Catherine is briefly worried Mr Tilney loves someone else (only in the adaptation, not in the book) In the novel when Catherine sees Miss Tilney with Mr Tilney she  “immediately guessed (her) to be his sister” thereby (as Austen disappointedly points...

Willoughby could not hear of her marriage without a pang… he long thought of Colonel Brandon with envy, and of Marianne with regret…he always retained that decided regard …and made her his secret standard of perfection in woman; and many a rising bea...

Review of Emmett by L. C. Rosen In the tradition of Clueless this adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma is set in a rich kids high school. In fact Emmet would slide right into Bronson Alcott High; he’s also very like Cher – aware of his privilege, trying...

This is one of the most supremely uncomfortable scenes in any Austen novel (for me, at least). Emma allows her flirting and bad mood to get out of hand to the extent that she insults Miss Bates who, though ridiculous, she should respect. When I last...

Technically this isn’t Jane Austen but Bridget Jones is inspired by Pride and Prejudice. Bridget gets drunk to deal with her boyfriend/boss getting engaged to someone else (he’s the Wickham character) and flashes back through their relationship. It’s...