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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Nov 16

Just jumping in to share my magnus opus

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Jul 19

Virtual JaneCon is back!

Virtual JaneCon @virtualjanecon.bsky.social · Jul 19

#VirtualJaneCon2025 has STARTED!

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Jul 18

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.

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Jul 18

Emma. (2020). Highly recommend!

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Jul 17

RIP Miss Bates. You would have love the Astronomer CEO Coldplay scandal.

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Alt: Miss Bates smiling with the words such news written below her

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Jun 25

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Focus Features @focusfeatures.bsky.social · Jun 25

SENSE AND SENSIBILITY starring Daisy Edgar-Jones. Directed by Georgia Oakley.

Coming soon from Focus Features and Working Title Films.

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Megan Logan 🏳️‍🌈 @meganlogan.bsky.social · Jun 12

and Miss Bates was correct far more frequently

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Jun 12

“I asked ChatGPT”

“I asked Grok”

Okay, and? No one asked Miss Bates anything, and she still told everyone everything.

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Jun 12

“I asked ChatGPT”

“I asked Grok”

Okay, and? No one asked Miss Bates anything, and she still told everyone everything.

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 14

Thank you!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Thank you!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Thank you!

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Great idea!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Thank you!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

I’ll have some Jane Austen 250th anniversary content when I’m back! Stay obstinate and headstrong.

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · May 12

Just jumping on to say hi. I’m recovering from surgery (it went well) so I won’t be active on social media for a couple months. I am receiving excellent care from Mr. Perry, and I will be recovering by the seaside with a bowl of gruel.

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Feb 27

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.

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Mar 22

I highly recommend it!

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.bsky.social · Mar 20

"There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient." - Lady Catherine de Bourgh

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Mar 22

Jessica Bull's "Miss Austen Investigates: A Fortune Most Fatal" is full of clever quips, an authentic Regency setting, and complex characters. Mystery readers and Austen fans alike will love this cozy thriller. (Is that a genre? It should be.) Full review: open.substack.com/pub/janeaust...

Book Review - Miss Austen Investigates: A Fortune Most Fatal

Jane confronts the dark side of Regency England and it's not the marriage mart

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Mar 11

Friend: I just read this really fun second-chance romance.

Me: Persuasion did it better.

Friend: It was really cute though.

Me: Persuasion did it better.

Friend: You don't even know what the book is about...

Me: Persuasion. Did. It. Better.

Friend: *deletes my contact info*

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Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Feb 27

Yes! It sounds so great!

Jane Austen First Drafts @austen1stdrafts.bsky.social · Feb 27

It sounds so great doesn't it?!