Thursday, January 17, 2008

In which it is imparted to the reading public that a certain author's works are being shown on television, and in which it is imparted that ...

As you may know, PBS is currently in the midst of a veritable Jane Austen extravaganza. Beginning this month, PBS will feature all of Jane Austen's six novels on their award winning series "Masterpiece Theater."
We were sent a package of very nice bookmarks from PBS and have created a display on the second floor with Austen's books, DVDs, audio and these bookmarks. Please come by and take a look!
Oh, and if you are interested, here's the quote. It's a good one:
"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
-Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Northanger Abbey

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