Britain’s largest industry now Jane Austen
Books, films and TV shows related to the writing of Jane Austen have now surpassed manufacturing, shipping and computers as the largest single earner for Britain’s struggling economy. In the week that...
View ArticleNew ITV adaptation of Pride and Prejudice to be screened over 240 consecutive...
Leading independent broadcaster ITV has announced a new and exciting interpretation of the classic Jane Austen work to fit in with new broadcasting rules announced by the government yesterday. The full...
View ArticleJeffrey Archer’s lack of style imposed by editors, says researcher
Following revelations that Jane Austen was a near illiterate whose prose style was the work of editors, a new scandal has hit the world of books. Jeffrey Archer has long been mocked for his clumsy...
View ArticleDerbyshire destroyed as romantic hero smoulders that little bit too much
According to unofficial reports, most of Derbyshire was destroyed by fire yesterday following an incident in the grounds of Pemberley House, near Lambton. It appears that the owner, Mr Fitzwilliam...
View ArticlePolice vow crackdown on Jane Austen ‘coquette’ culture
Surrey police have embarked on an ambitious campaign to try to curb the rising phenomenon of anti-social incidents involving young women emulating behaviour they’ve picked up from the novels of Jane...
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