regency Variation by Harriet Knowles
(P&P) The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet by Colleen McCullough
(LS) Love & Friendship: In Which Jane Austen's Lady Susan Vernon Is Entirely Vindicated by Whit Stillman
(S&S) Elinor & Marianne by Emma Tennant
(E) Emma in Love by Emma Tennant
(P&P) Pemberley: Or Pride and Prejudice Continued by Emma Tennant
(P&P) Ardently: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by Caitlin Williams
(P&P) Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued by Anna Elliott
(P&P) The Abominable Mr. Darcy: A Pride and Prejudice Variation by J. Dawn King
(P&P) Mrs. Bennet Has Her Say by Jane Juska
(P&P) Charlotte: Pride & Prejudice Continues by Karen Aminadra
(P&P) Sketching Character: A Jane Austen Inspired Novel by Pamela Lynne
(P&P) The Heiress: The Revelations of Anne de Bourgh by Molly Greeley





































Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure by Emma Campbell Webster


Jane Austen's England by Roy A. Adkins
Fashion in the Time of Jane Austen by Sarah Jane Downing
The Jane Austen Handbook: A Sensible Yet Elegant Guide to Her World by Margaret C. Sullivan
Walking Jane Austen’s London by Louise Allen
Georgette Heyer's Regency World by Jennifer Kloester
The Gentleman's Daughter: Women's Lives in Georgian England by Amanda Vickery






The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things by Paula Byrne
Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World by Claire Harman
Jane Austen: A Biography by Elizabeth Jenkins
What Matters in Jane Austen?: Twenty Crucial Puzzles Solved by John Mullan
Jane Austen, Obstinate Heart: A Biography by Valerie Grosvenor Myer
Jane Austen: A Life by Claire Tomalin
Jane Austen at Home by Lucy Worsley
Jane Austen: An Unrequited Love by Andrew Norman
Jane Austen: A Life Revealed by Catherine Reef
Flirting with Pride and Prejudice: Fresh Perspectives on the Original Chick-Lit Masterpiece by Jennifer Crusie
Matters of Fact in Jane Austen: History, Location, and Celebrity by Janine Barchas
Jane Austen and the Romantic Poets by William Deresiewicz
Only a Novel: The Double Life of Jane Austen by Jane Aiken Hodge
Jane Austen, the Secret Radical by Helena Kelly
Jane Austen: A Brief Life by Fiona Stafford















The Making of Pride and Prejudice by Sue Birtwistle
Jane Austen on Film and Television: A Critical Study of the Adaptations by Sue Parrill
The Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film by Emma Thompson
Pride, Prejudice and Popcorn: TV and Film Adaptations of Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and Jane Eyre by Carrie Sessarego




So You Think You Know Jane Austen? by John Sutherland
Jane Austen For Beginners by Robert Dryden
Jane Austen For Dummies by Joan Elizabeth Klingel Ray
The Jane Austen Marriage Manual by Kim Izzo
The Jane Austen Guide to Happily Ever After by Elizabeth Kantor
Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet?: Further Puzzles in Classic Fiction by John Sutherland
What Killed Jane Austen?: And Other Medical Mysteries by George Biro
Pride and Prejudice by SparkNotes








All Roads Lead to Austen: A Yearlong Journey with Jane by Amy Elizabeth Smith
Camp Austen: My Life as an Accidental Jane Austen Superfan by Ted Scheinman
A Jane Austen Education: How Six Novels Taught Me About Love, Friendship, and the Things That Really Matter by William Deresiewicz




Bad Austen: The Worst Stories Jane Never Wrote by Peter Archer
Jane Austen Made Me Do It: Original Stories Inspired by Literature's Most Astute Observer of the Human Heart by Laurel Ann Nattress
The Darcy Monologues by Christina Boyd
Dancing with Mr. Darcy: Stories Inspired by Jane Austen and Chawton House by Sarah Waters
My Darcy Vibrates by Enid Wilson
Bespelling Jane Austen by Mary Balogh
Jane Austen After by Sherwood Smith







Jane Austen as a character
The Lost Memoirs of Jane Austen by Syrie James
Jane Bites Back by Michael Thomas Ford
Jane Austen Mysteries by Stephanie Barron #1, #10
Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor
Jane and the Madness of Lord Byron
First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Unexpected Love, and Jane Austen by Charlie Lovett
Miss Austen by Gill Hornby
The Marriage of Miss Jane Austen: Volume I by Collins Hemingway
The Missing Manuscript of Jane Austen by Syrie James
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner
Jane, Actually or Jane Austen's Book Tour by Jennifer Petkus
My Dear Charlotte by Hazel Holt












The Courtiers: Splendor and Intrigue in the Georgian Court at Kensington Palace by Lucy Worsley
Pemberley Ranch by Jack Caldwell
Sketching Character by Pamela Lynne
Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued by Anna Elliott





Voices from the World of Jane Austen
Behind Closed Doors: At Home in Georgian England
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Extraordinary Exploits of the British and European Aristocracy
Jane Austen: Complete Works + Extras - 83 titles
The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force





2020
The Letters of Jane Austen
Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster--And Loving Your Home Every Day


2019
Sanditon

2018
Fair Chance
The Death of Captain America
Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel



2017
Civil War Prose Novel
How to Train Your Dragon: Incomplete Book of Dragons
Edgar Allan Poe: The Fever Called Living



2016
The Happiness Project (Revised Edition): Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
The Boston Girl by Anita Diamant - A 15-minute Summary & Analysis
Coop: A Year of Poultry, Pigs, and Parenting
Hell & High Water
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell






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
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
1.
Persuasion by Jane Austen

2. The Watsons in Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon by Jane Austen

3.
Jane Austen's Sailor Brothers: Being the Adventures of Sir Francis Austen, G.C.B., Admiral of the Fleet and Rear-Admiral Charles Austen by John Henry Hubback

4.
Persuading Annie by Melissa Nathan
By the Book by Julia Sonneborn
The Younger Sister by Catherine Anne Austen Hubback



5.
Mr. Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat
Every Man Will Do His Duty: An Anthology of Firsthand Accounts from the Age of Nelson 1793-1815 by Dean King


6. + 7.





OPERA
CARMEN by Georges Bizet

Based on:
Carmen by Prosper Mérimée
Starring:
Elina Garanca as Carmen
Roberto Alagna as Don José
Ildebrando D'Arcangelo as Escamillo
Elina Garanca singing "Habanera" - YouTube link: https://youtu.be/K2snTkaD64U (with Eng subtitles)
MUSICAL
DIE PÄPSTIN by Dennis Martin

Based on:
Pope Joan by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Starring:
Sabrina Weckerlin as Johanna
Mark Seibert as Gerold
Sabrina Weckerlin and Mark Seibert singing "Wehrlos" (Love duet - Concert version) - YouTube link: https://youtu.be/fRjMvvZHFaA
MUSICAL
REBECCA by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay

Based on:
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Starring:
Christina Patten as Ich
Jan Ammann as Maxim de Winter
Pia Douwes as Mrs Danvers
Pia Douwes and Christina Patten singing "Mrs. de Winter bin ich!" - YouTube link: https://youtu.be/rI3p0uiQnP4 (with Eng subtitles)
MUSICAL
MOZART! by Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay

Based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Mozart by Paul Johnson
Starring:
Oedo Kuipers as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Thomas Borchert as Leopold Mozart
Mark Seibert as Prince-Archbishop Colloredo
Oedo Kuipers and Mark Seibert singing "Der einfache Weg" - YouTube link: https://youtu.be/gHBIZtc03tQ (with Eng subtitles)
OPERATIC DOUBLE FEATURE
IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA by Gioachino Rossini
& LE NOZZE DI FIGARO by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


IL BARBIERE - starring:
LE NOZZE - starring:
Erwin Schrott as Figaro
Miah Persson as Susanna
Stéphane Degout as Count Almaviva
Dorothea Röschmann as Countess Almaviva
Kate Lindsey as Cherubino
Erwin Schrott singing "Non più andrai" - YouTube link: https://youtu.be/-V923QEwzHI (with Eng subtitles)

Sabrina Weckerlin, Patrick Stanke, Mark Seibert and Annemieke Van Dam singing "Alles ist vorbei" - YouTube link: https://youtu.be/jDd5N-iCCHQ
TV spot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cg3Y...









November 2021 Canon Group Read
Star Wars: The High Republic, Vol. 1: There Is No Fear by Cavan Scott

The Group read starts on November 1st.
- Collection of the first 5 issues of the comic book series Star Wars: The High Republic
- First published in September 2021
- Set in 232 BY in the era of High Republic
"A new era of Star Wars storytelling begins! Journey back to the High Republic — the golden age of the Jedi! Centuries before the Empire and the Skywalker saga, the Jedi are at their height, protecting the galaxy as Republic pioneers push out into new territories. But as the frontier prepares for the dedication of the majestic Starlight Beacon, Padawan Keeve Trennis faces the ultimate choice — will she complete her Jedi trials, or rescue the innocent from disaster? And can she trust her closest ally? Enter a rich and vast world of new Jedi! New worlds! New ships! And new evils to fight — including the terrifying Nihil!
COLLECTING: Star Wars: The High Republic (2021) 1-5"

Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron (Jane Austen Mysteries, #1) 5/7/21
Master and Apprentice by Claudia Gray
African Europeans: An Untold History by Olivette Otélé 6/4/21
Deceptions by Jude Watson (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, #19) 6/14/21
How to Survive in Medieval England by Toni Mount 6/22/21
Jane Austen and her Country-house Comedy by W. H. Helm 6/30/21
The Story of the Country House: A History of Places and People by Clive Aslet 8/16/21
A Fine Brush on Ivory: An Appreciation of Jane Austen by Richard Jenkyns 9/17/21
The Followers by Jude Watson (Star Wars: Jedi Apprentice, #20) 9/20/21
Star Wars, Episode 1: The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks 10/4/21
Critical Essays on "Emma" by Linda Cookson 11/10/21
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 2: Legacy's End by Charles Soule 10/17/21
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 3: The Burning Seas by Charles Soule 10/17/21
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 4: Fortress Vader by Charles Soule 10/17/21
Star Wars: Dark Legends by George Mann 10/28/21
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View by Elizabeth Schaefer 10/29/21
A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England by Sue Wilkes 11/15/21
A Portrait of Jane Austen by David Cecil 11/21/21
Star Wars-Episode II: Attack of the Clones by R.A. Salvatore 11/29/21

1st round
H: Whirlwind - strong (AP 2x10): - 1 carrot - 1 pea
H: 30 - 20= 10
K: H - 8
2nd round
H: Tremor - basic (AP 10): - 1 dirt - 1 bird feather
H: 10-10 = dead
H: + 3 XP + 2 Kelpie Skin - 6 HP
H: LVL 15| HP: /41|| XP:
once every two weeks, calculated with Mercenary Twins as companions
Star Wars, Episode I - The Phantom Menace by Terry Brooks 10/4/21 ★★
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace by Patricia C. Wrede 10/10/21 ★★★
Critical Essays on "Emma" by Linda Cookson 10/11/21 ★★★
Jane Austen: The BBC Radio Drama Collection by Jane Austen 10/17/21 ★★★★
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 2: Legacy's End by Charles Soule 10/17/21 ★★★
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 3: The Burning Seas by Charles Soule 10/17/21 ★★★
Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 4: Fortress Vader by Charles Soule 10/17/21 ★★★★
Classic Star Wars: A New Hope by Roy Thomas 10/24/21 ★★★
Star Wars Dark Legends by George Mann 10/28/21 ★★★
Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View 10/29/21 ★★★
Lady Susan, The Watsons, Sanditon ::in progress::
The Jane Austen Collection: An Audible Original Drama ::in progress::
★★★★★
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::in progress::
TBR
Kenobi by John Jackson Miller ::in progress::
📚 books
🎧 audiobooks
🎬 movies
📺 TV shows
📻 radio plays, audio dramatizations
🎭 theatrical adaptations
💡 documentaries
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