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Publication Dates of Jane Austen’s Novels and Minor Works

Posted in Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Lady Susan, Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Jane Austen's Minor Works, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's Persuasion, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Sanditon, Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's The Watsons, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , on 31 March 2012 | 13 Comments »

Inquiring reader Lily recently wrote to me and expressed her frustration at not being able to locate the publication dates of Jane Austen’s minor works online. Ever the accommodating Janeite, here is a partial list of her published works. Novels: (c. 1794-1817) Sense and Sensibility: (30 October 1811) Thomas Egerton, Military Library (Whitehall, London) Pride [...]

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In Which We Rant and Rave in Favor of Mansfield Park

Posted in Jane Austen Quotes, Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , on 28 July 2009 | 31 Comments »

Jane Austen’s novel Mansfield Park really gets a bum rap from critics and readers. Sometimes I think that I am its only advocate, campaigning to an empty room. Granted, it is not as emotionally charged as Sense and Sensibility or as light, bright and sparkly as Pride and Prejudice, but it does have an admirable [...]

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Mansfield Park: Mary Crawford – that peculiarly becoming temptress with a harp

Posted in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , on 26 March 2009 | 7 Comments »

The harp arrived, and rather added to her beauty, wit, and good-humour; for she played with the greatest obligingness, with an expression and taste which were peculiarly becoming, and there was something clever to be said at the close of every air. Edmund was at the Parsonage every day, to be indulged with his favourite [...]

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Mansfield Park: Why does Fanny Price Rankle Our Ire?

Posted in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , on 25 February 2009 | 25 Comments »

When her two dances with him were over, her inclination and strength for more were pretty well at an end; and Sir Thomas, having seen her walk rather than dance down the shortening set, breathless, and with her hand at her side, gave his orders for her sitting down entirely. From that time Mr. Crawford [...]

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Jane Austen and the Seven Deadly Sins: Pride and Vanity

Posted in Jane Austen Inspired, Jane Austen's Emma, Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen's Persuasion, Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , on 10 December 2008 | 4 Comments »

Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation. He had been remarkably handsome in his youth; and, at fifty-four, was still a very fine man. Few women could think more of their personal appearance than he did; nor could the valet of any new made [...]

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Mansfield Park Revelation: I am Fanny Price! Are You?

Posted in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, Mansfield Park Madness, tagged , , , , , on 31 August 2008 | 9 Comments »

Newby Hall, Yorkshire In Defense of Fanny Price Even after the conclusion of Mansfield Park Madness, I am still ruminating over the novel and the characters. In order to put them to rest, I must get one thing off my chest! My journey to understand the novel has lead me to several insights and one [...]

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