Jane Austen Tournament at Elinor, Elizabeth and Emma!

Miss Woodhouse at Elinor, Elizabeth and Emma is hosting a Secondary Characters Tournament with characters from Jane Austen novels. Round 1 is up now so I encourage you to head on over and vote for your favorites Austen characters! :)


Very Truly Your's,

Period Drama Film Tournament Winner!

The Final Round of our Period Drama Film Tournament has ended! Much thanks to Miss Elizabeth Bennet from Elegance of Fashion for co-hosting with me and for making so many of the images used in the tournament! And thanks to all of our readers who made their tournament so much fun!

In the Final Round the last two contestants battled head to head for the title of "Most Beloved Period Drama"! The final poll appeared on both of our blogs and all votes were combined to find out who the winner is!

-Winners of Final Poll on Elegance of Fashion & Old-Fashioned Charm-

Roll Results: 

Pride and Prejudice (1995) - 59 votes

Sense and Sensibility (1995) - 48 votes

Pride & Prejudice (1995) is the official winner! It's won over the other 59 contestant that participated in the tournament and it's very worthy of the title "Best Loved Period Drama"! 

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Period Drama Film Tournament - Final Round!

Welcome to the Final Round of our Period Drama Film Tournament presented by Old-Fashioned Charm & Elegance of Fashion!

In this Final Round our two winners from last round will compete head to head for the title of "Most Beloved Period Drama"! The final poll will appear on both of our blogs and voters are encouraged to vote in both polls for their favorite contestant(s)! Feel free to use your two votes for the same contestant or one vote for each contestant. All votes will be combined and the period film with her most votes will win!

-Poll on Elegance of Fashion & Old-Fashioned Charm-

Double your vote by voting for your favorites on both blogs!

Final Poll: Pride and Prejudice (1995) vs. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

This tournament has been so much fun and has gone by too fast! Thanks to everyone who has voted and commented! 

Did you vote twice for the same contestant or one vote for each?

Which period drama do you hope will win?


Very Truly Your's,

Round Five Winners!

Round Five of our Period Drama Film Tournament has ended! 

Last round our final 4 contestants were randomly matched in 2 polls and now we have the results!

-Polls on Elegance of Fashion -

Winner in Poll 1 on Elegance of Fashion

Poll 1: Sense and Sensibility (1995) vs. Persuasion (1995)

-Polls on Old-Fashioned Charm -

Winner in Poll 2 on Old-Fashioned Charm

Poll 2: Pride & Prejudice (1995) vs. Anne of Green Gables (1985)

The two winners will move on to our Final Round which will be up soon! Thanks for voting!

Period Drama Film Tournament - Round Five

Welcome to Round Five of our Period Drama Film Tournament presented by Old-Fashioned Charm & Elegance of Fashion! 

This is the next to the last round so if you're just joining us visit the Main Tournament Page for info about this tournament. Much thanks to everyone who has linked to the tournament using one of the official banners!

This round we are down to the Final 4 contestants! The contestants were randomly matched up to be voted on in 2 Polls. Polls are split up between our two blogs so don't forget to vote in both of them.

-Polls on Elegance of Fashion -

Vote in Poll 1 on Elegance of Fashion

Poll 1: Sense and Sensibility (1995) vs. Persuasion (1995)

-Polls on Old-Fashioned Charm -

Vote in Poll 2 on Old-Fashioned Charm

Poll 2: Pride & Prejudice (1995) vs. Anne of Green Gables (1985)

This tournament has progressed so fast! Are you all as excited as we are to see the winners?

Who are you voting for?

Round Four Winners!

Round Four of our Period Drama Film Tournament has ended. In Round 4, 8 Film Contestants moved were randomly matched up in 4 polls. 

Here are the results:

-Polls on Elegance of Fashion -

Winners of Polls 1-2 voted on at Elegance of Fashion

Poll 1: The Young Victoria (2009) vs. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Poll 2: Pride and Prejudice (1995) vs. Amazing Grace (2006)

-Polls on Old-Fashioned Charm -

Winners of Polls 3-4 voted on at Old-Fashioned Charm

Poll 3: Persuasion (1995) vs. Miss Potter (2006)

Poll 4: Anne of Green Gables (1985) vs. Sense and Sensibility (2008)

Tournament presented by Old-Fashioned Charm & Elegance of Fashion! Don't forget to visit the tournament main page, grab a tournament button and spread the news!

Thanks to everyone who voted in Round Four! Are you pleased with the results? Are there any of these contestants that you are sad to see go?
Round Five will be up very soon! 

Period Drama Film Tournament - Round Four!

Welcome to Round Four of our Period Drama Film Tournament presented by Old-Fashioned Charm & Elegance of Fashion! 

If you're just joining us visit the Main Tournament Page for info about this tournament. A big thank you to everyone who has linked to the tournament using one of the official banners!

This round Sense and Sensibility (1995) joins the 7 contestants which won in Round 3. All 8 contestants were randomly matched up to be voted on in 4 Polls. Polls are split up between our two blogs.

-Polls on Elegance of Fashion -

Vote in Polls 1 & 2 on Elegance of Fashion

Poll 1: The Young Victoria (2009) vs. Sense and Sensibility (1995)

Poll 2: Pride and Prejudice (1995) vs. Amazing Grace (2006)

-Polls on Old-Fashioned Charm -

Vote in Polls 3 & 4 on Old-Fashioned Charm

Poll 3: Persuasion (1995) vs. Miss Potter (2006)

Poll 4: Anne of Green Gables (1985) vs. Sense and Sensibility (2008)

The contestant list has sure decreased over the last three weeks!

What do you think about the match-ups in this round? Who are you hoping might win?


You have one week to vote. Have fun! 

Round Three Winners!

Here are the results for Round Three of our Period Drama Film Tournament!

15 Film Contestants moved on to Round 3. Fourteen of these contestants were randomly matched up in 7 polls.  

Sense & Sensibility (1995) had immunity this round, but will be competing in the next round.

Tournament presented by Old-Fashioned Charm & Elegance of Fashion! Don't forget to visit the tournament main page, grab a tournament button and spread the news!

-Polls on Elegance of Fashion -

Winners of Polls 1-4 voted on at Elegance of Fashion

Poll 1: Jane Eyre 2006 vs. Amazing Grace (2006) 

Poll 2: Persuasion (1995) vs. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) 

Poll 3: Pride & Prejudice (1995) vs. North and South (2005) 

Poll 4: Sense and Sensibility (2008) vs. Jane Eyre (1983)

-Polls on Old-Fashioned Charm -

Vote in Polls 5-7 on Old-Fashioned Charm

Poll 5: Miss Potter (2006) vs. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Poll 6: The Young Victoria (2009) vs. Persuasion 2007

Poll 7: Little Dorrit (2008) vs. Anne of Green Gables (1986) 

Thanks to everyone who voted in Round Three! Are you pleased with the results? Are there any of these contestants that you are sad to see go?
Round Four will be up very soon! 

Period Drama Film Tournament - Round Three!

Welcome to Round Three of our Period Drama Film Tournament presented by Old-Fashioned Charm & Elegance of Fashion! 

Don't forget to visit the Main Tournament Page and link to the tournament using one of the official tournament banners!

15 Film Contestants have moved on to Round 3. Fourteen of these contestants were randomly matched up in 7 polls.  Polls are split between our two blogs so don't forget to vote in all 15 polls! 

Immunity This Round: Sense & Sensibility (1995)

Because there was a tie for most votes in Round 2 I flipped a coin and Sense & Sensibility (1995) has immunity this round. 

-Polls on Elegance of Fashion -

Vote in Polls 1-4 on Elegance of Fashion

Poll 1: Jane Eyre 2006 vs. Amazing Grace (2006) 

Poll 2: Persuasion (1995) vs. The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) 

Poll 3: Pride & Prejudice (1995) vs. North and South (2005) 

Poll 4: Sense and Sensibility (2008) vs. Jane Eyre (1983)

-Polls on Old-Fashioned Charm -

Vote in Polls 5-7 on Old-Fashioned Charm

Poll 5: Miss Potter (2006) vs. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Poll 6: The Young Victoria vs. Persuasion 2007

Poll 7: Little Dorrit (2008) vs. Anne of Green Gables (1986) 

Having a hard time deciding on who to vote for? Check out ourReviews Post to find more information and read our reviews of the Film Contestants! 
What do you think of our match-ups this round? Which Film Contestants are you cheering for?  

You have a week in which to vote!
Very Truly Your's,Miss Laurie 

Round Two Winners!

Voting last round was very close!

Here are the results for Round Two of our Period Drama Film Tournament!

This round 30 Film Contestants competed in 15 polls. Winners are underlined below.

Tournament presented by Old-Fashioned Charm & Elegance of Fashion! Don't forget to visit the tournament main page, grab a tournament button and spread the news!

-Polls on Elegance of Fashion -

Winners of Polls 1-7 voted on at Elegance of Fashion

Poll 1: Our Mutual Friend (1998) vs. Persuasion (2007) - 41 votes

Poll 2: Pride and Prejudice (2005) vs. The Young Victoria (2009) - 32 votes

Poll 3: The Way We Live Now (2001) vs. Nicholas Nickleby (2002) - 28 votes

Poll 4: Sense and Sensibility (2008) vs. Daniel Deronda (2002)

Poll 5: The Old Curiosity Shop (2007) vs. Jane Eyre (1983)

Poll 6: Emma (2009) vs. North and South (2004)

Poll 7: Persuasion (1995) vs. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (2008)

-Polls on Old-Fashioned Charm -

Winners of Polls 8-15 voted on at Old-Fashioned Charm

Poll 8: The Inheritance (1997) vs. Pride and Prejudice (1995) - 51 votes

Poll 9: The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) - 28 votes vs. Mansfield Park (1983) 

Poll 10: Miss Potter (2006) - 30 votes vs. Emma (1997)

Poll 11: Little Dorrit (2008) - 32 votes vs. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982)

Poll 12: Jane Eyre (2006) - 28 votes vs. Mansfield Park (2007)

Poll 13: Anne of Green Gables (1985) - 27 votes vs. Wives and Daughters (1999)

Poll 14: Sense and Sensibility (1995) - 51 votes vs. Miss Austen Regrets (2008)

Poll 15: Cranford (2007/2009) vs. Amazing Grace (2006) - 29 votes

Thank you all for voting in Round Two! What do you think of the results?
Round Three will be up very soon! 

Very Truly Your's,