Happy Birthday, Anne Elliot!

"ELLIOT OF KELLYNCH HALL.

"Walter Elliot, born March 1, 1760, married, July 15, 1784, Elizabeth, daughter of James Stevenson, Esq. of South Park, in the county of Gloucester, by which lady (who died 1800) he has issue Elizabeth, born June 1, 1785; Anne, born August 9, 1787; a still-born son, November 5, 1789; Mary, born November 20, 1791." ~Persuasion, Chapter 1

Anne Elliot, portrayed by Sally Hawkins

That's right! Today, August 9th, 2012, is Anne Elliot's 225th Birthday!

Happy 200th Birthday, Charles Dickens! (Featuring Bonanza!)

Two hundred years ago today, a man named Charles Dickens was born in England.

I don't know very much about Charles Dickens, but I did enjoy the 2008 adaptation of Little Dorrit and A Christmas Carol is a very good Christmas classic! I am interested in becoming better acquainted with his works, though.

I always enjoyed this episode of the show Bonanza where Charles Dickens visits Virginia City. I knew that he visited America and that he was very popular, and though I'm not sure how accurate a protrayal of Charles Dickens this is, I enjoyed the episode nevertheless.



Also, don't forget to head over to Old-Fashioned Charm and Of Trims and Frills and Furbelows for their Dickens events, which will continue for the rest of the week!


 God Bless,
 

Celebrate Charles Dickens's Birthday!

Charles Dickens's 200th Birthday is on February 7th, so to celebrate his birthday, two lovely blogs are holding week long events!



There's going to be "Charles Dickens Birthday Week at Old-Fashioned Charm. There will be special posts about Charles Dickens, Games to play, and a giveaway!

Alexandra from Of Trims and Frills and Furbelows  is holding "Dickens' Bicentennial Celebration Week". Alexandra is going to have film comparisons, a dream casting, and video clips!
I encourage you to check out both events! 

 God Bless,

 

Colin Firth's Birthday

Today is Colin Firth's birthday! I didn't realize it until now when I looked at IMDB. He turns 51 today.

Colin Firth at IMDB


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Happy Birthday, Elegance of Fashion!

It was one year ago today that I started Elegance of Fashion. When I started this blog, I didn't think that I would get 108 followers in the first year (or ever, really). Thank you to each of my followers for reading Elegance of Fashion and for following it. All this wouldn't be possible without you!




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Happy Birthday, Miss Anne Elliot!

Happy Birthday, Anne Elliot!

 At Old-Fashioned Charm, Miss Laurie is celebrating Anne Elliot's birthday today. Take a look over at her blog to see the festivities!


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Happy Birthday Jane Austen!

235 years ago today, Jane Austen was born at the Steventon rectory in Hampshire, England. She would come to write six novels that are still well loved two hundred years later.

My favorite Jane Austen novel is Pride and Prejudice; what is yours?

Update: I added a new poll in honor of Jane Austen's Birthday. There are two polls running now: this new one, and the older one. You can still vote in the older one for a couple of more days.