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I am from Coimbra, Portugal, and am currently teaching in a school in Soure, about 30 km away from Coimbra. I have been a teacher of English for over 20 years and have already taught different levels and age groups. After all this time I can say I love working with adult groups because there are no coursebooks and I can create my own resources. I am an avid reader, a blogger and very curious about free tools and their implementation in the classroom.

Monday, January 28, 2013

200 Years of "Pride and Prejudice"

JANE AUSTEN, wikipedia.org
First published in 1813, Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice has been widely considered her masterpiece, her most popular novel - one of the most popular in English Literature and one of the most loved books of all time.
I could easily (and gladly) summarise it here for you, but I'm pretty sure you would rather read it (if you haven't already!) - in paper or online.
Check these links:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 - "Pride and Prejudice" at Project Gutenberg
http://www.planetebook.com/pride-and-prejudice.asp#.UQcDKPKk0uc - from Planet eBook you can also download this classic for free
http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html - an exhaustive resource, an illustrated annotated hypertext with map, chronology...amazing!
For further info on the author herself, visit Jane Austen's House Museum (Chawton) and the Jane Austen Centre  (Bath). Still being such a favourite pick after 200 years, no wonder that there have already been different TV serialisations and film adaptations - the most recet one from 2005 with Keira Knightley as spirited Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as single and rich Mr Darcy.
Remember?

If you feel you still remember the content well enough, www.telegraph.co.uk challenges you to test your knowledge here.

UPDATE: http://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2013/01/28/10-great-pride-and-prejudice-resources/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-shapard/pride-prejudice-facts_b_2552180.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000036

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