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Austenland
''Austenland'' is a 2007 novel by Shannon Hale, published by Bloomsbury. It follows protagonist Jane Hayes, a graphic designer living in New York City who is secretly obsessed with Jane Austen's 1813 novel ''Pride and Prejudice'', specifically Colin Firth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation. Her aunt dies and, in her will, leaves Jane a trip to an Austen theme park in the English countryside, where customers and actors role-play as characters in the Regency era. The novel is the first in Hale's ''Austenland'' series, followed by '' Midnight in Austenland''. A film based on the first novel was released in 2013, starring Keri Russell and directed by Jerusha Hess. Development Hale's favorite author as a teenager was Jane Austen. Once she came up with the idea of a modern-day immersion program into the Regency era, it became "a story hewanted to tell" and one that took her seven years to write. She drew upon her experience visiting the United Kingdom during coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austenland (film)
''Austenland'' is a 2013 romantic comedy film directed by Jared and Jerusha Hess, Jerusha Hess. It stars Keri Russell as a single thirty-something obsessed with Jane Austen's 1813 novel ''Pride and Prejudice'', who travels to a British resort called Austenland, in which the Austen era is recreated. JJ Feild, Jane Seymour (actress), Jane Seymour, Bret McKenzie, and Jennifer Coolidge co-star. Plot Jane Hayes, an American woman obsessed with Jane Austen – especially Colin Firth's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series), 1995 BBC adaptation of ''Pride and Prejudice'' – spends her entire savings on a trip to a Jane Austen-themed resort in England. At "Austenland", guests receive pseudonyms and period costumes, living as ladies of the Regency era. The highlight of the resort is guaranteed romance with the male actors, though no touching is allowed. While Jane can only afford the cheapest "copper" package, the other guests have purchased the most expensiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shannon Hale
Shannon Hale (née Bryner; born January 26, 1974) is an American author primarily of young adult fantasy, including the Newbery Honor book '' Princess Academy'' and '' The Goose Girl''. Her first novel for adults, '' Austenland'', was adapted into a film in 2013. She is a graduate of the University of Utah and the University of Montana. She has also co-written with her husband, Dean. Early life Hale was born on January 26, 1974, in Salt Lake City to Wallace and Bonnie Bryner. She is the middle child of five children; she has two older sisters, one younger sister, and one younger brother. She enjoyed writing, reading, and acting as a young girl; she often created plays that she would act out with friends. She also began to write fantasy books at age 10, often featuring herself as the protagonist. Her elementary school teachers encouraged her creative endeavors, and, in the fourth grade, Hale announced that she wanted to be a writer as an adult. In junior high, she participated on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austenland (musical)
Austenland is an American musical based on the 2007 novel of the same name, with book by Jodi Picoult and Timothy Allen McDonald and music and lyrics by Kate Anderson and Elyssa Samsel. Synopsis Jane is 33, single and obsessed with Jane Austen and Austenland, an immersive experience with a taste of the Regency era. When her aunt leaves her her inheritance for a chance to experience Austenland, she decides to dive in for the full three weeks experience, where she meets Miss Charming and Heartwright, as well as Captain East and the mysterious Mr Nobley. Will Jane manage to live the fully immersive experience or will she find her Mr Darcy in the gorgeous gardener Martin? Musical numbers * "Unmatched" - Jane and Company * "Lost in Austenland" - Company * "Fully Immersed" - Jane & Ensemble * "Your Itinerary Includes..." - Wattlesbrook, Jane, Martin, Manly & Ensemble * "This is Torture" - Jane, Nobley & Ensemble * "Best Bosom Bunch" - Heartwright, Charming, Jane & Ensemble * "K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephenie Meyer
Stephenie Meyer (; Morgan; born December 24, 1973) is an American novelist and film producer. She is best known for writing the vampire literature, vampire romance series ''Twilight (novel series), Twilight'', which has sold over 160 million copies, with translations into 37 different languages. She was the bestselling author of 2008 and 2009 in the United States, having sold over 29 million books in 2008 and 26.5 million in 2009. An avid young reader, Meyer attended Brigham Young University, marrying at the age of 21 before graduating with a degree in English literature in 1997. Having no prior experience as an author, she conceived the idea for the ''Twilight'' series in a dream. Influenced by the work of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, she wrote ''Twilight'' soon thereafter. After many rejections, Little, Brown and Company offered her a $750,000 three-book deal which led to a four-book series, two spin-off novels, a novella, and The Twilight Saga (film series), a serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JJ Feild
John Joseph Feild (born 1 April 1978) is a British American film, television, and theatre actor. He started his television career in 1999. He played Fred Garland in Philip Pullman's ''The Ruby in the Smoke'' and ''The Shadow in the North'' television adaptations. In 2007, he starred as Henry Tilney in the television film ''Northanger Abbey''. The following year, he made his West End debut in a production of ''Ring Round the Moon''. From 2014 to 2016, he portrayed Major John André in '' Turn: Washington's Spies''. His film credits include ''Telstar'' (2009), '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011), '' Austenland'' (2013), and '' Professor Marston and the Wonder Women'' (2017). Early life and education John Joseph Feild was born in Boulder, Colorado, to British writer and former musician Reshad Feild and his American wife. Feild and his parents moved to London when he was six months old (he says he "never walked in America"). His parents later divorced and both remarrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bret McKenzie
Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie (born 29 June 1976) is a New Zealand musician, comedian, music supervisor, and actor. He is best known as one half of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement. In the 2000s, the duo's comedy and music became the basis of a Flight of the Conchords (radio series), BBC radio series and then an oft-lauded Flight of the Conchords (TV series), American television series, which aired for two seasons on HBO. Active since 1998, the duo released their most recent comedy special, ''Live in London (Flight of the Conchords album), Live in London'', in 2018. Primarily a musician, McKenzie has worked as a songwriter and music supervisor for film and television since the 2010s. He served as music supervisor for two The Muppets, Muppet films, ''The Muppets (2011 film), The Muppets ''(2011) and ''Muppets Most Wanted ''(2014), the former of which won him an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Man or Muppet". In the 2000s, McKe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keri Russell
Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is an American actress. She played the title role in the drama series '' Felicity'' (1998–2002), which won her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama, and later portrayed Elizabeth Jennings in the spy thriller series ''The Americans'' (2013–2018), which earned her nominations for three Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series and two Golden Globe Awards. For playing the title role in the political drama series '' The Diplomat'' (2023–present), she received one Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Award nominations. She has also received a record seven nominations for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. She first appeared on Disney Channel's revival of '' The Mickey Mouse Club'' when she was 15, and was a regular cast member on the show from 1991 to 1994. She made her first film appearance in '' Honey, I Blew Up the Kid'' (1992). Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her work in the comedy genre, Coolidge is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2023, she was included in the annual ''Time'' 100 list of the most influential people in the world. Coolidge had supporting roles in the ''American Pie'' film series (1999–2012) and the ''Legally Blonde'' film series (2001–2003). She has collaborated with Christopher Guest on four of his mockumentary films, '' Best in Show'' (2000), '' A Mighty Wind'' (2003), '' For Your Consideration'' (2006), and ''Mascots'' (2016). She has also appeared in the films '' A Cinderella Story'' (2004), '' Click'' (2006), '' Date Movie'' (2006), '' Epic Movie'' (2007), ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020), '' Single All the Way'' (2021), ''Shotgun Wedding'' (2022), and ''A Minecraft Movie'' (2025). On television, Coolidge has appeared in the sitcoms ''Joey'' (2004†... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride And Prejudice
''Pride and Prejudice'' is the second published novel (but third to be written) by English author Jane Austen, written when she was age 20-21, and later published in 1813. A novel of manners, it follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist of the book, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Her father Mr Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters, but his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife lacks an inheritance, so his family faces becoming poor upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the daughters marry well to support the others, which is a primary motivation driving the plot. ''Pride and Prejudice'' has consistently appeared near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight In Austenland
Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. Solar midnight is the time opposite to solar noon, when the Sun is closest to the nadir, and the night is equidistant from sunset and sunrise. Due to the advent of time zones, which regularize time across a range of meridians, and daylight saving time, solar midnight rarely coincides with 12 midnight on the clock. Solar midnight depends on longitude and time of the year rather than on time zone. In ancient Roman timekeeping, midnight was halfway between dusk and dawn (i.e., solar midnight), varying according to the seasons. In some Slavic languages, "midnight" has an additional geographic association with "north" (as "noon" does with "south"). Modern Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, and Serbian languages preserve this association with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Library Journal
''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with a focus on technology, multimedia, and other information resources that are likely to interest young learners. Reviews are classified by the target audience of the publications: preschool; schoolchildren to 4th grade, grades 5 and up, and teens; and professional librarians themselves ("professional reading"). Fiction, non-fiction, and reference books books are reviewed, as are graphic novels, multimedia, and digital resources. History ''School Library Journal'' was founded by publisher R.R. Bowker in 1954, under the title ''Junior Libraries'' and by separation from its ''Library Journal ''Library Journal'' is an American trade publication for librarians. It was founded in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. It reports news about the library wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Cinema of the United States, Hollywood film industry, film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly Wide-format printer, large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. The magazine also sponsors and hosts major industry events. History Foundation and early years ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. Wilkerson, William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
