MONDAY READING: AUSTEN IN AUGUST PLUS.... 11.8.14

I luv this reading representation from Sayoor on flickr. Says 'summer' to this reader!
I am feeling a bit negligent in blogging at the moment and it's about to grow even more sporadic. I've been accepted for a certification program and will hopefully be heading to my course in 3 weeks! Excitement and anticipation rolled into one... So, while I'll definitely be reading, the topic will be changing  to course material. Def great books ~ just maybe not all my anticipated Austen in August !
As there will be gaps in posting, I wanted you to know all is well, just some changes in life's trajectory!
What Austen in August have I been reading to this point? *

I read and loved Beth Patillo's, Mr Darcy Broke My Heart. Jane Austen discovered during a summer seminar in Oxford and in the contemporary life of an American substitute attendee plus~ what would be the impact of discovering an unpublished Jane Austen manuscript...?  Fun story makes me want to read another in the set!
* I made it through the considerable 343 pages of Val McDermid's contemporized Northanger Abbey of the Austen Project.  Seemed a lot longer - more wordy- than the original and I had to fight to get through it. Of course I loved the story being set in Scotland!


* I followed my reading by watching the movie version of Northanger Abbey as written by Jane Austen which was a bit of a headspinning period contrast to the contemporary novel.
Totally enjoyed!

Northanger Abbey is a 2007 British television film adaptation of Jane Austen's gothic parody. It was directed by British television director Jon Jones and the screenplay was written by Andrew Davies.  -Wikipedia

 Initial release: March 25, 2007

Director: Jon Jones

Running time: 120 minutes

Adapted from: Northanger Abbey

                                    Screenplay: Andrew Davies

* Austenland wouldn't play in either laptop or dvd player ~ sorry to have missed that opp, but I've ordered 2 versions of Mansfield Park to celebrate it's 200th anniversary for Austen in August! *
I've begun the audio of Longbourn by Jo Baker and have to say I'm totally enjoying it!

Insights of below stairs thinking and well drawn imagery are a fantastic addition to Jane Austen's world of Pride and Prejudice. Emma Fielding makes this audio exceedingly pleasurable! Luving the British accents... {I'll post a Tuesday Intro and Tuesday Teaser tomorrow}
* So that's been my week . What's on your radar?
Find more reading at Sheila's Book Journey It's Monday! What Are You Reading? and MizB's ShouldBeReading for Monday Musings and more Austen in August!

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