Northanger Abbey

illustration by Hugh Thomson (1898)

illustration by Hugh Thomson (1898)

I have a real soft spot in my heart for Austen's spoof of gothic novels, and her most adorkable couple ever.

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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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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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Part 7: The Force of Love (Feb. 12, 2022) | Comments

James Morland did not, as a general rule, drive so fast as his friend (when he had the opportunity to drive at all).
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Part 6: Friendship's Progress (Feb. 05, 2022) | Comments

After sitting through plays and sermons together, the ladies determined on the more industrious activity of visiting shops.

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