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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A Very Steady FriendshipPart 2: Confession (Nov. 09, 2022) | Comments February 8 Prompt: any, any, best enemy, written for Pride and Prejudice. |
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Past is PrologueNov. 07, 2022 | Comments Two girls walk the woods near Northanger Abbey, separated by time, united in the same space. Which is alive, and which is not? |
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Trifles Light as AirPart 45: Confidante (Nov. 05, 2022) | Comments Waking to see frost on the windowpane, of all things, undid her, and Sarah was roused by the sound of strangled sobs as her sister stared forlornly out the glass. |
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Trifles Light as AirPart 44: Not Wholly Dead (Oct. 29, 2022) | Comments Whoever General Tilney expected never arrived, and every day the butler was forced to admit there was no word from the viscountess. |
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Northern CircuitPart 3: Guilty Pleasure (Oct. 26, 2022) | Comments February 5 Prompt: Any, any, pearl of the world. Just in time for Halloween, a return to the Northanger Abbey skating AU, with a passing reference to John Steinback's novella The Pearl. |
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Trifles Light as AirPart 43: Honour and Affection (Oct. 22, 2022) | Comments Ironically, it was a moment of joy that caught at Henry's baser nature, brought on by the welcome return of correspondence with his sister. |
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Trifles Light as AirPart 42: Her Humble Vanity (Oct. 15, 2022) | Comments The shops of Salisbury were not as varied or accessible as Bath's had been, but Mrs. Allen determined to sample the newest fashions regardless. |
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Trifles Light as AirPart 41: The Happiest of Mortals (Oct. 08, 2022) | Comments It was a home, in all the ways small and large Eleanor had never truly known without some reservation, not for many a year. |
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Trifles Light as AirPart 40: Recover (Oct. 01, 2022) | Comments James attended his father to the christening more from obligation than enthusiasm for the work. |