Sunday, August 3rd, 2008...10:20 pm
Jane Austen is aware of all internet traditions
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A belated welcome to the new bloggers of the Rethinking Jane Austen course at La Trobe University. Here’s a little something I whipped up earlier:
An explanation of title is here, and here is the blog of the phenomenon.
Hat tip to Hoyden About Town.
(And yes, I will post proper soon.)
7 Comments
August 4th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Although it may be true that I invented the internet, it is hard to find the time to maintain complete awareness of all its so-called ‘traditions’.
May I be permitted to point out:
It maybe time for yet another I.T. : LolCows
I’m on it
August 4th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Who’s Jane Austin?
August 4th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
“Calamity Jane” Austin, the well-known “early 19th Century Texan author, frontierswoman, and proto-feminist.”
August 5th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I think that the silent ‘bee-yotch’ in the caption really makes it work.
August 10th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Oops my bad
I meant Jan3 Au5t3|\|.
August 12th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Darling!! I’m such a dickhead – I don’t get it (the internet tradition thing, not Jane & Mr Darcy), even after investigating the links….
September 5th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
This still makes me LAUGH and LAUGH and LAUGH whenever I look at it. You rock. Wait, you raaawk.
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