Belated Birthday Roundup

No, I didn't forget that yesterday was our dear Jane's birthday... I was just too busy introducing two kittens to their home and couldn't pry myself away. Kittens are far superior to the Internet as a way to pass the time, I must say. One is purring in my lap right now, and seems to momentarily have forgotten her recent fixation with my computer screen, thankfully.

Anyway, here's a roundup of how the rest of the Austen Nation marked her birthday:

• Jane Austen Today related some details concerning the circumstances of Jane's birth



• Jane Austen's World provided details on the OTV Canada airing of the new adaptation of Northanger Abbey



• Lady Jane shared some useful links to e-texts, e-cards, and more



• AustenBlog shared a passage from nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh's A Memoir of Jane Austen



• Laurel Ann of Austenprose watched P&P adaptations ALL DAY, and still had time to research in depth the history behind the British Jane Austen bicentenary stamps issued in 1975



• At Adventures in Reading, bookchronicle read Northanger Abbey in honor of the occasion and loved it, and is now eager to read some Radcliffe. She even worked a Woody Allen quote into her review!



• The ladies at Risky Regencies held a week long Jane Austen Movie Marathon with in depth discussion of a film adaptation of each novel, starting Monday with Sense and Sensibility, and concluding Saturday with Persuasion

Whew, what a busy day! I am sure that Jane Austen would be amazed to know that the day of her birth is such an occasion, and that she has so many adoring fans around the world!

Did I miss anyone? What did YOU do to celebrate? Leave a comment, please!

UPDATE: Retainergirl at Soul-Piercing Reflections celebrated by watching the Mormon version of Pride and Prejudice with her friends, the "Dead Women Authors Film Society." They had some great food too! Sounds like a blast!