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Lost in Austen • Vintage Frills
Recently I watched the ITV drama Lost in Austen for a second time. Spread across 4 hour-long episodes this is a treat for any Austen fan. Lost in Austen is a modern drama in which the main character Amanda Price – a Pride and Prejudice obsessive, finds herself living within the novel having switched places with Elizabeth Bennet. What makes this programme so good is the vast attention to detail. It could have been done very badly but instead every aspect of the book has been studied as well as taking into account regency etiquette. All the characters in the book stay true to Austen’s descriptions and the writers manage to develop the characters while still keeping true to the feel of the original book. Many may not agree as many things are dramatically changed, but I think it is done in a funny, natural and realistic way. I love the character of Amanda Price who loves the manners of regency England and yet thrown into Elizabeth Bennet’s world she struggles to fit in. She is outspoken and very funny. Everything seems to go wrong as Amanda desperately tries to make the story happen as it did in the book and […]
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