Jane Austen..a regret?

There have been a few movies lately depicting a common theme on that great English writer, Jane Austen.

I did finish watching one a while back " Becoming Jane", a real delightful drama with witty dialogue and of course great English narrations, the Jane Austen style.

"A woman especially if she has the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can." -Jane Austen

Don't really understand the above comment but then coming from Jane Austen am sure is a classic line.

While the movie "Becoming Jane" is indeed a real treat with Anne Hathaway giving quite a Stirling performance , i preferred an earlier depiction of Jane Austen life ,"Miss Austen regrets".

I watched that DVD a year ago and the storyline was more tragic and reflected possibly the anguish of a genius(aren't they all like that?) in her last years as she tried to give advice to her niece on man and love(what else?)

"The more I know of the world, the more I am convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love."
— Jane Austen in Sense and Sensibility

Yes, vintage Austen!!!

Movie adaptation of her novels i have not really watched all.I remembered the Colin Firth"s movie, "Pride and Prejudice" .

Over the weekend i managed to watch another of Austen related movie "The Jane Austen Book Club", a contemporary drama , the DVD that i bought almost a year ago and only got around to watch it now!!!

In all honesty i never read a Jane Austen book, i have wrongly(to my own consternation) viewed her books as too "girly". The nearest book that i read of similar nature in my youth was "Rebecca" by Daphne De Maurier, a real classic.

For those who really want to savour the elegance of the English language, read "Rebecca".

I have mistakenly categorised Jane Austen books in same vein as the Mills and Boons book series!!

Any one recalled those Mills and Boons book series? The theme is always the same , poor girl suffered first then met the man of her life(normally with dark brooding looks) and lived happily ever after.

Sorry Jane i promise i will buy one of your books next i am at a bookstore, Is "Persuasion" a good read?