Bad Spellers Untie
The first time I saw this slogan on a T-shirt in a Signals catalog (not that I’m promoting Signals…not that I’m not promoting Signals…I’m just saying), I liked it because […]
Category Archives: Everything Jane Austen
Literary Allusions…Not Illusions
I have blogged quite a bit about Pride and Prejudice for the simple reason that I happen to love Pride and Prejudice. I love the characters. I love the story. […]
Why I Like Period Pieces. Period!
English Lit class, many moons ago. The professor has just announced that the next novel we have to read will be Pride and Prejudice (somehow it always ends up being […]
The Jane Austen Treatment
The idea: to translate Jane Austen’s comedies of manners into useful instruction in the finding and keeping of employment. Background: I’ve been an avid reader and/or viewer of Jane Austen […]
The Sum of Its Parts
jux·ta·pose verb \’jək-stə-,pōz\ : to place (different things) together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different Long before we knew […]
You Can Never Be Too Thankful…Just Ask Mr. Collins
Tip # 6: Send a Thank You Note So, hopefully, with the help of our previous 5 tips, your interview was a blazing success. All that remains is waiting for […]
Tell Me About Yourself, Lady Catherine
Tip 5: Stay On-Topic My mother used to say, “If you can’t think of something nice to say about someone, don’t say anything at all,” so Lady Catherine de Bourgh […]
Dress For Success, Elizabeth
Tip 4: Don’t Show Up Slovenly Dressed Elizabeth Bennet may have scored points with Mr. Darcy when she turned up in Mr. Bingley’s breakfast-parlour in mud-drenched petticoats, but not everyone […]
Become a World-Class Networker (Like Mrs. Bennet)
Tip 3: Do Network The hopelessly frivolous Mrs. Bennet may have been a constant source of chagrin to the sensible Jane and Elizabeth, but she was amazingly right on point […]
Don’t Bad-Mouth Your Former Boss, Wickham
Tip 2: Don’t Be a Wickham Pride and Prejudice’s infamous cad, George Wickham, might seem to be the last person qualified to help one get a job since he spent […]
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