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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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 21 (Nov. 13, 2021) | Comments When Catherine woke to the sound of rain she could not help rushing to the window in dismay. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 20 (Nov. 10, 2021) | Comments Although Catherine knew how often ladies were described as fainting and running to hysterics, she felt no inclination to imitate their example. |
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All in the TimingNov. 08, 2021 | Comments Dates and times are important for Austen's stories, and the characters of Northanger Abbey are no exception. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 19 (Nov. 06, 2021) | Comments He woke, he ate, he read, and felt every moment as if he must improve. But still his body betrayed him with tremors and pains. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 18 (Nov. 03, 2021) | Comments Though provided with all the necessary articles of a morning study in the form of pen, paper, prayer book, and perhaps most importantly time, Henry found he was unable to marshal his full attention. |
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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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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 |