Sunday, January 20, 2013

Jane Austen Giveaway WUT

January 28th is a special day. It's a day that will eternally live in infamy (or something). It's the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice! I will admit that it's not my favorite Austen for a number of reasons, the biggest one being that I have a cold, diamond-hard heart. Also, I think Mr. Darcy is a pain in the ass.


BUT! I know this book is near and dear to the heart of a lot of people, and its literary merits can't be denied, so! Celebratory giveaway, ahoy!


What's the Prize, Sucka?

Haha, j/k. You wish. (I also wish.)


Two winners will get a copy of Quirk Books' Jane Austen Handbook: Proper Life Skills From Regency England by Margaret Sullivan. This book was a mainstay on my staff-pick shelf when I was a bookseller, and is a perfect companion to your next reading of P&P. Publisher's synopsis:

"The Jane Austen Handbook offers step-by-step instructions for proper comportment in the early 19th century. Readers will discover:
• How to Indicate Interest in a Gentleman Without Seeming Forward
• How to Ensure a Good Yearly Income
• How to Ride Sidesaddle
• How to Behave at a Dinner Party
Full of practical directions for navigating the travails of Regency life, this charming illustrated book also serves as a companion for present-day readers, explaining the English class system, currency, dress, and the nuances of graceful living."
One additional winner will get a copy of the lovely White's Fine clothbound hardcover Edition of Pride and Prejudice. It's FAWNCY.

To Enter:
Per the usual, leave a comment below with your e-mail address to enter. You can also tweet about the giveaway and that will count as an entry- just be sure to tag me (@deadwhiteguys) so I can keep track of the Twitter entries. The giveaway will end on the anniversary, January 28th, and I'll announce the winners that day. Winners will be chosen at random using random.org. Winners one and two will win the Jane Austen Handbook, and winner three will win the P&P.

Godspeed, Austenites! Run like the wind!




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84 comments:

  1. I would like to win one of your prize books, and I do like P&P. My email address is sherry.early@gmail.com

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  2. Ooh, ooh, pick me, pick me! My email address is hairlinefracture@gmail.com.

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  3. Yes, please Miss Amanda! julzddm@aol.com

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  4. Entering myself. LOL. arperry85@yahoo.com

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  5. Thank you for the givaway, I'd like to win one of the books! When I was younger I did love Pride and Prejudice, now I'm still fond of it in a nostalgic way but... Anyway, my email is teresa.esteban@gmail.com

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  7. Ooo shiny pretty book... I can actually see how Darcy is a pain in the ass... mostly because he is.

    senator(dot)sipes(at)gmail(dot)com

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  9. It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a good bookcase must be in want of White's Fine clothbound hardcover Edition of Pride and Prejudice.

    So gimme.

    Please.

    michelleorabona At gmail

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  11. I doubt this is open internationally, but if it is, despite Book Riot killing my love for Mr. Darcy forever, I would still like a copy :). My email id is ritika.palit@gmail.com

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  12. I have a deep and abiding love for Austen, and both of those books look magical.

    eeoshiel at uncg dot edu

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  13. Sweet Jesus do I need to learn how to behave at a dinner party! Eelpollack@gmail.com

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  14. Sweet Jesus do I need to learn how to behave at a dinner party! Eelpollack@gmail.com

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  15. Love that Lizzie Bennet running gif. So well done it just looks continuous, no herky-jerky starts & re-starts.

    I'd love to win either of those books. emily [at] odysseybks [dot] com.

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  16. Hi yes, I am sometimes prideful, although usually not prejudice. I would like book for the to read. contact? alice@actuallyalexandria.name

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  17. Wow! 200 years is insane and so many people still love it. Myself included. My email is jenniferlladd@gmail.com

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  18. Awesome! I'm going to have to do something Austen-y that day to celebrate! palindrome_1185 at yahoo dot com

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  19. arianne(dot)hartsell(at)gmail(dot)com

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  20. Oooh. That's the same day my classes start back up! Coincidence? I think not! (Too many exclamation points? I think so.) Greeneyedtrillian42@gmail.com

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  21. As a recent college graduate I'm ashamed to admit that I skipped the classes on How to Indicate Interest in a Gentleman Without Seeming Forward, How to Ensure a Good Yearly Income, How to Ride Sidesaddle,and How to Behave at a Dinner Party. Only a copy of this book would help fill in the gaps in my education. Also this edition of P & P looks beautiful!

    ggadgil88@gmail.com

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  23. Oh yes please! Nicoletaylor989@gmail.com

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  24. Great giveaway! Count me in. sofia.tokar@gmail.com

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  25. a) I hope I win and b) I hope that first book teaches those fancy Regency line dances!!
    thisisnotapostcard at gmail dot com

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  26. I want to win! bookbelle0819@comcast.net

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  27. Aww grumpy cat. whatredread(at)gmail(dot)com

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  28. Sweet! heavenlyash22@yahoo.com

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  29. As a guy who owns six Jane Austen books and has yet to read them (but has seen many movies of her books and about Austen herself), the Jane Austen Handbook sounds like a marvelous introduction to lead me gently into the books themselves. Please enter me in the drawing. jm.dustwalker@gmail.com

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  30. I'd also like to enter, on the off-chance that it's open to your international readers. Darcy's the one for me!

    stevenpage13@gmail.com

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  31. Attempting to resist an Austen giveaway would be to struggle in vain!

    lizzy.clairdelune@gmail.com

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  32. Please count me in if this is open to overseas readers. Thanks for sharing.

    mystica123athotmaildotcom

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  33. I would like to win as P&P being the first book that resonated with me. quitenovel@gmail.com

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  34. meeeeeee :D garyunyoung@hotmail.co.nz

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  35. Wow! Good luck everyone!broadwayblues@gmail.com

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  36. Wow! Good luck everyone!broadwayblues@gmail.com

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  37. Sign me up! I would love to win. starsandstillness@gmail.com

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  38. Fantastic, I'm IN! Jhartling74@aol.com

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  39. I want the handbook. That is all I want.

    *uses The Secret*

    ajburton2@gmail.com

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  40. I'll admit, P&P is my least favorite Austen (I'm a Persuasion/Wentworth girl myself) but that doesn't stop me from wanting ALL THE AUSTEN THINGS. Thanks for the giveaway!

    aurda - unabridgedchick at gmail.com

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  41. Ooh, ooh. Pick me! Pick me!
    ariwrees@gmail.com

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  42. Pick me, pick me! (too forward?)

    jmweightman at gmail dot com

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  43. Wah ! have had my eye on that handbook forever! Thanks for the giveway :) Tara8716 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  44. Thanks for the chance to win!!
    beckygreene10 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  45. That P&P is beeeeeeyoutiful.

    devouringtexts[at]gmail[dot]com

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  46. This book would be ever so helpful!

    tina_crossgrove(at)hotmail.com

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  47. I would like to win this for my daughter. No really. I would immediately give it to her. You know, as soon as I check all the pages and make sure they are safe and won't give her any paper cuts or anything. timcanny [at] verizon [dot] net

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  48. Lovely! bennke02[at]gmail[dot]com

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  50. Happy Anniversary! jwilliams1454@hotmail.com

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  52. Yes, pick me! amycollard@yahoo.com

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  53. The guide book looks like a hoot. And the other one is indeed purty. lauratfrey@gmail.com

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  54. P&P *is* my favorite, although Persuasion is a close second. Sorry, Emma, Mr. Knightley is too much of a scold. susanwbrown (at) att(dot)net
    P.S. Love the new expanded focus of the blog! It's the perfect mix.

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  55. Ohh how exciting.
    kimberleyjgriffiths@gmail.com

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  56. Ooh! Ooh! ME!!

    abbywilde@gmail.com

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  58. Um, I guess I'll still enter, even though Colin Firth is not the prize :( Thanks!
    librariansbook(at)gmail

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  59. That guide book looks fantastic! mallorie{dot}colvin{at}gmail{dot}com

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  60. Sure I'd like this. katalexandra at gmail dot com.

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  61. I only just stumbled upon your blog, but I like contests, Austen, and being included in contests regarding Austen! Huzzah! emc.mackinnon(@)gmail.com

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  62. I love that copy of P&P! Persuasion is my Fav Austen novel but I have a soft spot for P&P because it was my first.
    Avidreader25 (@) gmail (dot) com

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  63. This year, I was planning to read all of the Austen works since I've only read P&P.

    rammj99 at gmail dot com

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  65. Oh Austen's lit snark. ellison dot langford at gmail dot com

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  66. This brings me back to a Jane Austen class I took during my last semester of college. That's probably the class that made me not hate Austen. "Lady Susan" was the first thing we read. My email is d.marie755 (at) gmail (dot) com.

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  67. I used to feel the same about Darcy, but then during one reading he struck a chord and I realized I loved him...

    Anyway, fingers crossed! splendifikiss@gmail.com

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  68. I'm currently reading Northanger Abbey. I've also convinced my friend (one I consider to be well-read) to finally read something by Austen.

    larson.kristi@gmail.com

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  70. Love all the book giveaways!! rstanley27@gmail.com

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  71. Thankyouplease! thursmae@yahoo.com

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  72. Thankyouplease! thursmae@yahoo.com

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  73. Love the giveaway! deyseb@yahoo.com

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  74. I lurve me the 2005 movie adaptation with Kiera Knightly and Matthew Macfadyen! Please random gods of Org, don't skip me because I admitted this to the world!

    bookfiendevie (at) gmail (dot) com

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  75. A leather bound copy of P & P is one of the few novels I carried all the way from Bonnie Scotland to Zimbabwe 20 years ago. It is still on my shelf, have kept the damp and the termites at bay. Would you be able to get a prize that far - ooooooh i wish :)

    thehararevillager@gmail.com

    thehararevillager.blogspot.com

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  76. What! Colin Firth is not the prize? Guess I won't enter then . . .

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  77. Carampico@hotmail.com

    Crossing my fingers! Thanks!

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  78. Well, perhaps Darcy is "a pain in the ass," but he's still going to always be Colin Firth to me and I'd happily let him annoy me for the rest of time!
    elizcoble@gmail.com

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  79. This is such a clever, tricky way to get readers to be commenters. Darn it. emilee_mcguire@hotmail.com

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  80. I can't believe I almost didn't see this in time. Damn blogger feed acting out. Anyway, (righteous) complaints aside, thanks for the opportunity to get my hands on these lovely books!

    carol-452@hotmail.com

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  81. Pick me please! ciarraistudios@gmail.com

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  82. Oooo, pick me please! :D ellyncassey@gmail.com

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  83. Oh, I'm so bummed I missed it.

    That book looks it would a great rundown of all the things you need to know if you wanted to write a historical romance.

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