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Anne Thompson, Carole Thompson, Evenings at Government House, Government House, Government House Halifax, Jane Austen, JASNA, JASNA Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Region, Regency ball
You’re invited to an evening at Government House in Halifax on Tuesday, April 1st, to hear Carole and Anne Thompson and members of the Nova Scotia Region of the Jane Austen Society of North America talk about “The Enduring Fascination with Jane Austen and her World.” Their focus is on the customs of a Regency Ball, two hundred years after Austen’s time, and the talk will take place at 7pm in the elegant ballroom at Government House, 1451 Barrington Street in Halifax.
Registration opens today! Call 902-424-7001 or send an email to lgoffice@gov.ns.ca to book your spot at this free, public event.
- Government House
For more information about this talk and other events in the “Evenings @ Government House” series, click here.
His Honour, Lt.-Gov. J.J. Grant and Her Honour Mrs. Joan Grant invite Nova Scotians, particularly those that have never visited Government House before, to attend a new public event series designed to showcase civic and cultural excellence in Nova Scotia.
This exciting initiative entitled “Evenings @ Government House” will feature diverse presenters and performers from a range of communities across Nova Scotia including musicians, authors, scientists, sporting figures and more. Most events will run from 7:00pm-8:30pm, are free of charge and open to the public.
Sarah Emsley 
I live too far away…would that I could go! I discovered your blog a few days ago and I am enjoying it immensely. You’ve got me re-reading Pride and Prejudice and I’ll try to finish before I re-watch the PBS dramatization!
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I’m so glad to hear you’re re-reading Pride and Prejudice — it’s definitely my favourite novel of all time, and always a pleasure to re-read. Thanks for telling me that you’re enjoying my blog. I’m happy that you found it, and I hope you’ll join the discussions on-line even though you can’t make it to the talk at Government House. Thanks for visiting!
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Sounds fascinating–!
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I think so, too! I’m really looking forward to hearing what Anne and Carole and other members of our local JASNA group have to say about Regency balls and why Jane Austen and her world are so appealing to so many people. And Government House is such a beautiful venue for this talk.
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I’m in the middle of re-reading Northanger Abbey for the umpteenth time; I don’t really know why it is such a favorite with me, (although I admit to being quite content to listen to Henry Tilney speak!) but I am also just as perplexed that it appears to be the most difficult to adapt for screen. Anyone have a favorite adaptation?
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I liked the 2007 adaptation of NA, with the screenplay by Andrew Davies. But it isn’t one I’ve watched over and over, as I have with some other Austen film adaptations, especially the 1995 P&P and also the 2008 Sense and Sensibility. What do you think of the Northanger Abbey films?
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The NA adaptations have all fallen flat for me; (I have seen two) I had hoped for so much when I heard that Andrew Davies was doing the last one. His work on P&P was stellar; but I don’t think he really ‘got’ Northanger Abbey; read in an interview that it was “so easy” or perhaps effortless, to write, and didn’t take him long. Hmmm….there’s a clue…yet there are many layers to NA! It is a comic masterpiece (and then you’ve got the brilliant, witty Henry to work with.) 🙂
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I have been meaning to tell you that I am really sorry to miss this! Mom
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Thanks, Mom! I’m sorry, too. It should be a wonderful evening.
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