Giveaway: The Jane Austen Handbook
Quirk Books is celebrating this month because Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen will be 200 on the 28th of January! As part of the celebration, they’re allowing me to give away a copy of The Jane Austen Handbook by Margaret C. Sullivan to 2 of my lucky readers!!
Here’s a little about the book:
Long before Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Quirk published this guide to life in Regency England to the delight of Austen fans everywhere. Newly published with a revised cover, The Jane Austen Handbook offers step-by-step instructions for proper comportment in the early 19th century. Readers will discover:
• How to Indicate Interest in a Gentleman Without Seeming Forward
• How to Ensure a Good Yearly Income
• How to Ride Sidesaddle
• How to Behave at a Dinner PartyFull of practical directions for navigating the travails of Regency life, this charming illustrated book also serves as a companion for present-day readers, explaining the English class system, currency, dress, and the nuances of graceful living.
MARGARET C. SULLIVAN is the editrix of Austenblog.com and an active member of the Jane Austen Society of North America. Her favorite Jane Austen novel is Persuasion.
Everyone obviously needs a copy of this book to learn the proper way to celebrate the anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice! To enter to win a copy of THE JANE AUSTEN HANDBOOK, by Margaret C. Sullivan, simply fill out the entry form. Contest is open to those with a US, Canadian, or UK address – one entry per person, please. I will use random.org to determine the winner. Contest ends at midnight EDT Monday, January 21, 2013. Comments are welcome (and appreciated) but will not get you an entry in the contest.
I can’t see needing to know how to ride sidesaddle myself but it looks like a very fun book! :–)
Thanks for the giveaway! I would love to read this book.
I would like to enter with a friend’s address in England if I may!
I got a kick out of the instructions, especially “How to ride sidesaddle” – I’ve done it, and it’s really hard!
Kathy, thanks for hosting yet another wonderful giveaway! I will post it in my blog’s sidebar.
Who knew it was that old?
Looks like a fun way to learn more about the culture of the time.
I am so excited about this one, and want to get the chance to read it. It sounds like just what I need to get into the groove with for my planned Austen read of the year. It’s funny, knowing that there are only a handful of stories from this author, I try to ration them to one per year, but lately, I have forgotten to read them! Not so for this year. I am going with Persuasion sometime in the middle of the year, and hopefully, this time I don’t forget!
Loving it
Sure to be a big hit with Jane Austen fans!
Thanks for the giveaway. This looks like a good book to start a collection with!
This looks like such a fun book! Everyone’s talking about Austen right now. I really should get my copy of P&P off the shelf for a reread.
Because I need to own EVERYTHING associated with Jane Austen…haha. Thanks for hosting!