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 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. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 11 (Oct. 09, 2021) | Comments This time marked her first return to Northanger Abbey since being summarily dismissed from it during her courtship, and she felt all the old horror rise in her as she entered the parlour, scene of so much joy and pain mixed in her memory. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireChapter 10 (Oct. 06, 2021) | Comments The sight was a balm for her nerves, sorely taxed by frightful dreams, but she refused to let such ideas run away with her as they had before her marriage. |
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Canals and CotswoldsOct. 04, 2021 | Comments To supplement the drama, let's look at another map and more background on the region that gives my book its title, and how this setting impacted the story's development. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireWhat he saw when they found the trail made his heart sink further: the way back toward Woodston was blocked. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireThe clock chimed four o'clock with no sign of Henry. She hoped at any moment to hear the front door open. But the minutes ticked by without this expected homecoming. |
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The Village of WoodstonSep. 27, 2021 | Comments For today's bonus blog content, I am sharing my map of the fictional village of Woodston online. |
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Gentlemen of GloucestershireIf Henry still did not believe his brother in real distress, neither was he sanguine that other offences had not been attempted after their parting. Thus obligations both domestic and professional spurred him to act. |