Greetings my Austenesque-loving friends! I am so excited to celebrate my blog’s Blogiversary with you today! I cannot believe I’ve been blogging 8 years already! That seems like such a high number for something I feel didn’t start too long ago! But I guess it has!
It has been a wonderful blog journey for me these past eight years and that is because of you lovely readers and wonderful authors! Readers – thank you so much for your participation, support, and conversation! I love our chats and your sharing, and I am so happy to get to know many of you through our love of Jane Austen. Authors – thank you for the stories you write, the friendships, and the visits! My blog is richer for your presence!
I am thrilled to celebrate this year’s blogiversary with some charts and graphs!! Woot woot! Any chart or graph fans in the house?
As you may remember, I asked readers of my blog to fill out a Quick-Fire Question survey about Pride and Prejudice!
Well, the results are in and we can all take a gander to see where some trends lie, what answers are popular, and which ones are more unique! I hope you enjoy!
*Anytime I use ‘Misc. Answers’ is when there were many options that only have one write-in vote.
~ Quick-Fire Questions: Pride and Prejudice Survey ~
~ OUR ANSWERS ~
- I think it is interest that the Hunsford/First Proposal has more than double the votes than Darcy’s Second Proposal.
- In this answer we have a lot of diversity. As you can see 50% of the write-in votes were all unique choices! Full quotes are listed below.
“You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”
“It was, on the contrary, exactly calculated to make her understand her own wishes; and never had she so honestly felt that she could have loved him, as now, when all love must be vain.”
“For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn?””
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”
“Obstinate, headstrong girl!”
“Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.”
“My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.”
“Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do.”
- I am not surprised at all to see Colonel Fitzwilliam leading the pack! But perhaps a little surprised to see Mrs. Bennet and Lady C earning as many votes as they did!
- Interesting to see Mr. Collins ahead of Mr. Wickham! I guess Mr. Wickham’s charm works in his favor still! 😉
- What a diverse set of responses! I am surprised to see Mrs. Gardiner in the top 3. I love how honest people are about themselves! It isn’t easy to admit you are most similar to Lady Catherine or Caroline Bingley!
- Wasn’t it hard to pick just one aspect of Mr. Darcy’s character?!? Looks like many admire him most because he changed his ways for love.
- Interesting split! It is hard to put ourselves in Charlotte’s shoes since our time periods and situations are so different and I know many agree (evidence above proves this!) that her decision to marry Mr. Collins was the right one. But the optimistic part of me likes to imagine that if Charlotte held out a little longer someone better would have come her way! Maybe a kind widower would have moved to the area or something… 😉
- Haha! The scale is definitely tipped a little more in this one, I sympathize with poor Jane since she kind of gets to experience both!!
- I wasn’t sure if it would be blasphemous to ask about flaws in Pride and Prejudice! I have to admit, now that I think of it, that lack of kisses would be on my list too (just call me Marianne!) 😉
Our Truths Universally Acknowledged
These were all wonderfully unique so I picked a select few to share!
- “Rereadings and Austenesque are good for your mental health!”
- “That each person should respect the feelings and thoughts of others.”
- “That men and women will misunderstand each other for time eternal.”
- “This is hardly a quick question!”
- “Jane Austen is one of the most brilliant authors of all time!”
- “A woman with a few pence to spare must buy another book about Darcy and Elizabeth.”
- “That a tired mom in possession of alone time in the bathroom will always be found by her children!”
- “That an ardent reader will always be in want of more books!”
- “I must learn to be content with being happier than I deserve.”
- “All can learn if given the opportunity.”
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Thank you all who contributed these answers for our survey, and thank you to everyone for reading these results!! I appreciate you joining in the celebration! It wouldn’t be a proper celebration without some prizes…and there are some very lovely prizes this year!!
~ GIVEAWAY TIME!!! ~
There are 4 handsome prizes up for grabs during our Blogiversary Celebration today!
~ PRIZE #1 ~
The October subscription box from Pembertea! (Donated by the kind people at Pembertea!
We don’t know what is in this box, but I’m told it is Northanger Abbey-themed! And judging from the previous months’ boxes it will be amazing!!! (opened worldwide)
~ PRIZE #2 ~
1 Paperback Copy of The Many Lives of Fitzwilliam Darcy by Beau North (Donated by Christina Boyd)
What if Mr. Darcy was stuck living the same day over and over again? (open to US residents)
~ PRIZE #3 ~
1 Paperback Copy of The Darcy Monologues Edited by Christina Boyd (Donated by Christina Boyd)
“It is your turn to say something now, Mr. Darcy.” (open to US residents)
~ PRIZE #4 ~
1 Jane Austen’s Matchmaker: Chapter Two Card Game (donated by Stephanie)
I haven’t played this game, but it looks like so much fun! Love the idea of mixing characters from different novels! (open to US residents)
~ PRIZE #5 ~
1 12 x 18 Literary Poster from Pemberley Pond (winner’s choice!)
I’ve been a longtime ardent admirer of this etsy shop! I truly want to buy all. the. things! (open worldwide because I <3 my international friends!)
Anyone and everyone is welcome to enter to win the giveaway prizes. All you have to do is leave a comment. You can comment about the survey or about our Blogiversary Celebration! Just know, either way, I love hearing from you and am very thankful for your conversation!
- This giveaway is open to residents US residents (books and card game) and worldwide (subscription box and Pemberley Pond print)
- This giveaway will end September 29th.
Congrats!!!!!! I’m glad to read that you mention “poor Jane” and Marianne!!!!! I’m sure most of my answers fell into Misc!!! If possible, I’m only interested in Prize #1. Cheers!
Thanks, Kirk! Of course, some of my favorite Austen ladies!
Happy blogiversary, Meredith! I really had a fun time completing the survey, and I love how you broke down the results. It’s great to see how varied the responses were. Hope there are many more years of Austenesque fun to come!
Thank you, Anna! I appreciate you doing the survey and checking out the charts! It was fun to make. 🙂
Congratulations on 8 years! That is such an accomplishment and I’ve been along for most of the ride. I always look forward to the reviews, events, and informative insights you seem to keep coming up with about our favorite author. Keep up the great work!
Thank you, Amanda! 🙂 I so appreciate you being a friend to this blog for so long!! Hugs!
This was so interesting! I’m writing my dissertation (partially) on responses to P&P so this will be very helpful. Thanks for posting!
I’m so glad you found it interesting and helpful! All the best with your dissertation!
Happy 8th anniversary to the blog. It is a must read blog for any JA fan. I have found thanks to you so many authors and spend exellent moments. I wish you the best. I am really amazed by these surveys especially the one about the quote is also my favourite quote. I Will comment later with a détail comment , have to go.
Thank you, my dear friend!! I am so thankful to know great people like you through my blog! It is great to share our love of JA together! Looks like you are in good company!
Happy blogaversary! Love your blog! These prizes are also awesome sauce. Thanks for the chance!
Thank you, Shelly! I am glad you like them!
Happy Anniversary! Your blog is wonderful, informative and special. Wishing you many years of blogging and happiness. Your post was wonderful.
Thank you, Pearl! I appreciate all your kind words!
Eight years! That is really something, Meredith, brava! All the work and thought you put into just the one, above… wow! I would be thrilled to win one of the paperbacks, thank you.
To your next eight!
Karylee
Thank you, Karylee! It is a big number, but like I said it doesn’t feel that long ago that I started! 🙂
Cheers, Meredith! Thanks for all you do to support our Austen-inspired authors.Here’s to many more years!
Congratulations!
Debbie
Thank you, Debbie! You are so sweet! 🙂
Massive congrats on such a huge milestone, Meredith! It’s a reflection of the quality of your reviews and your warmth and kind and generous heart that readers and authors can’t get enough of Austenesque Reviews! <3
Lovely idea to have a giveaway. Those posters are lovely!
Thank you, my friend, for you very lovely kind words! I want to collect all those posters for myself!
Congrats!! I love your blog and reviews, thank you for all the time and effort you put into this!
The survey was fascinating. I loved seeing the varying responses.
Thank you, Laura! I am glad you enjoyed the responses! <3
Happy 8th Anniversary Meredith. A great achievement. I loved your findings although I can’t remember what answers I put. Lovely giveaways although I only qualify for the print, but I certainly won’t say no if chosen .
May you have many more years blogging and recommending lovely books.
Thank you, Glynis! I appreciate your support and friendship so much! <3
Congratulations on 8 years! That’s quite an accomplishment! Thanks for all you do for the JA community.
Thanks for the great giveaway too!
Thanks, Pam! I’m so happy to be a part of the JA community – its filled with such great people!
Congrats on 8 years — you’ve done an incredible job with this blog and introducing me to the welcome world of Austen-inspired reads!
I loved reading the results of your survey; my bookclub just read Middlemarch and we were trying to decide who was more odious, Mr Collins or Mr Casaubon. Not sure if you’ve read Middlemarch and have an opinion, but all of the women at the discussion thought Casaubon was worse (if you can believe it!).
Thank you, Audra! So very happy to introduce you to some new reads! I have not read Middlemarch, it is one I am interested in reading though! I’ll definitely tell you what I think of Mr. Casaubon (what a name!) when I encounter him!
Happy 8 years blogiversary! Love the quiz and results! Your blog and reviews where my go to when I discovered JAFF. Always love reading your blog posts and reviews. Thanks for the lovely lists you’ve provided throughout the years. I’m so glad we had a chance to connect in person this year as well. Cheers to Jane Austen in bringing people together. Here’s to many more years of blogging!
Thank you, Dung! I appreciate your kind words so much! I am glad you enjoy your visits to my blog and I am so very glad we had the opportunity to meet this year! I hope we will do so again soon!
How wonderful that you have been able to spend 8 years doing something you are passionate about. We all need to find something that does that for us.
I agree, Tamar! I am very fortunate! It is the kind of thing I stumbled upon, which shows you, you never know what could happen!
Congratulations on your 8th year of blogging!! Your blog has been my inspiration for Just Jane 1813 from the very start!! I love this post you published for us, so revealing.
Thanks for all that you do for the JAFF community.
Thank you, Claudine! I appreciate you saying so. It was a fun post to put together!
Wow, 8 years already, how awesome! Happy blogiversary Meredith. I loved the results of the survey, I was surprised that Caroline didn’t rank higher in readers dislike. 😉
Thanks for the generous giveaway.
Thank you, Kate! Yes, it was interesting to see where some characters placed on those polls and how some characters weren’t voted for at all. Thanks so much for being a friend to Austenesque Reviews!
Congratulations and thank you so much for all your wonderful reviews!
What a wonderful gifts! I’m an international, thank you for thinking of us 🙂
Thank you, Arjanne! I am so glad you enjoy my reviews. Thank you so much for following my blog!
Many congratulations on your 8th blogoversary, Meredith! The questionnaire and its answers were so interesting! I loved filling out the questions!
Thank you, Sam! I appreciate you taking part in the survey! I found the results very interesting too!
Happy Blogiversary! It’s been a great 8 years! It’s always fun to see how we all feel about the various characters and the scenes that we all love so much (and know by heart!). **Throwing confetti** Thanks for all you do Meredite!
Thank you, sweet Stephanie! I really liked seeing the answers about Mr. Darcy and favorite scenes, because I myself found it so hard to pick just one! Thank you so much for your conversation and participation on this blog, and for adding such a lovely new game to my giveaway!!
Happy blogiversary to you! Wishing you many more years of happy blogging!
Thank you, Susan!! I appreciate it so much!
Happy Blogiversary! Congratulations! Raising my cuppa tea to you!
Those are fascinating tidbits.
Denise
Thank you, Denise! I enjoy sharing a cuppa tea with you so much!
Happy Blogiversary, my friend!! Your love for blogging and Jane shows through in your work! I’m always amazed at how much work you put into it and how you never seem to tire! You’re an inspiration! Congratulations!
Thank you, dear Candy! You are so kind, and I am so lucky to have you as my blogging bud!
what great questions for your site. Happy Anniversary and many more to come!
Thank you, Nancy! I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed the questions!
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you! 8 years is quite a long time. We have all benefited so much from your hard work. Thank you!
Thank you, sweet friend! 🙂 I have benefited too, probably more so! I think this community has helped my love of reading grow and I’m very fortunate to connect with so many like-minded readers!
Congrats on your eight year anniversary, Meredith!!!
Thank you for your infectious enthusiasm for all things Jane,for your tireless endeavours to promote her books and for making this blog such a warm and welcoming place to visit!
Thank you, Mary! You are so kind and I love hearing from you! I am happy to keep running this blog and promoting books and authors!
Wow 8 years. That is wonderful. You have put so much work and love into this blog. I always enjoy your reviews,updates, and news of your travels with Mr. Bingley. I hope you will continue for many years to come. Happy Anniversary!!!!
Thank you, Sagan! I appreciate all the kind things you said and I am glad you enjoy all that I share on my blog. I’m very fortunate to have such lovely people to share with!
Happy Anniversary! How times flies. I’ve been a loyal followers for years, such a wonderful site for Austen lovers.
Thank you, Stephanie! I’m so lucky to have you as a longtime friend and follower of this blog! Thanks so much for sticking around!! 🙂
A very Happy Blogiversary to you, Meredith! We all love your posts and look forward to the next 8 years…
Thank you, Susan! I definitely hope to be doing this for many more years to come! I don’t think JAFF or Austenesque is a dying fad! 😉
Congratulations on you blogiversary, 8 years of wonderful austenesque perfection!
I’d love to be in the draw for the print please!
Thank you, Katrin! I’m so thrilled to share my Austenesque love with you! 😉
Yay I love this blog! Super interesting results on the polls. I am a little shocked that Darcy’s first proposal was a fan favorite, I always felt so awkward for them. But then again it does finally open Darcy’s mind for a peek into for the first time.
Thank you, Katie! It makes me so happy to hear you say that! I was too, I guess the fact that Darcy’s declaration does have some fervent love behind it, even if he does say several insulting things! Or maybe readers like it most because Elizabeth sticks up for herself so bravely!
Congrats! I don’t drink tea, but any of the other prizes would be so fun!
Thanks, Michelle! I appreciate it!
Congratulations on your blogiversary meredith! It was so much fun to read the results of the survey and especially to see that so many people love p&p and Darcy for so many different reasons! Thanks for the giveaway, I’d like to enter as an international reader!
Thank you, Debbie! I am glad you enjoyed the results as much as I did! 🙂 Mr. Darcy definitely gives us many reasons to love him! 😉
Congratulations on eight lovely years, Meredith! I love your blog. It is must-reading for me. Enjoyed the results of your survey and the happy, colorful charts. Thanks for all you do for the Austen community.
Thank you, Jan! You are so kind to say so! I am very happy to be a part of this wonderful community filled with so many kind people!
Such interesting findings. I love graphs too, Meredith, I bet you had loads of fun making those 🙂
Please don’t enter me for the giveaway, but I just wanted to comment on how glad I am that you blog because not only do I enjoy your posts, but I appreciate your friendship and blog guru skills too! I hope you continue to enjoy writing your blog as much as I enjoy reading it <3
Yay, for another graph lover! 😉 I did have so much fun, Ceri! I love seeing the results and how some were very alike and some were very much varied!
Thank you so much for your kind comment and wonderful friendship! I appreciate all your visits to Austenesque Reviews, I know you are kept busy with your family, life, and your own blog, so I am very grateful for the visits you make!
Congrats on 8 years
Thank you! 🙂
Congratulations on your eight years Meredith! Great work on the graphs. Very interesting.
Thanks, Teresa! I’m glad you found them so!
Great blog and we love YOU too : )
Hugs, Ginger! Thank you!
Happy blogiversary! Thank you for all of your hard work and your honest reviews. You are my go-to gal when I want to read an opinion I can trust about a book!
Thank you, Jan!! I am very honored to be your go-to gal! 😉
Happy 8th anniversary! Thanks for sharing the results of the survey, it was very cool to learn everyone’s thoughts. Glad to see Matchmaker chapter 2 as I have the first one and have this on my Christmas list.
Thank you! I am glad you enjoyed the results! These Matchmaker games look fun, I’d love to hear what you think of them!
That was a fun survey Meredith and I am quite surprised by some of the results! It must have been a hoot reading everyone’s answers.
The prizes look amazing! Good luck to everyone ❤️
I thoroughly enjoyed it, Vee! I will do the same next year, except will make up questions about all of Jane Austen’s novels!
Congrats on your blogaversary!! WOW, 8 years!!! Just goes to show how much dedication and love you have for JA 😉
What interesting questionaire results. Really enjoyed going through them.
THANK YOU for including internationals in your generous giveaway. The posters look beautiful!!
Thank you, Priscilla! I do love JA and Austenesque very much!! I’m glad you enjoyed looking at the results of the survey! 🙂 Happy to include something for international readers!
How can it have been eight years?
It wasn’t that long ago that you reviewed my Mercy’s Embrace books. What an encouragment that was to me! Countless readers have discovered the world of Austen fiction thanks to you. Happy, happy blogiversary!
I know! That’s what I’m saying! I’m so very happy to have read your lovely series, Laura! It was the highlight of my summer! Such a fantastic collection. Thank you so much for all your kind words and friendship!
Happy blogiversary! Thanks for your bright presence, Meredith, and for the enjoyment of reading your blog (and all the books I’ve found here). Toasting you today!
Thank you, dear Reina! I’m very honored by your kinds words! Thanks for all your support!
Congratulations Meredith! I would be lost without your blog! You have introduced me to so many ‘new’ authors to me and I love your reviews and the lists you compile monthly! I so enjoyed answering the survey questions and love the results! Thank you for your generosity!
Thank you, Carole!! So sweet of you to say! I always enjoy seeing your visits and participation on my blog!! Thank you for reading!
Congratulations & best wishes!
Thank you!!
Happy Blogiversary! I missed the survey, but it was such fun to see the results and read your comments. Thank you for all that you contribute to the Austen community–it’s such a blessing
Hi Renee! Thank you so much for your lovely visit! I’m glad you enjoyed the survey results. I’m so happy to be a part of such a wonderful community!
Happy blogiversary! *confetti confetti* I’m so happy you’ve kept doing what you’re doing here, sharing books and your Netherfield life with all of us. 🙂 Here’s to hopefully many more years. Thank you for all you do. I love your charts and graphs too, btw.
Thank you, sweet friend! 🙂 Thank you for your support and friendship all these years! 😉 Yay for charts!
Love those fun charts and graphs!
Thanks, Meredith, for eight years of playing a huge role in the JAFF community and for sharing with us bits of your own life. Austenesque Reviews is one of twelve ‘frequently visited’ sites on my computer, and I swear I haven’t missed a single one of your posts in all these years. You and your blog are a treasure!
Hugs,
Joanne
P.S. – Please don’t enter me in the giveaway.
Aww thank you so much, Joanne! I am very honored to be one of your ‘frequently visited’ sites and appreciate all your support these many years! I am so grateful!
What a wonderful way to celebrate your blogivesary! Eight is great! Congratulations. And thank you for all you do to promote Austen reads and writers! XO
Hugs, Christina! Thank you so much! I appreciate all you do and all your support!!
Would Lady Catherine approve of blogging?
Probably not! 😉
Congratulations, Meredith – you are a gift to us all!
You are so sweet, Jean! Thank you!
Meredith, ‘it has been a lovely blog journey’ for all of us as well. Eight years seem like a long time, and I wasn’t there at the very beginning. But I can’t remember what reading JAFF was like before I discovered your blog. You have introduced me to so many wonderful authors and their books. And gave me that nudge over the fence I was sitting on regarding a book, or genre (as in contemporary vs traditional historical) that I didn’t exaggerate what I stated above. And the blog has also been like a very good friend, being able to talk about books with others who share your interests. No one else I have in my life reads JAFF. So, thanks again and here’s to at LEAST 8 more years.
Oh, and don’t enter me in this drawing this time. I hang my head in shame at not participating in the survey. Quick-Fire, HA!! I don’t DO quick answers. And I’m up to my receding hairline in decisions recently and so ran kicking and screaming from having to choose the answers to those questions. Such a big baby. But. I LOVED the results, and was quite surprised at some of them. Hey, Meredith, your graphics are getting more and more eye-catching and fun! I also got a kick out of the last list of answers you listed….’the truth universally acknowledged’ great answers people!!
You are such a dear, Michelle! I am so happy to have friends like you along for the journey! It is hard for me to remember JAFF before my blog too! It is definitely much more fun to share and discuss with friends! I’m glad you gave some contemporary stories a try! I think it is fun to see reincarnations of Jane Austen’s characters or fellow Jane Austen addicts in our modern world!
No worries about not doing the survey – it was not easy! I took the survey myself, and there were a few I probably wasn’t so quick with! I’m glad you enjoyed the graphics, sometimes I am limited with what I can make – in this one I couldn’t add as much text. So I had to get more creative with what I said. 😉
Congratulations on 8 years of blogging. I love your blog. I hope you write for many more years. 🙂
Would love to win .. (already have #2 from your blog. )
Becky
Thank you, Becky! Thank you so much for reading!
Happy Bloging – loved reading all the responses – some really surprised me. Oh, not a tea drinker – wish I was!
Thank you, Jane! I’m glad you enjoyed the results!
Congratulations on 8 yrs! Always something interesting going on your blog. Thanks for a chance for some great prizes.
Thank you, Brenda! 😉 I’m glad you enjoy the fun we have here!
Love it! Eight years in bloggerland is like dog years to human which means you’re such a trooper to have been going steady for so long. Way to go.
Oh how fun. I was so curious to see the survey answers. Some were right what I thought it would be but others were a surprise.
Wishing you another wonderful year of blogging. 🙂
Thank you, my dear friend! LOL! That sounds about right! 😉 It has gone fast though! I agree about the survey – it was nice to have a combination of surprises and non-surprises!
Thanks for your wonderful support and friendship! People like you encourage us all so much!
Happy Blogiversary, Meredith. I have loved your blog since I first started visiting it. Then the greatest pleasure came when I got to know you through correspondence. You are such a lovely and inspirational young woman. Thank you for your support and help when I was starting my own blog! I love reading your reviews. You can tell about something you aren’t as fond of and still make it sound like a compliment. I admire that! Congratulations on 8 great years! The giveaway is awesome. I love those posters!
I forgot to mention how much I enjoyed reading the survey results and seeing your colorful charts. They were great!
You are such a dear, Janet! Thank you! 🙂 It has been great to be “email correspondents” these past years! I hope one day we will meet in person! I appreciate all your kind words and friendship has been invaluable to me! Thank you so much for everything!!
Congrats
Thank you!
Happy blogiversary, Meredith! Thank you for all the excellent revlews you posted over the last eight years; I’ve found some great books and favorite authors because of your recommendations. No one in my circle of friends reads JAFF, so your blog is like having a good friend who’s always ready to talk about my favorite fictional characters. Here’s to eight more years!
Thank you, Nancy! 🙂 I appreciate your kind words! 🙂 I know how you feel, and that is why appreciate everyone’s conversation and participation so much!
Happy anniversary! I found you about two years ago on Goodreads which lead me here to your wonderful blog. Your book reviews have definitely helped shape my JAFF reading list!
Hi Andrea! I am so glad you found my blog through GR! It makes me so happy to hear. 😉
I love the “worse fate” part of the survey. I would definitely prefer having Mrs. Bennet as a mother than Caroline as a sister. I’d just have to marry and move away…
Me too. I had other options for that, (ie marrying Mr. Collins, having Lady C as a mother), but I thought it might be interesting to narrow it down to just these two. 😉
Congratulations Meredith!!! And thank you for bringing everyone so much pleasure over the years 🙂
I loved participating in the survey, and I’m loving it even more to see the results today. What surprised me the most was how high Jane ranked as favourite character; I wasn’t expecting that at all.
Unfortunetely I am not elegible for the US giveaways but count me in for the Pemberley Pond print, that North and South print is smiling at me 🙂
Please keep posting! We love your blog 🙂
Thank you, Rita! I appreciate it so much! 🙂 That surprised me too! I thought many found her too perfect or a little too uninteresting. She doesn’t seem popular with JAFF authors either.
The tea box is now also international. YAY! I love how Pemberley Pond has some great non-Jane Austen posters too!
Yes, I find her particularly uninteresting as a character, and I thought more people had my opinion. The tea box is also international? Yay!!! I love everything they have at Pemberley Pond, a couple of years some friends offered me several products from that shop and they remain some of my favourite items 🙂
Happy Blogversary, Meredith, and thanks for all the joy you bring into the Austen world, your blog is such a happy place!!! Love the graphs and your comments. LOL poor Jane indeed, that she gets to have both Mrs Bennet as a mother and Caroline as her sister. Thank goodness for her angelic disposition, she sure needs it!! Please don’t enter me in the giveaway, just wanted to pop by to say thanks for everything, happy anniversary, and here’s to many more!!!
Lots of love,
Joana
Thank you, Joana! You are so sweet! 😉 I didn’t realize it until we were talking about the results, but yes – she and Mr. Bingley do put up with some difficult personalities! Perhaps more so than any other character does! LOL!
Thank you for being such an incredible friend and supporter of not just me, but also my blog! Hugs! xoxo
congrats on your blogiversary!!!
Thank you! 🙂
Congratulations! Loved seeing the pie charts of the responses!
Awesome! I enjoy making them!
So fun to see how my responses compare. Happy Blogiversary!
I agree! In some ways I was with the popular vote and in others I wasn’t. Very interesting!
Thank you for this interesting poll. I did agree with many of the answers but it was still interesting to read what others posted.
I’m glad you found it interesting, Sheila! 🙂 Thanks for checking it out!
Dear Meredith,
Congratulations on your 8th Blogiversary!!! (I just had my 11th last month!) Your blog is my go-to place to check out the latest in JAFF, so thank you for your beautifully-detailed reviews and your delightful interviews!!! This blog is a treasure!!
Warmly,
Susanne 🙂
That’s awesome, Susanne! Congrats! I hope to follow your steps and continue Austenesque Reviews that long! I appreciate all your kind words and for your reading of my reviews! I love seeing familiar names in the comments! 😉
Happy 8th Blogiversary Meredith!
I enjoy a lot with your blog reading about new books, authors and sharing comments with you and the other readers. It’s a beautiful and fun routine 😉
Thank you so much and I wish you many more years of happy blogging!. Thanks for your generous giveaways (in my case put me for the #5 as I’m not from US). A big hug my friend!
Thank you, Teresa! I am so glad you enjoy Austenesque Reviews! 🙂 I enjoy hearing from you, sharing books, and talking together! I truly do appreciate your lovely friendship and support! Hugs to you!
Congratulations on your blogiversary!! I enjoy your content a lot, Meredith. I loved looking through the statistics of everyone’s favorites etc. in this post.
Thank you! I am so happy to hear you enjoy my posts! It was a lot of fun to make the charts! I like looking at statistics!
YAY YOU! Congrats on capturing our hearts! LOVE LOVE LOVE reading your blog!
You are so sweet, Betsy! Thank you for being so encouraging!
Love the displays of the answers. I’m one that is never sure that Charlotte made the right choice. She settled for Collins and might have missed out on a happier life. Wich she rather deserves, with that kind widower like you said 😀 !!
Oops, forgot to congratulate you… Happy Blog anniversary 😀 !!!!
Thank you, my friend! I’m an optimistic sort, so I like to believe something like that is possible for Charlotte. But I do understand the need to be practical at that time and at her age. 😉
Happy Blogiversary!! Congrats on your huge success! I love your little corner in the crazy web and I will always be grateful to you and Austenesque Reviews because I discovered this beautiful world of Austen inspired stories thanks to you! 😉
Thank you, Maria! I am so happy to have you visit this little corner! I love hearing what you have to say! 😉
Congratulations, Meredith! I have been enjoying your blog for several years.
Thank you, Sarah! I appreciate it so much!
EEEEEKKKKKKK!!!! So many great prizes, you are so wonderful to share them….I would want to (actually I’m pretty sure I would) keep them all to myself! Your blog has been so awesome, expensive at times, but I really appreciate your reviews. Anytime I see a JAFF book I come here to see if you have reviewed it or the author already before buying it…lol I only started following your blog about 5 years ago but I have found many lovely authors and stories that I have enjoyed thanks to you! Please keep going for many more years!!!!
LOL! Thanks, Danielle! I am so glad you like the prizes and I am definitely happy to share them! I do subscribe to Pembertea so I will be receiving a box for myself! Can’t wait! 😉 I am sorry for causing you any undue expense! 😉 Thank you so much for your kind support and longtime following of my blog!
happy blogiversary! love all the prizes
Thank you!! 😉 Best of luck!
Happy Anniversary! And I love all the folks who have joined in your party! Fun to read the outcome of the surveys since I participated. Thanks so much for all you do for the JAFF community! You are awesome!
Thank you, my friend! 🙂 It was quite a lovely surprise to have such kind offers to help me celebrate! Thank you so much for participating! I am very honored to be a part of the JAFF community!
“Rereadings and Austenesque are good for your mental health!”, how true! Happy Anniversary!
Monica
I agree! I loved that one! 😉 Thank you!
Happy blogiversary, Meredith! And thanks for everything you do for us in the way of reviews, interviews and most of all your amazing lists!
The survey was a lot of fun and I love your colourful graphical representations of the results. Some of the results are surprising indeed. I wonder how much the result of the “favourite scene” vote was skewed by the 1995 dramatisation. Certainly the way it was portrayed there, Hunsford wins hands down for me over the second proposal. I think I’ve read somewhere that they wished they’d filmed the second proposal differently after the fact. I always thought it was rather odd to have the farmer tending to his horse and cart in the background there. I have to say that I also love Ben Whitrow’s reaction to Elizabeth turning down Mr. Collins, and Elizabeth and Lady C’s confrontation.
Pemberley Pond’s Etsy store is amazing! I want one of everything! As it’s the only part of the giveaway I’m eligible for, I’ll be keeping everything crossed!
Very interesting tidbits n perspectives, Anji. Thanks!
Thank you, Anji!! I am so glad you enjoy the posts I share, especially the lists!! 🙂
I agree about the favorite scene and the movie adaptations. Interesting fact about the 1995 second proposal. I agree, the secondary characters do have some great scenes and the actors do fabulous with them!
I agree with you about Pemberley Pond! I only have one print, but I want to get many others! The Pembertea box is also now open internationally! Yay! 😉
Meredith, Happy, Happy, Happy Anniversary! You’ve brought (and continue to bring) so much pleasure to so many. Hugs!
Thank you so much, Susan! You are so kind! Hugs to you! 🙂
I totally agree with the ended too soon people. I think that is why JAFF is so popular. Congrats on your anniversary.
Thank you, Kneyda! Very true!
Congratulations on achieving the milestone, Meredith. I don’t know I first came to visit your blog (back in those days when it was on blogspot) but I think I was googling for something and yours pop up. Then I knew I have to visit your blog and read your lovely reviews. Then it inspire me to write my own reviews and thus create a blog to document my Austenesque reviews. In a way, I should thank you first.
All the prizes are lovely and I hope to win the Pembertea box. Thank you for making 2 prizes internationally open.
Aww, you are so sweet, Sylvia! I am glad you found your way to my blog (yes it was on blogger way back!) and that it inspired you to start your own! That is lovely! I’m so grateful for your friendship and support! 🙂
Congrats on 8 years. Great accomplishment
Happy Blogoversary!