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Austen Book Sleuth: New Books in the Queue for July 2010

Posted in Jane Austen Book Sleuth, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 6 July 2010 | 3 Comments »

The Jane Austen book sleuth is happy to inform Janeites that many Austen inspired books are heading our way in July, so keep your eyes open for these new titles. Fiction (prequels, sequels, retellings, variations, or Regency inspired) Murder at Mansfield Park, by Lynn Shepherd Mansfield Park is considered (by some) to be the dark [...]

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Winners Announced in the ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’ Giveaways

Posted in Blog Events, By the Seaside with Sanditon, tagged , , , on 27 March 2010 | 6 Comments »

Many thanks to all who participated in the ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’ event here March 15-21st. Here are the lucky winners in the giveaway contests.  Day 1 – Penguin Classics Lady Susan, The Watsons and Sanditon, by Jane Austen  Marie Burton  Day 2 – Naxos AudioBooks recording of The Watsons and Sanditon, by Jane [...]

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Sanditon, by Jane Austen and Another Lady: A Review

Posted in Austenesque Books, Book Reviews, Jane Austen Sequels Book Reviews, tagged , , , , , , , on 27 March 2010 | 6 Comments »

Last unfinished works by acclaimed novelist have an irresistible attraction. Inevitably someone will want to complete them. Psychologically we all want closure in our own lives as well as our literature. I readily admit when I first read Sanditon, Jane Austen’s last unfinished novel, and came to the last lines in chapter 12, “Poor Mr. [...]

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By the Seaside with Sanditon: Event Wrap-up

Posted in Blog Events, By the Seaside with Sanditon, Jane Austen's Sanditon, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , , , on 22 March 2010 | 16 Comments »

All that had the appearance of incongruity in the reports of the two might very fairly be placed to the account of the vanity, the ignorance or the blunders of the many engaged in the cause by the vigilance and caution of Miss Diana Parker. The Narrator, Ch 10  There was so much incongruity in [...]

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By the Seaside with Sanditon: Sanditon Completions

Posted in Austenesque Books, Blog Events, By the Seaside with Sanditon, Jane Austen's Sanditon, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , , , on 21 March 2010 | 11 Comments »

Jane Austen’s last unfinished novel Sanditon ended after 22,000 words and midway into what may have been chapter twelve. Her draft manuscript was a bright beginning introducing us to the seaside town in development as a health resort and a list of over 20 characters. For anyone who has turned to the last page and [...]

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Sanditon, by Jane Austen (Hesperus Press): A Review

Posted in Blog Events, Book Reviews, By the Seaside with Sanditon, Jane Austen's Novels & Letters Book Reviews, Jane Austen's Sanditon, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , , on 20 March 2010 | 16 Comments »

On the 27th January, 1817 Jane Austen began work on a novel that is now known as Sanditon. It was never completed. Her declining health robbed her of what she dearly loved most, writing, and on the 18th of March 1817 after penning 22,000 words she wrote the last lines of chapter twelve and put [...]

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By the Seaside with Sanditon: Sea-Bathing, a match to every disorder in the 19th-century

Posted in Blog Events, By the Seaside with Sanditon, Jane Austen's Life & Times, Jane Austen's Sanditon, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , on 20 March 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Why would anyone want to go into freezing cold sea water? What medical benefits were they hoping to achieve? In Jane Austen’s novel Sanditon an entire seaside community is in development to attract visitors to a new watering place for the therapeutic or curative benefit of sea-air and sea-bathing. This involved the process of immersing yourself [...]

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Sanditon Group Read Chapters 9-12: Summary, Musings & Discussion: Day Six Giveaway

Posted in Blog Events, By the Seaside with Sanditon, Jane Austen's Sanditon, Jane Austen's Works, tagged , , , , , , on 20 March 2010 | 29 Comments »

It was impossible for Charlotte not to suspect a good deal of fancy in such an extraordinary state of health. Disorders and recoveries so very much out of the common way seemed more like the amusement of eager minds in want of employment than of actual afflictions and relief. The Narrator, Ch 9 Quick Synopsis [...]

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