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. […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What’s Your Worst Quality, Mr. Bingley?
Tip 1: Master the Indirect Boast Our first tip comes from Mr. Charles Bingley of P&P fame and has to do with turning a seemingly bad quality (your worst quality […]
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