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Jane Austen Yearly Challenge
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Again, thanks to Zuzana for searching! And everyone else who comes up with something. ☺
Books
Best Jane Austen Fan Fiction
Jane Austen Sequels and Pastiches
Best Jane Austen Retellings
Austen Inspired
Best Pride and Prejudice Sequels/Variations/Adaptations
Popular Jane Austen Sequels Books
YT video: Jane Austen Bookshelf Tour by BookishPrincess - if you skip to 12:53 she recommends some fiction in the style of Jane Austen, some Jane Austen inspired modern books and some non-fiction about JA and her times.
Movies/TV Shows
based on Emma:
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based on Pride and Prejudice:
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based on Sense and Sensibility:
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based on Persuasion:
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based on Mansfield Park:
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based on Northanger Abbey:
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based on Lady Susan:
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based on Jane Austen's Life:
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inspired by more than one JA book:
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for setting category
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Radio Dramatizations
**you can find Zuzana's links for audiblehere and here**
JA Collection
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Pride & Prejudice
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Emma
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Mansfield Park
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Northanger Abbey
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Jane Austen Yearly ChallengeDuration : 03/01/2015-03/01/2016
Level : Elizabeth Bennet: 36+
Current Total = 86
Original: Read or re-read a Jane Austen (JA) novel. 2 points per book. (points: 14)
04/04/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
06/23/15 ♥♥♥
06/29/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
08/06/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
08/09/15 ♥♥♥♥
03/10/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
30/11/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
Sequels & Re-tellings: Read a sequel to a JA novel or a story of JA characters with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements, nowadays setting or just a secondary character's perspective). 1 point per book. (points: 5)
04/09/15 ♥♥♥♥
04/19/15 ♥♥♥
08/18/15 ♥
08/19/15 ♥♥♥
26/11/15 ♥♥♥
Setting: Read a book/watch a movie or a TV series set in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century: 1780s through 1830s) in which the hero/heroine is English. 1 point per book, 1 point per movie, 2 points per TV series (points: 3)
05/09/15 ♥♥♥♥Films and series:
Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book/ watch a documentary related to JA or to the time period of JA novels.3 points per book, 1 point per documentary (points: 9)
03/12/15 ♥♥♥♥
03/15/2015 ♥♥♥Documentaries:
Spell-it-out: Spell out one of the following words: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy, Elizabeth, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Regency, Classic, Romance. 1 point per book. (points= 19)
S: Sydney (character) Maybe Someday 03/04/15 ♥♥♥♥
E: Eugene Onegin 03/18/15 ♥♥♥♥
N: Never Love a Highlander 03/25/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
S: Snow Like Ashes 03/16/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
E: Existence 03/24/15 ♥♥♥
A: Albus (character) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 04/01/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
N: Natan (character) La huitième porte 03/26/15 ♥♥♥
D: Dragonfly in Amber 03/22/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
S: Syren 03/22/15 ♥♥♥
E: Eve Langlais (author) Alien Mate Bundle 03/30/15 ♥♥♥♥
N: Natan (character) Le Maître des Tempêtes 03/25/15 ♥♥♥
S: Le Souffle de la Hyène 03/25/15 ♥♥♥
I: Ivan Ivanovitch (character) Fille Du Capitaine 03/29/15 ♥♥♥♥
B: Bimm, Fredrika (character) Sleeping with the Fishes 03/28/15 ♥♥♥
I: Ivan (character) Le Nez, Le Manteau 04/22/15 ♥♥♥♥
L: Lux (series) Origin 03/27/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
I: I Am Legend 04/13/15 ♥♥
T: Tennian (character) Swimming Without a Net 04/04/15 ♥♥
Y: Ynys (Character) Dreamwalker 03/29/15 ♥♥♥♥♥
Adaptations: Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life.1 point per movie, 2 points per TV show/series. (points: 34)
Movies:
Series:
Watched films, series and documentaries: (view spoiler)
It was my idea so I better join in. :)Jane Austen Yearly Challenge
Duration : 03/01/2015-03/01/2016
Elizabeth Bennet: 35+ points, you have to use each of the categories at least once.
Current Total = 43 points, categories used: 5/6
I. Original: 2 points per book
Emma by Jane Austen 11/13/15 ♥♥♥♥♥ 2 points
II. Sequels & Re-tellings: 1 point per book
Emma: The Wild and Wanton Edition by Micah Persell 11/17/15 ♥ 1 point
Colonel Brandon's Diary by Amanda Grange (Jane Austen Heroes #5) 12/6/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
III. Setting: 1 point per book, 1 point per movie, 2 points per TV series
Bloody Jack: Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy by L.A. Meyer 3/5/15 ♥♥♥♥ 1 point
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982-Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen) 3/13/15 ♥♥♥♥♥ 1 point
A Man Above Reproach by Evelyn Pryce 3/15/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
Dancing with the Duke by Suzanna Medeiros 4/26/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
Romancing Lady Stone by Delilah Marvelle (School of Gallantry #6) 5/6/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
Billy Budd, Sailor by Herman Melville 5/12/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
The Courtship by Grace Burrowes (Windham #0.5) 6/6/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
The Duke and His Duchess by Grace Burrowes (Windham #0.6) 6/8/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
To Love A Thief by Darcy Burke (Secrets & Scandals #4) 6/9/15 ♥♥ 1 point
The Duchess of Love by Sally MacKenzie (Duchess of Love #0.5) 6/11/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
The Scandalous, Dissolute, No-Good Mr. Wright by Tessa Dare 6/12/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
Jonathan and Amy: A Novella by Grace Burrowes (Windham #8.6) 6/14/15 ♥♥ 1 point
IV. Plain Facts: 3 points per book, 1 point per documentary
(view spoiler)
V. Spell-it-out: 1 point per book
S: Sondra Marshak: The Price of the Phoenix 3/4/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
E: The Edge by Rudy Josephs 3/3/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
N: Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book 5/20/15 ♥♥♥♥♥ 1 point
S: Shakespeare, William: The Merchant of Venice 3/20/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
E: Ellis Peters: The Confession of Brother Haluin 3/23/15 ♥♥♥
A: Alex Flinn: Beastly 3/27/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
N: (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency #2) Tears of the Giraffe by Alexander McCall Smith 6/27/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
D: Dášeňka, čili život štěněte by Karel Čapek 4/18/15 ♥♥♥♥♥ 1 point
S: Scalzi, John: Redshirts 3/21/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
E: Ellis Peters: The Hermit of Eyton Forest 3/26/15 ♥♥♥♥ 1 point
N:
S: Star Trek: The New Voyages, 2 by Sondra Marshak 3/28/15 ♥♥ 1 point
I: Isaac Asimov: David Starr, Space Ranger 3/1/15 ♥♥ 1 point
B: Ballard,J.G.: Running Wild 4/4/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
I: I Spy Something Bloody by Josh Lanyon 3/5/15 ♥♥♥♥ 1 point
L: Love Is the Higher Law by David Levithan 3/29/15 ♥♥♥♥ 1 point
I: I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (Robot #0.1) 4/1/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
T: The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare 3/19/15 ♥♥♥♥ 1 point
Y: Yvonne Lindsay: Wanting What She Can't Have 5/25/15 ♥♥ 1 point
VI. Adaptations: 1 point per movie, 2 points per TV series
Pride and Prejudice (1980 Mini-series - Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul)
(5/5 episodes) 3/7/15 ♥♥♥♥♥ 2 points
Pride and Prejudice (2005 Movie - Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen) 3/7/15 ♥♥♥ 1 point
Emma (2009 Mini-series - Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller)
(4/4 episodes) 3/10-3/12/2015 ♥♥♥♥♥ 2 points
Emma (1996 TV Movie - Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong) 7/4/15 ♥♥♥♥ 1 point
Aisha (2010 Movie - Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol) 7/4/15 ♥♥ 1 point
Sense & Sensibility (2008 Mini-series) (3/3 episodes) 7/10-7/11/15 ♥♥♥♥♥ 2 points
done!1 mar 15 to 28 feb 16
Charlotte Lucas: 15-24 points
27/24
ja novels - 6 points
Emma by Jane Austen 30 Oct 2015 ★★★★★
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 4 Nov 2015 ★★★★★
Persuasion by Jane Austen 8 Nov 2015 ★★★★★
sequels,retellings - 1
(sequel) Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued by Anna Elliott 30 April 15 ★★★★★
setting points: 5
The Weaver Takes a Wife by Sheri Cobb South 19 Mar 2015 ★★★★
Seducing Charlotte by Diana Quincy 14 Aug 2015 ★★★
His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik 15 Sep 2015 ★★★★
It Happened One Christmas: Christmas Eve Proposal\The Viscount's Christmas Kiss\Wallflower, Widow...Wife! by Carla Kelly Georgie Lee Ann Lethbridge 7 Dec 2015 ★★★
Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer 7 Dec 2015 ★★★★★
spell out -points 17
p - Susan Elizabeth Phillips Heaven, Texas 5 Aug 2015 ★★★★
r - River Marked by Patricia Briggs 17 Mar 15 ★★★★★
i - Ice Storm by Anne Stuart 13 Jun 2015 ★★★★
d - The Dragon Conspiracy by Lisa Shearin ★★★★★
e - Erin Quinn, The Five Deaths of Roxanne Love 26 May ★★★★
a - Anne Bishop,Written in Red 25 Mar 15 ★★★★★
n - Nalini Singh Shards of Hope 10 Jun 2015 ★★★★★
d The Diva Haunts the House by Krista Davis 30 May 2015 ★★★
p - Nancy J. Parra, Bodice of Evidence 10 Aug 2015 ★★★
r - Red Rising by Pierce Brown 27 Jun 2015 ★★★
e - Ernest Cline, Ready Player One23 Jun 2015 ★★★★
j - Darynda Jones Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet - 4 Mar 15 ★★★★★
u - Unleashed by Sara Humphreys 31 Mar 2015 ★★★★
d - The Diva Digs Up the Dirt by Krista Davis 4 Jun 2015 ★★★★★
i - Ilona Andrews, Magic Shifts 7 Aug 2015 ★★★★★
c Deborah Cooke Blazing the Trail 9 Mar 15 ★★★
e Ellery Adams Murder in the Mystery Suite 16 Dec 2015 ★★★★
can we spell out more than one word. i was planning on spelling out 3 of the book titles.
Jane Austen ChallengeMarch 01. 2015- March 01, 2016
Original: Read or re-read a Jane Austen (JA) novel:
2 points per book.
Sense and Sensibility
Pride and Prejudice
Mansfield Park
Emma
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Sequels & Re-tellings: Read a sequel to a JA novel or a story of JA characters with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements, nowadays setting or just a secondary character's perspective):
1 point per book.
SEQUELS
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James (Pride and Prejudice)
Books with a Twist
Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. Winters
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith
Setting: Read a book set in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century) in which the hero/heroine is English:
1 point per book.
Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book related to JA or to the time period of JA novels:
3 points per book.
Spell-it-out: Spell out one of the following words: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy, Elizabeth, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Regency, Classic, Romance:
1 point per book.
S C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton author Sue finished 03/05/15
E Euphoria by Lily King title Euphoria
N The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman author Neil finished 03/02/15
S Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones book title Sixth finished 03/31/15
E Empire of Fear by Brian M. Stableford title Empire
A Frostfire by Amanda Hocking Authors first name Amanda finished 02/16/15
N In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex by Nathaniel Philbrick author Nathaniel
D All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr author Doerr
S Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch Title Snow, Author Sara finished 03/16/2015
E Every Dead Thing by John Connolly title Every
N The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North author North
S A Cold Day In Paradise by Steve Hamilton author Steve finished 03/22/15
I The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguroauthor Ishiguro finished 04/14/15
B By the Pricking of My Thumbs by Agatha Christie title By
I Casino Royale by Ian Fleming Author Ian
L The Ice Princess by Camilla Läckberg author Läckberg finished 03/21/15
I
T Red: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams author Terry finished 04/21/15
Y Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks title Year finished 03/25/15
Adaptations: Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life
1 point per movie, 2 points per TV show/series.
MOVIES
Mansfield Park (1999) Watched 03/04/15 ★★★★★
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Watched )3/04/15-03/05/15 ★★★★★
Clueless (based on Emma) (1995)
TV Shows/Series
Death Comes to Pemberley (2013) Mini-series (based on/adapted from P.D, James sequel to Pride and Prejudice)
Christina (AKA Babbling) wrote: "can we spell out more than one word. i was planning on spelling out 3 of the book titles."The rules say "Spell one". There are shorter words and longer ones, the longest one (Sense and sensibility) has 19 letters. The idea was that if you want to reach higher levels you can't get more than 19 points by reading JA not related books. So I would say no. Sorry.
I just read Pride and Prejudice (my first JA) last month and watched one of the movies. I LOVED both and can't wait to read more, so I am in! Update: My challenge year is over and I did not reach all of my goals for this challenge, but I did reach my goal of 25 points. It's been fun!
Jane Austen Yearly Challenge
Duration: 03/01/2015-03/01/2016
Level: Jane Bennett (25-34 points)
Current Total: 25 points
Original: Read or re-read a Jane Austen (JA) novel.
2 points per book.
*My goal will be to read JA's six major novels before March 2016 (including a reread of Pride and Prejudice). Completed: 4/6
Sense and Sensibility (1811)✔ 4/20/15
Sense and Sensibility✔ REREAD 2/15/16
Pride and Prejudice (1813)
Mansfield Park (1814)✔ 3/24/15
Emma (1815)
Northanger Abbey (1818)✔ 11/11/15
Persuasion (1818)✔ 8/5/15
Sequels & Re-tellings: Read a sequel to a JA novel or a story of JA characters with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements, nowadays setting or just a secondary character's perspective).
1 point per book.
Setting: Read a book set in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century) in which the hero/heroine is English.
1 point per book.
The Scarlet Pimpernel✔
Black Sheep✔
Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book related to JA or to the time period of JA novels.
3 points per book.
Spell-it-out: Spell out one of the following words: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy, Elizabeth, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Regency, Classic, Romance.
1 point per book.
J The Joy Luck Club✔
A The Age of Innocence✔
N The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems by Pablo Neruda✔
E Euphoria✔
A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley✔
U
S Station Eleven ✔
T The Last Kingdom ✔
E Elizabeth the Queen: The Life of a Modern Monarch ✔
N
Adaptations: Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life.
1 point per movie, 2 points per TV show/series.
Sense and Sensibility - 1995 ✔ 8/8/15
Persuasion - 2007 ✔ 8/16/15
Pride and Prejudice - 1995 TV Mini-series ✔ 8/30/15
Persuasion - 1995 ✔ 9/27/15
For the sequels and retellings would Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Ben H. WintersPride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith work?
It fits the bill. JA's story with a twist. :-)
As she is my favorite author, how could I not fall in love with this challenge??? I'd been planning on reading a number of her books anyway, and as I own most of the movies, I'm going all the way. Jane Austen Yearly Challenge
Duration: 03/01/2015-03/01/2016
Level: Elizabeth Bennett (35+ points)
Total points: 6
Original: Read or re-read a Jane Austen (JA) novel. 2 points per book.
❣ Sense and Sensibility
❣ Pride and Prejudice
❣ Mansfield Park
❣ Emma
❣ Northanger Abbey
❣ Persuasion
❣ Lady Susan
Sequels & Re-tellings: Read a sequel to a JA novel or a story of JA characters with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements, nowadays setting or just a secondary character's perspective). 1 point per book.
❣ Death Comes to Pemberley (2013 mini-series)
❣ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Setting: Read a book/watch a movie or a TV series set in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century: 1780s through 1830s) in which the hero/heroine is English.
1 point per book, 1 point per movie, 2 points per TV series
❣ The Duchess (2008, Keira Knightley) - 3/12/15 (1 point)
Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book/ watch a documentary related to JA or to the time period of JA novels.
3 points per book, 1 point per documentary
❣ Jane Austen: A Family Record by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh
Spell-it-out: Spell out one of the following words: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy, Elizabeth, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Regency, Classic, Romance. 1 point per book.
J
A
N - Nalini Singh, Branded by Fire, 3/2/15
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Adaptations: Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life. 1 point per movie, 2 points per TV show/series.
❣ Pride & Prejudice (1940)
❣ Pride & Prejudice (1980 BBC mini-series) - 3/10/15 (2 points)
❣ Pride & Prejudice (1995 A&E mini-series)
❣ Sense & Sensibility (1995)
❣ Persuasion (1995)
❣ Clueless (1995 - based on "Emma") - 3/12/15 (1 point)
❣ Emma (1996)
❣ Mansfield Park (1999 Movie) - 3/11/15 (1 point)
❣ Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) - based on "Pride & Prejudice"
❣ Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Duration: One year from your start date. Level: Charlotte Lucas: 15-24 pointsRead/watched: 19/19
FINISHED!!!!
Original: Read or re-read a Jane Austen novel.
1) Pride and Prejudice - READ
2) Emma - READ
Sequels & Re-tellings:
1) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies - READ
2) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Graphic Novel - READ
3) Georgiana Darcy's Diary: Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice Continued - READ
Setting: Read a book set in the regency era in which the hero/heroine is English.
1) North and South, TV mini-series - WATCHED
Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book related to JA or to the time period of JA novels.
1) The Forgotten Sister: Mary Bennet's Pride and Prejudice - READ
Adaptations: Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life.
1) Emma, mini-series - WATCHED
2) Sense & sensibility, TV mini-series - WATCHED
3) Becoming Jane, movie - WATCHED
4) Lost in Austen, tv mini-series - WATCHED
5) From Prada to Nada, tv mini-series - WATCHED
6) Clueless, a film based on Emma - WATCHED
7) Pride and Prejudice, BBC mini-series -WATCHED
8) The Jane Austen book club, movie - WATCHED
9) Death comes to Pemberley, tv mini-series - WATCHED
10) Austenland, movie - WATCHED
11) Pride and Prejudice, movie - WATCHED
12) Miss Austen Regrets, movie - WATCHED
Oh, good! Excuse to watch Colin Firth again! :PI'm in. ☺
Duration: 01.03.15-28.02.16
Level: starting as Jane Bennet
: 55 ptsOriginal: Read or re-read a Jane Austen (JA) novel.
2 points per book.
Emma by Jane Austen - 14.07.15 - ★★★
The Watsons and Emma Watson by Jane Austen, Joan Aiken - 19.10.15 - ★★★
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen - 10.11.15 - ★★★★★
Persuasion by Jane Austen - 22.02.16 - ★★★★
Sequels & Re-tellings: Read a sequel to a JA novel or a story of JA characters with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements, nowadays setting or just a secondary character's perspective).
1 point per book.
Captain Wentworth's Diary by Amanda Grange - 22.03.15 - ★★★
Mr. Darcy's Diary by Amanda Grange - 27.03.15 - ★★★
The Confession of Fitzwilliam Darcy by Mary Street - 09.04.15 - ★★★★
An Assembly Such as This by Pamela Aidan - 13.05.15 - ★★★
Duty and Desire by Pamela Aidan - 19.05.15 - ★
These Three Remain by Pamela Aidan - 26.05.15 - ★★★
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James - 15.06.15 - ★★
Northanger Abbey by Val McDermid - 17.08.15 - ★★
The Other Mr. Darcy by Monica Fairview - 30.09.15 - ★★★
Colonel Brandon's Diary by Amanda Grange - 01.12.15 - ★★★
Setting: Read a book set in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century) in which the hero/heroine is English.
1 point per book.
Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris - 18.06.15 - ★★★★
The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen - 13.02.16 - ★★★
Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book related to JA or to the time period of JA novels.
3 points per book.
Spell-it-out: Spell out one of the following words: Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Mr Darcy, Elizabeth, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Persuasion, Regency, Classic, Romance.
1 point per book.
P - Patricia Briggs Hunting Ground - 07.04.15 - ★★★
R - Red Rising by Pierce Brown - 17.04.15 - ★★★★
I - Inspector Ian Rutledge (s) - Wings of Fire by Charles Todd - 26.03.15 - ★★★
D - D.L. McDermott Stone Song - 08.03.15 - ★★★
E - Ex Equals by L.A. Witt - 19.04.15 - ★★★
A - Agatha Christie The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - 12.03.15 - ★★★
N - Nalini Singh Angels' Flight - 06.04.15 - ★★★
D - Daisy Harris City Slicker at the Horny Goat Ranch - 13.03.15 - ★★★
P - Portrait in Death by J.D. Robb - 29.04.15 - ★★★★
R - Renae Kaye The Blinding Light - 19.03.15 - ★★★★
E - Evanovich, Janet The Rocky Road to Romance - 28.04.15 - ★★★
J - Julia Quinn To Catch an Heiress - 15.04.15 - ★★★
U - The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen - 15.04.15 - ★★★★
D - Dalton, Tymber Contractual Obligation - 21.04.15 - ★★
I - Immortals After Dark (s) - The Warlord Wants Forever by Kresley Cole - 18.04.15 - ★★
C - Crash & Burn by Abigail Roux - 11.04.15 - ★★★★
E - Equation For Love by Fae Sutherland - 17.05.15 - ★★★★
Adaptations: Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life.
1 point per movie, 2 points per TV show/series.
Sense & Sensibility (1971/mini-series) - 27.05.15
Persuasion (1971/mini-series) - 22.02.16
Pride & Prejudice (1980/mini-series) - 28.05.15
Northanger Abbey (1987) - 27.05.15
Persuasion (1995) - 23.02.16
Death Comes to Pemberley (2013/mini-series) - 15.06.15
Pride & Prejudice (2005) - 24.07.15
Becoming Jane (2007) - 27.09.15
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007) - 23.02.16
Persuasion (2007) - 23.02.16
Miss Austen Regrets (2008) - 27.09.15
Austenland (2013) - 23.02.16
The Jane Games (2014/mini-series) - 23.02.16
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Oh, good! Excuse to watch Colin Firth again! :PI'm in. ☺
Duration: 01.03.15-28.02.16
Level: starting as Jane Bennet"
hahaha that was my first thought, Tea! Oh goodie....Colin!
Sounds like a fun challenge - I'm in! I'll try the Charlotte Lucas level (15-24 points).Level: Charlotte Lucas: 15-24 points
Categories:
Original: Jane Austen (JA) novels. 2 points per book.
Sequels & Re-tellings: Sequels to a JA novel or a story of JA characters with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements, nowadays setting or just a secondary character's perspective). 1 point per book.
Setting: Book sets in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century) in which the hero/heroine is English. 1 point per book.
1. Who Buries the Dead by C.S. Harris 1 point
Plain Facts: Non-fiction books related to JA or to the time period of JA novels. 3 points per book.
Spell-it-out: 1 point per book.
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Adaptations: Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life. 1 point per movie, 2 points per TV show/series.
I just read Who Buries the Dead which featured both Jane Austen and her brother in a way that really worked.
Louise wrote: "I just read Who Buries the Dead which featured both Jane Austen and her brother in a way that really worked."Great. I'm going to start that one soon. Was it good?
I watched Mansfield Park last night (03/14), on Netflix. Then, Sense and Sensibility. It was after midnight by the time it was over, so I just put both dates on there. ;) I loved both of those movies! There were parts in both that made me cry. Johnny Lee Miller in Mansfield Park and Alan Rickman in Sense and Sensibility! Two of my favorite actors!
I just have a question...on the spell-it-out section, do those novels have to be JA related or can they be anything? I found a page on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/... that looks really promising for finding sequels. But do we count those in there or what? Since the sequel is another section of the challenge?
If yall like the movies, you should check out the 1940 P&P with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. It doesn't totally follow the book and leaves out a few scenes, but it's good. I grew up with that movie and didn't even realize half of what actually happens until I read the book. Still, it's a very cute movie.
Stormie,you can use any books for the spell-it-out section, they don't have to be JA related.
Sequels belong to the Sequels & Re-tellings category but if they're both set in the Regency era and the hero or the heroine are English you can put them in the Setting category. It's your choice.
P.S. If you like Johnny Lee Miller, you'll love the 2009 BBC mini-series Emma. He's playing Mr Knightley.
Dani, I've watched this one a while ago and I thought that Olivier made a very charming and playful Mr Darcy. The costuming was dreadful and totally wrong though, it looked like they used costumes from Gone with the wind.
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Louise wrote: "I just read Who Buries the Dead which featured both Jane Austen and her brother in a way that really worked."Great. I'm going to start that one soon. Was it good?"
Yes, it was! I recommend it.
I've just found out that if I re-watch all of the JA inspired movies and TV series I own I'll have 36 points. LOL!based on Emma:
Emma (1972 Mini-Series - Doran Godwin, John Carson)
Clueless (1995 Movie - Alicia Silverstone, Paul Rudd)
Emma (1996 TV movie - Kate Beckinsale, Mark Strong)
Emma (1996 Movie - Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeremy Northam)
Emma (2009 Mini-series - Romola Garai, Jonny Lee Miller)
Aisha (2010 Movie - Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol)
based on Pride and Prejudice:
Pride and Prejudice (1940 Movie - Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier)
Pride and Prejudice (1995 Mini-series - Jennifer Ehle, Colin Firth)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001 Movie - Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth)
Pride and Prejudice (2003 Movie - Kam Heskin, Orlando Seale)
Bride & Prejudice (2004 Movie - Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Martin Henderson)
Pride and Prejudice (2005 Movie - Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen)
Lost in Austen (2008 Mini-series - Jemima Rooper, Elliot Cowan)
Austenland (2013 Movie - Keri Russell, JJ Feild)
based on Sense and Sensibility:
Sense and Sensibility (1981 Mini-series - Irene Richard, Tracey Childs, Annie Leon, Robert Swann)
Sense and Sensibility (1995 Movie - Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, James Fleet, Tom Wilkinson)
Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000 Movie - Tabu, Ajith Kumar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Mammootty)
Sense and Sensibility (2008 Mini-Series - Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, David Morrissey, Janet McTeer)
Scents and Sensibility (2011 Movie - Ashley Williams, Marla Sokoloff, Nick Zano, Brad Johnson)
From Prada to Nada (2011 Movie - Camilla Belle, Alexa PenaVega, Kuno Becker, Tina French)
based on Persuasion:
Persuasion (1995 Movie - Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds)
Persuasion (2007 TV Movie - Sally Hawkins, Rupert Penry-Jones)
based on Mansfield Park:
Mansfield Park (1999 Movie - Frances O'Connor, Jonny Lee Miller)
Mansfield Park (2007 TV Movie - Billie Piper, Blake Ritson)
based on Northanger Abbey:
Northanger Abbey (2007 TV Movie - Felicity Jones, JJ Feild)
based on Jane Austen's Life:
The Real Jane Austen (2002 TV Movie)
Becoming Jane (2007 Movie - Anne Hathaway, James McAvoy)
Miss Austen Regrets (2008 TV Movie - Olivia Williams)
inspired by more than one JA book:
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007 Movie - Maria Bello, Emily Blunt, Kathy Baker, Hugh Dancy)
Zuzana wrote: "I've just found out that if I re-watch all of the JA inspired movies and TV series I own I'll have 36 points. LOL!based on Emma:
Emma (1972 Mini-Series - Doran Godwin, John Carson)
Clueless (1995..."
That list is awesome Zuzana! I think I may 'borrow' it and see how many I can watch during the year. I didn't realize there were so many! It looks like 1995, 2007 and 2008 were the years of Jane Austen. :)
And I agree with you about the 1940 P&P. I just adore Olivier in that movie. I'll have to pay attention to the wardrobe when I watch it again. The last time I saw it, I was a kid and didn't notice those things. haha.
It would be great to discuss/recommend adaptations and books (esp sequels and retellings) as we go.To complete the list here are some adaptations from my Amazon wish list (hopefully my family will take the hint and I'll get some of these for my birthday and for Christmas :D )
Pride and Prejudice (1980 Mini-series - Elizabeth Garvie, David Rintoul)
Death Comes to Pemberley (2013 Mini-series - Anna Maxwell Martin, Matthew Rhys)
Persuasion (1971 Mini-Series - Ann Firbank, Bryan Marshall, Marian Spencer, Richard Vernon)
Mansfield Park (1983 Mini-Series - Anna Massey, Angela Pleasence, Sylvestra Le Touzel, Nicholas Farrell)
Northanger Abbey (1986 TV movie - Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth)
I've found a picture that documents the terrible wardrobe of the 1940 P&P adaptation.
Haha it does look like Gone With the Wind! I was so confused when I first read the book and realized that Jane was the oldest. :-D
Zuzana wrote: "I've found a picture that documents the terrible wardrobe of the 1940 P&P adaptation."
haha, I've watched this movie a few months ago. It was good but the wardrobe is so horrible !
On Saturday I watched the 1980 BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice starring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul. I found it on YouTube.
IMO this adaptation stayed most true to the book. It's 5 episodes so enough time to explore all of the characters and relationships. What other adaptations often omit and this one did particularly well is the character of Charlotte and her friendship with Elizabeth. You can see why these two would be such good friends. Elizabeth is as charming and witty (and as blind to the faults of her family members) as she should be. Mr Darcy is very stiff and it's very easy to misinterpret his behaviour as haughtiness. I was surprised how much I liked this series. Recommended to all who love their adaptations as true to the book as possible.
Zuzana wrote: "On Saturday I watched the 1980 BBC mini-series Pride and Prejudice starring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul. I found it on YouTube.IMO this adaptation stayed most true to the book. It's 5 ep..."
Great! I know what I'll what next :D
Angel wrote: "Great! I know what I'll what next :D "She's doing that on purpose so she would read while we are watching all these shows. :P
*goes searching on YouTube*
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Angel wrote: "Great! I know what I'll what next :D "She's doing that on purpose so she would read while we are watching all these shows. :P
*goes searching on YouTube*"
Haha too true! I'm searching now. And I just found 2 maybe 3 books I own about Jane Austen. One is Jane Austen: A Family Record. Bought it at a used book store years ago. I'm excited to finally read it.
❀Tea❀ wrote: "She's doing that on purpose so she would read while we are watching all these shows. :P
*goes searching on YouTube*"
LOL! I'm the one who spent last few days watching movies and TV shows instead of reading books. Now I'm way behind with my RPG tasks. And the caravan is supposed to appear in two weeks. *sigh*
Zuzana wrote: "And the caravan is supposed to appear in two weeks. *sigh* "Yeah, I'm also sighing but for different reasons. :P
Mod
Just wanted to let you know there are some changes/additions in the rules.
New level:
Emma Woodhouse - 35+ books, you haven't managed to use all of the categories
Spell-it-out Rules are added.
Book length is added (100 pages minimum)
And wording changed for Setting & Plain Facts
From now on, you can watch movies/TV series/documentaries for Setting and Plain Facts categories, too. More options for everyone = more fun.
Zuzana wrote: "From now on, you can watch movies/TV series/documentaries for Setting and Plain Facts categories, too. More options for everyone = more fun."Has anyone any suggestions? beside Jane Austen's adaptation I don't know a lot of them...
Angel wrote: "Zuzana wrote: "From now on, you can watch movies/TV series/documentaries for Setting and Plain Facts categories, too. More options for everyone = more fun."Has anyone any suggestions? beside Jane..."
Zuzana posted a good reference here. It's movies, but some of the adaptations may also be books. I know there's also Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and apparently from what I just saw when I searched.... Pride and Prejudice and Vampires (tho this one seems to be written more for humour than actual quality of writing).
Also....does anyone know where Becoming Jane Austen would fit? It's not an actual JA work, it's technically about her, not her characters, and it's not non-fiction. Should it just be used in Spell it Out?
Dani, the book Becoming Jane Austen by Jon Spence is listed as a non-fiction (biography), as such it would fit the best into the Plain Facts category. But that's just my opinion. You can use it for the Spell-it-out or the Setting tasks as well. :)The movie Becoming Jane based on this book goes into the Adaptation category (Adaptations: "Watch a movie or a TV show based on a JA book or her life.".
If you're looking for Sequels or Retellings, there are some really good lists to be found on listopia:Best Jane Austen Fan Fiction
Jane Austen Sequels and Pastiches
Best Jane Austen Retellings
Austen Inspired
Best Pride and Prejudice Sequels, Variations, Adaptations
Angel wrote: "Has anyone any suggestions? beside Jane Austen's adaptation I don't know a lot of them... "To find a movie/TV show set in the Regency era with an English hero isn't that easy, is it?
Gaskell and Dickens books (and adaptations) are mostly set in the Victorian times, not the Regency era. So BBC's North and South, Cranford (both are great series BTW), Little Dorrit, Bleak House, the many adaptations of Great Expectations don't fit the bill.
BTW Are there any adaptations based on A Tale of Two Cities? It's set during the French Revolution and one of the main characters Sydney Carton is an Englishman. So that one would be fine.
Movies/TV shows for the Setting category, Off the top of my head :
EDIT:
That Hamilton Woman (1941 - Laurence Olivier, Vivien Leigh) - loved that one, it's about Emma Hamilton and Admiral Nelson
Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (1951 - Gregory Peck)
H.M.S. Defiant (1962 - Alec Guinness and Dirk Bogarde)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 - Marlon Brando)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982 - Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour, Ian McKellen)
The Bounty (1984 - Mel Gibson)
Gothic (1986 - Gabriel Byrne)
Rowing With the Wind (1988 - Hugh Grant)
The Deceivers (1988 - Pierce Brosnan)
Sharpe (1993-1997, 2004 series of TV movies - Sean Bean)
The Madness of King George (1994 - Nigel Hawthorne, Helen Mirren, Rupert Graves)
Princess Caraboo (1994 - Jim Broadbent, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow)
Hornblower (1998-2003 series of TV movies - Ioan Gruffudd)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999 Mini-series - Richard E. Grant, Elizabeth McGovern)
Byron (2003 - Jonny Lee Miller)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003 - Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany)
Vanity Fair (2004 - Reese Witherspoon)
To the Ends of the Earth (2005 Mini-series - Benedict Cumberbatch)
Amazing Grace (2006 - Ioan Gruffudd)
Beau Brummell: This Charming Man (2006 - James Purefoy)
The Duchess (2008 - Keira Knightley)
Bright Star (2009 - Ben Whishaw)
Any other suggestions?
Jane Austen Yearly ChallengeDuration: 15 March 2015 - 15 March 2016
Level: Jane Bennet: 25-34 points
Total Points:
Original: Read or re-read a Jane Austen (JA) novel.
2 points per book.
Sequels & Re-tellings: Read a sequel to a JA novel or a story of JA characters with a twist (alternate reality, paranormal elements, nowadays setting or just a secondary character's perspective).
1 point per book.
Setting: Read a book/watch a movie or a TV series set in the regency era (late 18th and early 19th century: 1780s through 1830s) in which the hero/heroine is English.
1 point per book, 1 point per movie, 2 points per TV series
Plain Facts: Read a non-fiction book/ watch a documentary related to JA or to the time period of JA novels.
3 points per book, 1 point per documentary
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Zuzana wrote: "Angel wrote: "Has anyone any suggestions? beside Jane Austen's adaptation I don't know a lot of them... "To find a movie/TV show set in the Regency era with an English hero isn't that easy, is it..."
Amazing list ! thank you !!
Welcome to the (and welcome to the group too)
Zuzana, do you want me to add those lists/suggestions to first post? Or maybe just link to your posts?
❀Tea❀ wrote: "Zuzana, do you want me to add those lists/suggestions to first post? Or maybe just link to your posts?"That's a great idea, Tea. Links would be fine I think. Or you could copy the lists and put them under spoilers.
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