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My Favorite Movie Version of Every Jane Austen Novel (almost)

I enjoy watching Jane Austen movies, and I enjoy watching multiple adaptations of the same story. Put these two things together, and over the years I have watched quite a few adaptations of Jane Austen's books. As is darkly hinted…

By Lizzie Hexam February 13, 2026Period Dramas14 Comments

Period Dramas

Bleak House (2005) Review

I should start this review off with a confession. Although I didn't love every single thing about the 2005 Bleak House, and although it drove me to say more than once (though not often) that stinging indictment "that's not how…

By Lizzie Hexam September 15, 2025Period Dramas17 Comments

movie cover for The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019

Period Dramas

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019) Review

Last year I read David Copperfield for the first time, and I laughed, I cried, it moved me, Bob. (You can read a blow-by-blow of my thoughts on each chapter if you want. *waves hand in direction of David Copperfield…

By Lizzie Hexam February 25, 2025Period Dramas9 Comments

Period Dramas Spiritual Life Vintage-ness

2024 Year in Review: Movies

I hope you're been having a marvelous 2025! Here I am to make it even better by blabbing about movies to you. You're welcome. This seems to have been The Year of the Animated Movie for me, since towards the…

By Lizzie Hexam January 4, 2025Period Dramas, Spiritual Life, Vintage-ness4 Comments

Period Dramas

Inklings // December 2024 (Christmas Edition!)

A very merry and wondrous Christmas Day to all of you! This seems like a highly appropriate time to share my post for the Inklings link-up (see the rules to link up here!), as the December prompt is (fittingly) a…

By Lizzie Hexam December 25, 2024Period Dramas8 Comments

Miscellaneous Period Dramas

Period Drama Match It Game Answers

(If you still would like to play this period drama match it game, by the way, it's not too late! Just hop back over to this post and play it now before you check out the answers in this post.)…

By Lizzie Hexam November 7, 2024Miscellaneous, Period Dramas4 Comments

Miscellaneous Period Dramas

Period Drama Match It Game

Here is the long anticipated, long awaited, breathtakingly wondrous period drama screencap and quote match-it game I mentioned last week. I'm so excited to try this out with you! Firstly, the rules. To play, leave a comment matching as many…

By Lizzie Hexam October 24, 2024Miscellaneous, Period Dramas22 Comments