The next Reading Group Meeting is a light-hearted discussion of Masterpiece Theatre’s 2008 Program of Jane Austen’s Films on SUNDAY 14th.September from 1-3pm at Pauline Beard’s house: 15132 NW Aberdeen Drive, Portland Oregon 97229. Please bring something for the tea table and rsvp to Pauline either by phone: (503) 645 3096 or email: [email protected] (a one after the p please note). Please be prepared to have fun! See below:

Melissa Schumacher, whose degree was in film and literature, will lead the discussion on adaptation of novels to film. She and Pauline have selfishly chosen two wonderful clips of film to critique…the infamous Chariots of Fire running piece from Persuasion (see UTube if you missed this) and the purely romantic “The Look” between Darcy and Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice, the BBC version. We would then like you to choose a clip from one of the Masterpiece films for its appeal, its dedication to the text, or for its nonsense and travesty! Either cue the clip and bring with you if you have the recordings, or simply tell Melissa (who has all the films) which film, which section, and with her expertise in video she will locate it on the disc or video. Come with some critique in mind to open the discussion to everyone. The Beards bought a new large flat screen TV specially for the occasion.

Looking forward to seeing you!

Schedule for 2007-8
Jane Austen Society of North America
Oregon & Southwest Washington Chapter

Meeting Schedule of the Reading Group

You are welcome to attend reading group meetings that interest you. Please take a moment during the week before we meet to call the host and reserve a place, and if possible, bring something for the tea table.

The reading group meets five times each year: January, March, July, September, and November. We meet on the second Sunday of the month at 1:00 p.m. If you have a question about the reading group schedule, please call Pat Fulbright, 503-233-7925.


Date Host Reading & Discussion Topic Discussion Leader
January 13 Janet Rohrbaugh
R.S.V.P.
503-885-9985

The Novel Northanger Abbey Pat Fulbright
March 9 Anna Quillen
R.S.V.P.
503-299-4521

Crime in Jane Austen’s
Novels and Times Janet Rohrbaugh


July 13 Debbie Guyol
R.S.V.P.
503-284-6951
Food in the Novels and
during the Period of
Jane Austen: Potluck Picnic
And Period Recipes Kim Higgins &
Robin Darby


September 14 Pauline Beard
R.S.V.P.
503-645-3096
Masterpiece Theater’s 2008 Program of Jane Austen
Films: Let’s Discuss and Critique the Films
Pauline Beard & Melissa Schumacher

November 9 Deb Rossi
R.S.V.P.
503-690-9619 Jane Austen Comments
on Modern American Culture
and Lifestyles: What
Would She Say? Bill Boyd

Past Meetings:

October 5-7 Annual General Meeting, JASNA. "Discovering Emma in Vancouver" at the Fairmont Hotel,Vancouver, British Columbia.

November 11 Casting a Jane Austen Novel for a film. Donna Drummond.
email:[email protected]

December 1 Winter/Birthday Meeting at the Kennedy School.
Phyllis Ferguson Bottomer will be discussing her very successful book: "So Odd a Mixture: Along the Autistic Spectrum in Pride and Prejudice". Pauline Beard/Frank McClanahan
[email protected]

The next Reading Group Meeting is a light-hearted discussion of Masterpiece Theatre’s 2008 Program of Jane Austen’s Films on SUNDAY 14th.September from 1-3pm at Pauline Beard’s house: 15132 NW Aberdeen Drive, Portland Oregon 97229. Please bring something for the tea table and rsvp to Pauline either by phone: (503) 645 3096 or email: [email protected] (a one after the p please note). Please be prepared to have fun! See below:

Melissa Schumacher, whose degree was in film and literature, will lead the discussion on adaptation of novels to film. She and Pauline have selfishly chosen two wonderful clips of film to critique…the infamous Chariots of Fire running piece from Persuasion (see YouTube if you missed this) and the purely romantic “The Look” between Darcy and Elizabeth from Pride and Prejudice, the BBC version. We would then like you to choose a clip from one of the Masterpiece films for its appeal, its dedication to the text, or for its nonsense and travesty! Either cue the clip and bring with you if you have the recordings, or simply tell Melissa (who has all the films) which film, which section, and with her expertise in video she will locate it on the disc or video. Come with some critique in mind to open the discussion to everyone. The Beards bought a new large flat screen TV specially for the occasion.

Looking forward to seeing you!