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Northanger Abbey first editions

Northanger Abbey first editions

As a bibliophile of long standing, I fully agree with Sir Francis Bacon: "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention."

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Austen Fairytales: Northanger Abbey

Aug. 28, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the novel Northanger Abbey, in chronological order.
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Austen Fairytales: The Watsons

Aug. 25, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the unfinished novel The Watsons, in chronological order.
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Austen Fairytales: Pride and Prejudice

Aug. 21, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the novel Pride and Prejudice, in chronological order.
from the memoir by J. E. Austen-Leigh (1870), based on a sketch by Cassandra Austen (1810)Jane Austenbooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Austen Fairytales: Love And Freindship

Aug. 18, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the epistolary novel Love And Freindship, in chronological order.
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Austen Fairytales: Persuasion

Aug. 14, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the novel Persuasion, in chronological order.
Princess Elizabeth by Sir William Beechey (1797)Jane Austenbooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Austen Fairytales: Lady Susan

Aug. 07, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the epistolary novel Lady Susan, in chronological order.
from the memoir by J. E. Austen-Leigh (1870), based on a sketch by Cassandra Austen (1810)Jane Austenbooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Austen Fairytales: Lesley Castle

Jul. 31, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the unfinished epistolary novel Lesley Castle, in chronological order.
illustration by Hugh Thomson (1896)Jane Austenbooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Austen Fairytales: Sense and Sensibility

Jul. 24, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the novel Sense and Sensibility, in chronological order.
illustration by Hugh Thomson (1897)Jane Austenbooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Austen Fairytales: Mansfield Park

Jul. 17, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the novel Mansfield Park, in chronological order.
illustration by Hugh Thomson (1896)Jane Austenbooksfan fictionscrimshaw

Austen Fairytales: Emma

Jul. 10, 2021 | Comments

A compilation of my Jane Austen fairytale vignettes for the novel Emma, in chronological order.

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