Trifles Light as Air

"Embroidery for Fire Screen" (early 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art)

"Embroidery for Fire Screen" (early 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art)

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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.

tags: Northanger Abbey, books, fan fiction, scrimshaw

Part 21

May. 21, 2022Comments 		At a Distance
Eleanor would have read Catherine's influence between Henry's lines even without his admitting to their exchange of letters on the subject.

Part 22

May. 28, 2022Comments 		Properly to Relax
Richard Morland fairly dragged his unusually solemn elder brother from the house to join in whatever fun could be found.

Part 23

Jun. 04, 2022Comments 		A Step Between
Scripture clearly taught Jonathan was in the right to disregard perverse authority. There was some comfort.

Part 24

Jun. 11, 2022Comments 		Every Interesting Detail
Catherine found it hard to attend the present conversation between Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Skinner about their respective recent travels.

Part 25

Jun. 18, 2022Comments 		Confirmation Strong
The idyll of Fullerton became increasingly difficult to maintain with the introduction of one George Perry into the narrative.

Part 26

Jun. 25, 2022Comments 		Cool Reasonings
Captain Tilney to Mr. Henry Tilney: I would not waste my ink or your shillings for this letter except that Eleanor has writ as well and begged it.

Part 27

Jul. 02, 2022Comments 		Company is Always Cheerful
After a great deal of cooing over the little ones, Aunt Harriet's attention turned to the older girls during a morning's work.

Part 28

Jul. 09, 2022Comments 		Capable of Continual Improvement
It took only one morning of pouring over the household account's ledger to convince Catherine that histories were not, in fact, the most tormenting books one could read.

Part 29

Jul. 16, 2022Comments 		Harmless Delight
The gift delivered to Mrs. Allen was delivered with a very breezy note, but could only have been directed by a person privy to their most recent conversations.

Part 30

Jul. 23, 2022Comments 		A Message from Woodston
It was not the first time Eleanor had noticed her father dispose of an envelope after barely taking time to open it.

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