#jane gibbons

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Fickle by nature, but still sharp of claw.

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Sharpe + The Onion headlines: Part 11 of ?

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10

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i wish you'd hold me when i turn my back the less i give the more i get back your hands can heal, your hands can bruise i don't have a choice, but i still choose you

[*blasts a second beam and unlesbians your sharpes* you all have to like jane gibbons as much as me now you have to]

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This white dress with buttons in front is worn on Diana RiggLady Harriet Vulcan in A Hazard of Hearts (1987) and worn on Abigail Cruttenden as Jane Gibbons in Sharpe: Sharpe's Siege (1996) and years later worn on Robin Weaver as Mrs. Bennet in American in Austen (2024)

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Milestone Monday

Emma’s Entanglements

On this date, December 23 in 1815, John Murray first published Emma by Jane Austen (anonymously) in London, although the title page is dated 1816. Murray offered her 450 pounds for the copyright to the novel, plus the copyrights to Mansfield Park and Sense and Sensibility, which she refused. Instead, she published 2,000 copies of the novel at her own expense and retained the copyright, paying Murray a 10% commission on sales of the edition. 

The story revolves around Emma Woodhouse, a young woman who fancies herself a matchmaker and is determined to oversee the romantic lives of those around her, often with humorous and unintended consequences. 

The novel explores themes of social class, relationships, and the complexities of human behavior, showcasing Austen's keen observations of character and society. Emma is notable for its use of free indirect speech, a narrative style that allows readers to get inside a character's thoughts while maintaining a third-person perspective. 

Often praised for its wit and character development, Emma is considered one of Austen's most accomplished works and has inspired numerous adaptations and reinterpretations in various media.

The images shown here come from Jane Austen’s Emma, with a preface by English author and poet Stella Gibbons (1902-1989) and illustrations in photogravure by the German American artist and designer Fritz Kredel (1900-1973), printed for the Limited Editions Club at the Thistle Press in New York in 1964 and limited to an edition of 1500 signed by the artist.

-View more of our Milestone Monday posts here.

-Melissa, Special Collections Graduate Intern

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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017, Matthew Vaughn)

30/07/2024

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White Rabbit takes Grizzly and Gibbon as hostages and demands for the mayor and the whole city to pay for ransom. Mind you, White Rabbit is rich but she is doing this because she is a bored rich girl who is more interested in being a supervillain and she's doing it for thrills. However, both the mayor and the people of New York laugh off at the demands from White Rabbit. Peter Parker decides to rescue Grizzly and Gibbon even though he had his Spider-Man identity outed at that time.

Later, as the time went up, White Rabbit tries to kill Grizzly and Gibbon when Peter Parker swings in as the Bombastic Bag-Man. The Bombastic Bag-Man fought off White Rabbit's goons. The two remaining White Rabbit's goons surrendered because they are just hired washed-up actors who reluctantly worked for White Rabbit and they knew that she's crazy but they are afraid of her. White Rabbit enters into the room with her Mecha-Bunny and knocks out the Bombastic Bag-Man. Fortunately, the hostages - Grizzly and Gibbon freed themselves and defeated White Rabbit. Peter Parker as the Bombastic Bag-Man is glad that Grizzly and Gibbon are okay.

Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #256, 1998

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International comic community pays tribute to 2000AD and Look-In artist John M. Burns

We reported the loss of British comic artist John M. Burns yesterday, aged 86, who passed peacefully on Friday 29th December, after a long illness, and follow this up with tributes from many of his fans within the comics community

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15 novembre … ricordiamo …

15 novembre … ricordiamo … #semprevivineiricordi #nomidaricordare #personaggiimportanti #perfettamentechic

2021: Marianella Laszlo, attrice italiana. Laszlo inizia a recitare in teatro prima dei vent’anni, per poi debuttare in televisione nel 1968. In televisione partecipa anche a spettacoli musicali o comici. E’ stata la compagna e poi la seconda moglie Gianrico Tedeschi con il quale avrà una figlia, Sveva, anche lei attrice. Nella maggior parte delle volte ha recitato accanto a Tedeschi e anche con…

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"Are you all alone by yourself?" diye soruyor şarkı, Çok geçmeden de yanıtlayarak; "Today everything will change"

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Had either of them had the luck to be, quite truly, what they seemed to be, perhaps they would have made a better marriage. In which unexpected difficulties arise in the marriage of Miss Jane Gibbons and Major Richard Sharpe.

butch transmasc x femme lesbian sharpejane failmarriage of convenience could be so real if we had the eyes to see it. come read my really normal sharpe fic.

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Sharpe + The Onion headlines: Part 10 of ?

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9

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joining the war on jane sharpe on the side of jane sharpe

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Milestone Monday

On this day, October 30, 1811, Jane Austen’s (1775-1817) Sense and Sensibility was published anonymously as written “by a Lady.” Austen's brother negotiated the printing with publisher Thomas Egerton who agreed to publish the book on commission at Austen’s financial risk. With presumed great relief, Sense and Sensibility received favorable reviews and the first printing of 750 copies sold out in 1813. A second printing was run later that year, and the novel has been in continuous publication ever since.  

In honor of Sense and Sensibility’s publication anniversary, we’re looking at both of the Special Collections copies! The first was published in 1856 by Richard Bentley (1794-1871). Bently purchased the copyrights to Austen’s work after her death and began publishing her novels as part of his Standard Novel Series in 1833. He hired illustrator Ferdinand Pickering (c. 1811-1882) to create an engraved frontispiece as illustration for each novel. This was the first time Austen’s work was released in collected editions and the first time her novels were illustrated.  

Sense and Sensibility has since been illustrated many times over, shedding a contemporary light on Austen’s characters, including our second holding published by the Limited Editions Club. Limited Editions Club printed 1,500 copies of Sense and Sensibility in 1957 for its members. It includes a contemporary introduction by novelist Stella Gibbons and distinct pen and ink illustrations by Caldecott Medal honoree Helen Sewell. The edition was designed by Joseph Blumenthal and printed by him at the Spiral Press in New York. Our copy is from the collection of long-standing LEC member Austin Fredric Lutter of Waukesha, Wisconsin.   

View other Milestone Monday posts here.

– Jenna, Special Collections Graduate Intern