Showing posts with label Jane Austen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jane Austen. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mark the Calendar February 22

February 22:

1814. The note from Mr. Churchill commanding Frank to return instantly. Jane Austen: Emma.

Laura dreams of a little man in a red room. David Lynch, Mark Frost: Twin Peaks.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Mark the Calendar February 20

February 20:

1815. Nurse Rooke learns a good deal about Mr. Elliot from Mrs. Wallis. Jane Austen: Persuasion.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Mark the Calendar February 14

February 14:

1814. The pianoforte arrives for Jane Fairfax. Jane Austen: Emma.

Sam Baldwin and Annie Reed meet at the Empire State Building. Nora Ephron: Sleepless in Seattle.

The trial of Bardell v. Pickwick begins. Charles Dickens: The Pickwick Papers.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Mark the Calendar February 11

February 11:

1814. Frank Churchill goes to London ostensibly to have his hair cut; actually, he is buying a pianoforte. Jane Austen: Emma.

1815. Anne and the Admiral stroll down Milsom. Jane Austen: Persuasion.

1998. Xander and Cordelia spend an entire day not talking. Joss Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Monday, January 31, 2011

January 31

January 31

1814. Elizabeth comes to Mrs. Goddard's and engineers it so Harriet is out. Jane Austen: Emma.

Sunday, January 30, 2011

January 30

January 30

1798. Catherine goes to the theatre. Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

January 25

January 25

1814. Emma has Jane and the Bates family over for tea. Jane Austen: Emma.

Monday, January 24, 2011

January 24

January 24

1798. The Morelands make an over-night trip to Bath. Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

January 9

January 9

1812 Charlotte Lucas & Mr. Collins marry - Jane Austen: Pride & Prejudice

1888 – Edward Prendick is found after having been lost at sea for almost a year. H G Wells: The Island of Dr. Moreou.

1998. Willow laments that Oz isn't as smoochy as she would like. Joss Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Mark the Calendar: December 28

Mark the Calendar: December 28

1813. Innocents Day. Elton goes to Bath. Emma must tell Harriet the truth. Jane Austen: Emma.

2235. Nyota Uhura born in the United States of Africa. Gene Roddenberry: Star Trek.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Mark the Calendar: December 23

Mark the Calendar: December 23

1757 – Madame DeFarge's brother dies. Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities.

1811 – Mr & Mrs Gardiner arrive to spend Christmas at Longbourne. Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Mark the Calendar: December 22

Mark the Calendar: December 22

1808. The ball at Mansfield Park. Jane Austen: Mansfield Park.

1830. The Pickwickians assemble at the Muggleton coach. Charles Dickens: The Pickwick Papers.

2008. Mark Young scheduled to fly from NY to Omaha NE on Oceanic Air. Abrams, Kurtzman & Orci: Fringe.

2012. The date set for the alien invasion, confirmed by Mulder at the Mount Weather Complex at Bluemont, Virginia. Chris Carter: The X-Files.

Thursday, December 16, 2010

December 16 Mark the Calendar

December 16 Mark the Calendar

1773. The Doctor pushes boxes at the Boston Tea Party. Mark Gatiss: Doctor Who: The Unquiet Dead.

1810. The marriage of Charles Musgrove and Mary Elliot. Jane Austen: Persuasion.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

November 28 Mark the Calendar

November 28 Mark the Calendar

1797. Nancy and Lucy Steele win the approval of Lady Middleton. Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey.

Monday, November 8, 2010

November 8: Mark the Calendar

Mark the calendar:

1797. Marianne does not eat or sleep. Jane Austen: Northanger Abbey.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

October 21 Mark the Calendar

October 21 Mark the Calendar

1811. The ball at Netherfield.
--Jane Austen: Pride & Prejudice.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

October 16 Mark the Calendar

October 16 Mark the Calendar

Darcy's second proposal.
- Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice

Thursday, October 7, 2010

October 7 Mark the Calendar

October 7 Mark the Calendar

1811 Mr. Bennett pays a call on Mr. Bingley.
- Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice

1886. Holmes investigates a death and declares it a murder by committee.
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock Holmes: The Resident Patient.

1999. West Virginia native Lynette Peattie is critically injured in a bus rollover.
-Chris Carter: The X-Files.

Monday, October 4, 2010

October 4 Mark the Calendar

October 4 Mark the Calendar

1789. Sir Percy Blakeney meets Marguerite St. Just at a banquet.
-- Baroness Orczy: The Scarlet Pimpernel

1812 Bingley proposes to Jane.
-- Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

September 29 Mark the Calendar

September 29 Mark the Calendar

1811 Pride & Prejudice begins.
- Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice