Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice is celebrating it’s 200th birthday. The BBC naturally had lots of coverage, which brought my attention to Austenland, a rom com/mockumentary about a young woman obsessed with Pride & Prejudice. Watch the movie trailer and Sundance review here.

Austenland

Happy 200th Pride & Prejudice!

• Also worth reading: “Janeites: The curious American cult of Jane Austen” [BBC]

• The Real Jane Austen, book review. [Fresh Air]