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A collection of one-shots based on Northanger Abbey: drabbles, flash fiction, missing scenes, and more. Title from Shakespeare's Othello, as quoted by Jane Austen in Chapter One. Now available as an eBook via Draft2Digital.
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Part 1Jan. 01, 2022Comments |
Such Weather HereIt rained for several days before Twelfth Night, straining even the Morland family's equanimity. |
Part 2Jan. 08, 2022Comments |
Moderation and ComposureTaking tea with Mrs. Allen was a regular occurrence for Mrs. Morland and any of her children deemed capable of sitting for so long. |
Part 3Jan. 15, 2022Comments |
Uncomfortably CircumstancedThere were few occasions more delightful to Eleanor than a visit from her brothers. |
Part 4Jan. 22, 2022Comments |
The Object of ExpectationIt was not completely unknown for the Morlands to dine with the Allens, but an occasion all the same. |
Part 5Jan. 29, 2022Comments |
MiddlingThough Woodston was ostensibly his home, the parsonage remained bare and the parish often left to his curate. |
Part 6Feb. 05, 2022Comments |
Friendship's ProgressAfter sitting through plays and sermons together, the ladies determined on the more industrious activity of visiting shops. |
Part 7Feb. 12, 2022Comments |
The Force of LoveJames Morland did not, as a general rule, drive so fast as his friend (when he had the opportunity to drive at all). |
Part 8Feb. 19, 2022Comments |
Fresh Feelings of Every SortWhen Eleanor inquired after Miss Morland's opinion, Henry was slightly shamed to realize he had, if not forgotten, ignored their companion for some time. |
Part 9Feb. 26, 2022Comments |
Satisfactory Meditations"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. |
Part 10Mar. 05, 2022Comments |
DiscretionMr. Allen paused in his letter to the Morlands, considering how to describe the Tilney family's sons. |