from the memoir by J. E. Austen-Leigh (1870), based on a sketch by Cassandra Austen (1810)
An author of great observation, sparkling wit, dry humor, and expansive characterization. Remember, the Romantic era came after her death.
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 17 (Oct. 30, 2021) | Comments Helped by the maid, she made her preparations without delay and went to check on Henry before going down to the breakfast parlour. |
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Lost Causes: a Story in Six DrabblesOct. 28, 2021 | Comments Written for JaOctGoHoNo 2021 and inspired by the book of Jude, patron saint of lost causes, commemorated on October 28. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 16 (Oct. 27, 2021) | Comments She had fairly well made up her mind that she must attempt some conference with the man that evening, unpleasant as the interview might prove. |
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Allusions in Austen: Gothic and PoeticOct. 25, 2021 | Comments With October nearly gone, and Halloween almost upon us, it feels necessary to devote at least one post to the stories that fueled the imagination of Catherine Morland and, to a different degree, Jane Austen herself. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 15 (Oct. 23, 2021) | Comments The doctor's visit, so long anticipated, was not as satisfactory as might have been hoped. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 14 (Oct. 20, 2021) | Comments Henry was glad not to feel a complete invalid, as he was at least sensible to the world around him rather than buried beneath drugged or fevered dreams |
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Austenesque Reviews InterviewOct. 18, 2021 | Comments Today's supplemental blog feature is not here, but on the Austenesque Reviews website. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 13 (Oct. 16, 2021) | Comments When Henry Tilney awoke in a strange bed, with little awareness of how he had come to be there nor knowledge of where he was, his only comfort was to find his wife close at hand. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 12 (Oct. 13, 2021) | Comments Catherine managed to spare a prayer of thanks that she was so close by, for however awful the experience was, ignorance would be worse still. |
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Dramatic Acts in Austen StorytellingOct. 11, 2021 | Comments All my readers are now a third of the way through my novel: let's look at Northanger Abbey's story structure, and what we can learn about dramatic action from it. |