Bridget Jones is a fictional character created by English writer Helen Fielding. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Helen Fielding (born 19 February 1958 in Morley West Yorkshire) is an English author, best known as the author of the novel

In the mid-nineties, Charles Leadbeater, at the time the features editor of the English newspaper The Independent, offered Helen Fielding, then a journalist on The Independent on Sunday, a weekly column about urban life in London designed to appeal to young professional women. Charles Leadbeater (formerly known as Charlie Leadbeater) is a British author and former advisor to Tony Blair. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Helen Fielding (born 19 February 1958 in Morley West Yorkshire) is an English author, best known as the author of the novel Fielding accepted and Bridget Jones was born on 28 February 1995. ^[1] The instantaneous popularity of the columns led to publication of the first book, Bridget Jones's Diary, in 1996. Bridget Jones' Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. It chronicles the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single woman

They chronicled the life of Bridget Jones, a thirtysomething single woman living in London, surrounded by a surrogate "urban family" of friends as she tries to make sense of life and love in the 1990s. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 The column lampooned the obsession of women with women's magazines such as Cosmopolitan and wider societal trends in Britain at the time. This is a list of women's magazines, Magazines that have been published primarily for a readership of women. Cosmopolitan is the best-selling young women's magazine in the world

The column appeared regularly every Wednesday on the pages of The Independent for almost three years: the last one was published on 10 September 1997. A couple of months later, on 15 November 1997, Helen Fielding resumed her weekly diary on the The Daily Telegraph^[2]. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. The second book, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, was published on 1998, and Fielding ceased to work for The Daily Telegraph on 19 December 1998. Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a 1999 novel by Helen Fielding, a sequel to her popular Bridget Jones's Diary.

The feature began again in The Independent on August 4, 2005. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A book containing all of the original columns was given away with the paper the following Saturday. This relaunch of the column is also printed in the Irish Independent. The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest selling daily newspaper

Bridget Jones's Diary

These columns were made into a novel in 1996, Bridget Jones's Diary, and turned into a movie of the same name in 2001, directed by Sharon Maguire. A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Bridget Jones' Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. It chronicles the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single woman Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Sharon Maguire (born 1960 made her name as a film director when she landed the job of directing Bridget Jones's Diary. The plot is loosely based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (and the sequel would be based on the plot of another of Austen's novels, Persuasion). Pride and Prejudice, first published on 28 January 1813, is the most famous of Jane Austen 's novels and one of the first " romantic Jane Austen (16 Persuasion is Jane Austen 's last completed novel She began it soon after she had finished Emma, completing it in August 1816 There are many differences between the books and the movies.

Plot

Bridget Jones is a single, thirty three year old woman who has a monotonous life. She has some bad habits - smoking and drinking too much - but she annually writes her New Year’s resolutions in her diary, determined to stop smoking, drink no more than fourteen alcohol units a week, and eat more pulses. A New Year's Resolution is a Commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a Lifestyle change that is generally For other uses of the term 'diary' see Diary (disambiguation. Pulses are annual leguminous crops yielding from one to twelve Grains or Seeds of variable size shape and color within a Pod, according

The film opens at her parents’ Christmas party where Bridget is cajoled by her mother to be re-introduced to Mark Darcy, a handsome up-and-coming barrister with whom she played as a child. Both of them are dressed by their mothers and after a rather short, uncomfortable conversation, take an instant dislike to each other.

Bridget’s parents' marriage takes a turn for the worse. Her mother, bored with her life as a housewife in the country, runs off with Julio, a Portuguese man of shady character. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west In the movie Bridget's mum runs off with a home-shopping network celebrity. Another difference from the book is that in the movie Bridget's mother moves out, but in the book she kicks her husband out. Daniel Cleaver, Bridget’s boss, starts flirting with her, and after some antics end up together. However, Daniel proves to be a "fuckwit" who leaves Bridget for an American "stick insect". Mark Darcy keeps popping into Bridget's life, being extremely awkward, and sometimes coming off a bit rude. In the end Bridget and Mark reach an understanding of each other and find a sort of happiness.

The movie starred Renée Zellweger as Bridget. Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an Academy Award - BAFTA - SAG Award - and Golden Globe -winning Before the film was released, a considerable amount of controversy surrounded the casting of the American Texan Zellweger as what some saw as a quintessentially British heroine: however, her performance is widely considered to be of a high standard, and garnered Zellweger an Academy Award nomination. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

The character of Shazzer was reportedly based on the director of the film, Sharon Maguire, who is a friend of Helen Fielding.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

A sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason. A sequel is a work in Literature, Film, or other media that portrays events following those of a previous work Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a 1999 novel by Helen Fielding, a sequel to her popular Bridget Jones's Diary.

Plot:(book) The story opens with the relationship of Bridget and Mark. Bridget seems happy - she has cut down on her cigarettes and has gained some self-esteem. In this book there is a major focus on all the self-help books that Bridget reads, and how they affect her life. Self-help books are books written with the stated intention to instruct any readers on a number of personal problems Another recurring character is Rebecca, a "jellyfisher" who is very keen on Mark, and eventually splits the couple up, with the help of several misunderstandings.

Bridget, now a TV reporter, gets the opportunity to interview Colin Firth (Mark Darcy in the movie, a character based on Mr. Colin Andrew Firth (born 10 September, 1960) is an English film television and stage Actor. Darcy in Pride & Prejudice).

Daniel Cleaver comes in to the story again, and there is Gary the builder, who threatens Bridge's life near the end of the book, which has the end result of bringing Mark and Bridget back together. Bridget also spends time in jail in Thailand, and Mark comes again to her rescue.

A movie with the same title was released in 2004. Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason is a 2004 Romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron, based on Helen Fielding 's novel of "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Return to The Independent

The new Independent column is set in the present day (2005, with references being made to events such as Hurricane Katrina), and has dropped some of the motifs of the original diary, particularly the alcohol unit and calorie counts. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was the costliest hurricane, as well as one of the five deadliest in the history of the United States In Britain a unit of alcohol is defined as 10 millilitres (or approximately 8 Grams of Ethanol (ethyl alcohol Despite the time advance, Cleaver and Darcy are still the two men in Jones' life ("I'm not sleeping with them both at once," she explains later to her friend Shaz. "I accidentally slept with each of them separately. "^[3], and the plotline has launched into a pregnancy. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female As author Helen Fielding said, "she's heading in a different direction. "^[4]

The protagonist has now given birth to a baby boy, fathered by Daniel. However, Mark Darcy is not entirely out of the picture, as he previously suggested that he would like to adopt the child. However, the story ends with Bridget staying with Daniel Cleaver.

The International Herald Tribune reviewed the new column rather favourably, commenting that Fielding's satire was in good form^[5]. The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English language international Newspaper The Daily Mail reviewed it less favourably, saying it lacked the genuinity of the first two novels ^[6]. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format

References

External links

• Bridget Jones Online Archive
• An essay on the impact of Bridget Jones and her relationship to shame and humor