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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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Trifles Light as Air

Part 13: Approaching Disappointment (Mar. 26, 2022) | Comments

"Thank you," Anne Thorpe said to Mr. Morland as they joined the line, more to distract from Belle and Captain Tilney than any real gratitude.
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 12: An Agitation of Mind (Mar. 19, 2022) | Comments

At most any time Henry Tilney felt able to withstand the vicissitudes of life. Then there were those few his comfortable ethos crumbled into confusion.
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 11: A Serious Thought (Mar. 12, 2022) | Comments

For an hour he was successful; however, the morning's study lead—as many of his thoughts travelled lately—to a certain person he was sure would enjoy it too.
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 10: Discretion (Mar. 05, 2022) | Comments

Mr. Allen paused in his letter to the Morlands, considering how to describe the Tilney family's sons.
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Part 9: Satisfactory Meditations (Feb. 26, 2022) | Comments

"Catherine, abandoning any pretence of work, took up a novel later by the fire." In which our heroine spends a day stuck indoors at Pulteney Street.
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Trifles Light as Air

Part 8: Fresh Feelings of Every Sort (Feb. 19, 2022) | Comments

When Eleanor inquired after Miss Morland's opinion, Henry was slightly shamed to realize he had, if not forgotten, ignored their companion for some time.
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Northern Circuit

Part 2: Already Dead (Feb. 16, 2022) | Comments

January 18 Prompt: any, any, horror movie enthusiast, written for Northanger Abbey.
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Northern Circuit

Part 1: Preliminaries (Feb. 14, 2022) | Comments

Northanger Abbey AU set in 2017 Vancouver, originally inspired by a 3SF prompt.

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