by Dawn Camp | Sep 2, 2008 | featured, reading
I was excited at the end of July when I saw that the new 5 Minutes for Books site was using Pride and Prejudice for its first Classics Bookclub selection, especially since I had just finished reading it earlier that week. Here are some thoughts that readers were given...
by Dawn Camp | Aug 3, 2008 | contests & giveaways
I have had such a good time with the Jane Austen giveaways this week, reading comments and seeing how much we love her novels, especially Pride and Prejudice. My husband actually agreed to stay up late and watch the whole 5-hour miniseries with me Friday night. Good...
by Dawn Camp | Jul 30, 2008 | contests & giveaways, featured
You love A&E’s 5-hour miniseries of Pride and Prejudice, right? In my humble opinion, it is the premier film adaptation of Jane Austen’s work. When I discovered the 10th anniversary collector’s set, I wanted one for my own and ordered it at an...
by Dawn Camp | Jul 29, 2008 | contests & giveaways, featured, homeschooling
It’s time for another Bloggy Giveaways Carnival, and I’m hosting a series of Jane Austen-themed giveaways. If that’s right up your proverbial alley, subscribe to my feed to find out about additional contests this week. It isn’t too late to sign up for my first...
by Dawn Camp | Apr 7, 2008 | featured, reading
I recently read Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, which was filled with commentaries on character and its formation. As a parent, I found the following observations by a father in the story quite thought-provoking: He feared that principle, active principle, had...
