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Jane Austen died on this day in 1817. In her too short 41 years on this planet, she wrote six of the greatest novels in the English language, laid the groundwork for the modern romance, and gifted us with some of the best quotes ever. Pour one out for Jane today.
Pencil sketch of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra Austen.
July 18, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary in Bath!
🗓️ When: April 7-12 or Oct 13-18
📍 Where: Bath, UK
☕️ What: A bespoke Austen experience to celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary!
🛜 How: Visit StrictlyJaneAusten.com for more info. Use code "Mrs Jennings" when booking!
Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th Anniversary in Bath. Spring celebrations: April 7-12. Autumn Celebrations: October 13-18. StrictlyJaneAusten.com Use code Mrs Jennings. Visits and Jaunts. A visit to the No1 Royal Crescent Museum. A guided walk of Bath with an Austen expert. A guided visit to the Jane Austen House Museum & Chawton House. A guided visit to the charming village of Lacock. And more! StrictlyJaneAusten.com Use code Mrs Jennings. Experiences. A Regency dance workshop. An embroidery workshop. A countryside walk. A celebratory Jane Austen dinner. A welcome reception and afternoon high tea. StrictlyJaneAusten.com Use code Mrs Jennings. Accomodations. Five nights at the five-star Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel. 5 nights, 6 days Monday-Saturday: £2200 per person Single room supplement £825. StrictlyJaneAusten.com Use code Mrs Jennings.
February 27, 2025 at 4:36 AM
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Happy Valentine's Day!
Edmund Bertram Valentine's Day Card "You have my heart and 12.5% of my DNA. Be my Valentine, Dearest Cousin." Mrs. Elton Valentine's Day Card "I love you almost as much as I love Maple Grove." Mr. Darcy Valentine's Day Card "Be not alarmed, madam, on receiving this Valentine, by the apprehension of its containing any repetition of those sentiments or renewal of those offers which were last night so disgusting to you." Mr. Tilney Valentine's Day Card "You've unlocked my heart and every cabinet in my dad's house."
February 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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“It is with great regret that I obey your commands in returning the letters with which I have been honoured from you, and the lock of hair, which you so obligingly bestowed on me.”
Montoya screams and cries on the beach with his shirt open
February 8, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Elon: Catch me, Captain Wentworth!

Wentworth: JUMP!
Elon jumping off the Cobb in Lyme
February 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Mr. Elton: professes his love to Emma

Emma:
Beyoncé appears shocked at the Grammys
February 3, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Two tickets to Nosferatu, please.
Henry Tilney (JJ Feilds) and Catherine Morland (Felicity Jones) in Northanger Abbey (2008).
December 26, 2024 at 5:37 PM
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Happy 249th birthday to the queen of English literature! We love you, Jane!
December 16, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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Visit Jane Austen’s home city of Bath for her 250th Anniversary! Book now through strictlyjaneausten.com and use the code ‘Mrs Jennings’ to let them know I sent you! Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! #JaneAusten
December 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM
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Jane Austen’s Spotify Wrapped 2024 (part 2)
December 5, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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Jane Austen’s Spotify Wrapped 2024 just dropped! (Part 1)
December 5, 2024 at 10:11 AM
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Emma Woodhouse:
Duolingo owl: you made 1296 mistakes this year
December 2, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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Just a reminder that Wishbone Darcy loves you very much ❤️
Wishbone Darcy in an adorable black jacket and white cravat
November 26, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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We talk about period drama actors having “cellphone face,” but every single actor in Dangerous Liaisons had “fax machine face.”
Glenn Close, John Mallovich, and Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Liaisons (1988).
November 23, 2024 at 1:21 AM
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Taking the lyrics of “Slumber, Dear Maid” and really holding space with that.
Mary Bennet smirks behind a pianoforte in Pride and Prejudice (1995).
November 22, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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Someone please take away my phone
November 21, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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“I'm twenty-seven years old, I've no money and no prospects. I'm already too old for Leonardo DiCaprio and I’m frightened. So don't you judge me, Lizzy. Don't you dare judge me!”
Charlotte Lucas addresses Lizzy about her lack of prospects and how Leonardo DiCaprio won’t date her. From Pride and Prejudice (2005)
November 20, 2024 at 1:55 AM
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Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble up dainties at the table, cross their legs, and tyrannize their teachers. Attributed to SOCRATES by Plato, according to William L. Jun 3, 2015
November 18, 2024 at 10:27 PM
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Lady Catherine de Bourgh ass headline
Now Gen Z are waging war on our sandwiches! How younger Brits are ditching English classics like ham and mustard in favour of fancy woke fillings
November 18, 2024 at 8:48 PM
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I’m out here in these streets, making people’s lives better.
Gray Text: photo of the cover of Sex, Lies and Sensibility by Nikki Payne Gray text: I just checked out the new romance bookstore in Alexandria and picks up this based on your suggestion. Very excited to read it Green text: woohoo! Hope you like it!
November 17, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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Owl at the Library is here! Huzzah! @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social
Owl at the Library’s profile. “Books, beauty, wholesome whimsy. Dickens lover. Married to Rachel Herrington. “Gets dressed up like a pillow so she’s always in bed.”
November 16, 2024 at 9:27 PM
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Just jumping in to share my magnus opus
November 16, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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Charlotte Lucas, you don’t have to say yes to Mr. Collins. Hang on, girl. Only one year to go.
Newspaper headline from Marc’s, “Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend curse broken: Vittoria Ceretti turns 26. All his past relationships came to an end before his partner was older than 25.”
November 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Time to get started on those New Year’s fitness resolutions
Elizabeth Bennet and Caroline Bingley take a refreshing turn about the room in Pride and Prejudice (2005).
January 4, 2024 at 12:04 AM
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Happy 248th birthday, Jane Austen! Thank you for gifting us with an incredible literary catalog, and for raising our dating standards!
Sketch of Jane Austen by Cassandra Austen. A pencil sketch with very little detail of Jane’s seated form. Her face is colored with faint watercolors. Jane is pictured from the waist up. She is seated with her arms crossed and she looks to the left.
December 16, 2023 at 1:54 PM