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Jane Austen Birthday Celebration Offers Free Gifts & Fabulous Posts

December 14, 2010 by Vic

It wouldn’t be fair to neglect someone as important and dear to us as Jane Austen on her birthday. She was born on 16th December 1775, it’ll be 235 years next week . We owe so many immensely pleasant moments to her that we decided she deserved a great B-day celebration. My Jane Austen Book Club and other bloggers and Austen dedicated writers are going to have a blog party in her honour. You are all invited to join us on our “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE!” event next Thursday December 16th. Who will be there? Where is the party going on?

My blog, Jane Austen’s World, will be joining in on the celebration with the post, Baby Jane Austen’s First Two Years! As well as these other fine authors and bloggers:

Adriana Zardini at Jane Austen Sociedad do Brasil
Laurel Ann at Austenprose
Katherine Cox at November’s Autumn
Karen Wasylowski at her blog
Laurie Viera Rigler at Jane Austen Addict Blog
Lynn Shepherd at her blog
Jane GS at Reading, Writing, Working, Playing
Jane Odiwe at Jane Austen Sequels
Alexa Adams at First Impressions
Regina Jeffers at her blog
Cindy Jones at First Draft
Janet Mullany at Risky Regencies
Meredith at Austenesque Reviews
Maria Grazia at My Jane Austen Book Club

You’ll find Happy Birthday posts and tributes to Jane Austen on all these blogs on December 16th with the HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JANE logo created by Adriana Zardini (JASBRA) just for the occasion. Lovely, isn’t it? Visit all the blogs on December 16th and leave your comments + e-mail address to have lots of chances to win one of the wonderful gifts we are giving away:

The books include – 1 signed copy of…

Willoughby’s Return by Jane Odiwe
Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
Rude Awakenings of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler
Murder at Mansfield Park by Lynn Shepherd
Intimations of Austen by Jane Greensmith
Darcy’s Passions: Fitzwilliam Darcy’s Story by Regina Jeffers
First Impressions. A Tale of Less Pride and Prejudice by Alexa Adams
Jane and the Damned by Janet Mullany
Bespelling Jane Austen by Janet Mullany

Other gifts:

Austen bag offered by Karen Wasylowski
DVD Pride & Prejudice 2005 offered by Regina Jeffers
Package of Bingley’s Tea. (flavor “Marianne’s Wild Abandon” ) offered by Cindy Jones
DVD Jane Austen in Manhattan offered by Maria Grazia
3 issues of Jane Austen Regency World offered by Maria Grazia

Giveaways will end on December 23rd . Winners will be announced by Maria Grazia, organizer of this celebration, on My Jane Austen Book Club.

Posted in jane austen, Jane Austen Blog, Jane Austen Novels, Popular culture | Tagged book giveaway, Happy Birthday Jane Austen, Jane Austen's Birtday | 22 Comments

22 Responses

on December 14, 2010 at 23:05 Karen Field

Woot woot! I’ll be there!
on December 15, 2010 at 02:37 Jillian Pikora

Count me in!
on December 15, 2010 at 03:46 Tara Fly

Awesome! This sounds spendid!

Only wishing now that I were a “dedicated Austen blogger” myself… *melodramatic sigh*
I’ll just suffer to be content with painting my Austen felines and blogging about nothing of importance. LOL
on December 15, 2010 at 08:18 Ann Gorman

Great blog always enjoy reading it!

It’s good to know I share my birthday on the 16th with somebody great!
on December 15, 2010 at 11:13 Maria Grazia

Thanks for joining Vic! It’ll be great fun, I’m sure. See you all tomorrow then. MG
on December 15, 2010 at 14:05 Chris

Thanks for the birthday reminder – sounds like a great day. I look forward to bouncing to and from the sites in Austen’s honor!
on December 15, 2010 at 18:11 Cora Harrison

According to Gilbert White in Selbourne (see recent post) on the week of Jane Austen’s birth in 1775, the weather was ‘rugged, Siberian…’

It’s interesting that now, 235 years later, the weather in the British Isles is unusually cold with temperatures, even here by the Atlantic of the west of Ireland, sinking to -10 centigrade at nights.

I think of Mrs Austen in her bedroom where the urine froze in the pots beneath the bed – and imagine her trying to keep a new-born baby warm…
on December 15, 2010 at 21:10 Laure

I am a huge Jane Austen fan. These blogs/sites are great I love learning new things about Jane Austen. And other peoples opinons on it.
on December 16, 2010 at 00:12 Baby Jane Austen’s First Two Years: Happy 235th Birthday, Jane! « Jane Austen's World

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on December 16, 2010 at 00:24 Jane’s 235th Birthday | The Bennet Sisters

[…] birthday for longer, with other giveaways and prizes, then there’s plenty all over the Austen blogging world with many going on until Christmas […]
on December 16, 2010 at 00:33 Liz

I hope Jane Austen knows about these bloody brilliant blogs from wherever she may be!
on December 16, 2010 at 00:35 Liz

I hope Jane Austen knows about these bloody brilliant blogs from wherever she may be! I wish her a Happy Birthday!
on December 16, 2010 at 01:41 Christine

Thank you Vic for all the lovely and very interesting articles. I’ve learned so much about the Regency era and the life of Jane Austen and her family. Happy Birthday dearest Jane.
on December 16, 2010 at 05:43 maichi

Happy birthday Jane!

This is a happy day for all your fans!.
on December 16, 2010 at 08:21 Ruth H

Happy Birthday to Jane :) I wish I could thank her personally for the many hours of enjoyment she has given me.
on December 16, 2010 at 09:29 Happy Birthday, Jane Austen! « Em Speaks

[…] as this is a small blog, I’m not doing any of the giveaways that more popular, more Jane-centric blogs are doing today in honor of the birth of our favorite […]
on December 16, 2010 at 09:56 Isabel

Oh, God! So much to read…
Happy Birthday, my dear Jane!
on December 16, 2010 at 10:50 Lia

id love to
on December 16, 2010 at 11:00 lily

It wouldn’t be fair to neglect someone as important and dear to us as Jane Austen on her birthday.
on December 16, 2010 at 14:07 Usha

Happy Birthday Jane!! Thank you for the wonderful, inspiring romantic and interesting novels that you have left for us! It’s a true gift!! :D
on December 16, 2010 at 19:53 Autumn Jane Wash

Happy Birthday Jane!Thanks for your wonderful books!
on December 17, 2010 at 10:43 Babs

Love your blog been a follower for a long time now. Thank you for participating in the birthday celebration. Happy Birthday Jane.

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