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'Pride & Prejudice' Is Not a Graceful Period Piece. It's a Raunchy Sex Movie.

Look past the lauded subtleness of the Darcy hand flex, and this film is littered with innuendo.

Sarah Rense

PublishedFebruary 9, 2022

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Take a Bite Out of Colin Firth, Finally Built into a Fantasy Sponge Cake

One of my fondest memories is having tea with a friend at the Jane Austen Center in Bath, under a portrait of Colin…

Kelly Faircloth

PublishedSeptember 4, 2020

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The Real Mr. Darcy Was a Pointy-Chinned Elf

Jane Austen gifted us all with the romantic character of Mr. Darcy, a brooding yet honorable man who is simply…

Aimée Lutkin

PublishedFebruary 10, 2017

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The Ghost of <i>Bridget Jones's Diary</i> Returns With <i>Bridget Jones's Baby </i>(But Why?)

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The Ghost of Bridget Jones's Diary Returns With Bridget Jones's Baby (But Why?)

Bridget Jones has emerged from the early aughts to give us Bridget Jones’s Baby, wherein our protagonist, played by…

Hillary Crosley Coker

PublishedMarch 23, 2016

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This Summer You Can Visit Mr. Darcy's Translucent Shirt

Please do try to contain yourselves.

Kelly Faircloth

PublishedMarch 8, 2016

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Tea Cozies, Tote Bags and Colin Firth: The Thriving Jane Austen Souvenir Economy

I’m not going to subject you to the umpteen millionth permutation of the opening line of Pride and Prejudice, so…

Kelly Faircloth

PublishedSeptember 15, 2015

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9/30/13

Bridget Jones' Mark Darcy Is Dead, But His Archetype Lives On

The literary world was rocked — ROCKED — this weekend when author Helen Fielding released excerpts from her newest Br…

Madeleine Davies

PublishedSeptember 30, 2013

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1/25/13

Is Jane Austen So Popular Because Her Books Are Kinda Just Highbrow Twilight?

Why are women so obsessed with Jane Austen? This year marks the 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice, and the Wal…

Katie J.M. Baker

PublishedJanuary 25, 2013

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2/1/11

When Did Elegant Women Become Villains?

The show Fairly Legal opens with the heroine, Kate, stumbling out of her houseboat and dodging repeated calls from…

Jennifer Wright

PublishedFebruary 1, 2011

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8/4/08

The Jane Austen Hook Club: Obama As Mr. Darcy?

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Maureen Dowd loves writing absurd, gimmicky, cutesy op-eds. But…

Sadie Stein

PublishedAugust 4, 2008

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'Pride & Prejudice' Is Not a Graceful Period Piece. It's a Raunchy Sex Movie.

Take a Bite Out of Colin Firth, Finally Built into a Fantasy Sponge Cake

The Real Mr. Darcy Was a Pointy-Chinned Elf

The Ghost of Bridget Jones's Diary Returns With Bridget Jones's Baby (But Why?)

This Summer You Can Visit Mr. Darcy's Translucent Shirt

Tea Cozies, Tote Bags and Colin Firth: The Thriving Jane Austen Souvenir Economy

Bridget Jones' Mark Darcy Is Dead, But His Archetype Lives On

Is Jane Austen So Popular Because Her Books Are Kinda Just Highbrow Twilight?

When Did Elegant Women Become Villains?

The Jane Austen Hook Club: Obama As Mr. Darcy?