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Three Books, Two Centuries And One English Regency

This statue in Weymouth, England, commemorates King George III entering the 50th year of his reign in 1809-1810. It was donated to the town in 1809.

August 22, 2011 Two hundred years ago this summer, England entered its Regency period. Many associate the era with Colin Firth's turn as Mr. Darcy, but it was also a time of political uncertainty. To celebrate the period's 200th anniversary, author Stephanie Barron suggests three books that put Mr. Firth to shame.

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'Pride And Prejudice' Heroines Battle The Undead

March 29, 2009 Jane Austen's original text has been ever so slightly altered to accommodate brand new scenes of the Bennet girls forming "The Pentagram of Death" and taking on hordes of the undead, along with a ninja or two.

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'Day to Day' Holiday Book Guide

Detail from cover of Truman Capote's novel 'Summer Crossing'

December 14, 2005 Day to Day reporter Karen Grigsby Bates, doing double duty as literary editor, shares her list of books that would make great gifts for the holidays.

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