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"We have consulted physician after physician in vain, till we are quite convinced that they can do nothing for us and that we must trust to our own knowledge of our own wretched constitutions for any relief." Diana Parker Chapter 5 Quick Synopsis A letter from Diana Parker updates her brother on their ongoing health... Continue Reading →
He began, in a tone of great taste and feeling, to talk of the sea and the sea shore; and ran with energy through all the usual phrases employed in praise of their sublimity and descriptive of the undescribable emotions they excite in the mind of sensibility. The terrific grandeur of the ocean in a storm,... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: "She continued to work at it as long as she could work at all." James Edward Austen-Leigh (1871) On the 27th January, 1817 Jane Austen began work on a novel that is now known as Sanditon. It was never completed. She was gravely ill, and after a brief... Continue Reading →
Joining us today to extend the Sanditon celebration across the Internet is a very special guest, Julie the very affable and talented blog mistress of Austenonly. Her expertise in Georgian and Regency era culture and history is astonishing. Her extensive library of resource books would make even Mr. Darcy envious. To tie into to our 'By... Continue Reading →
From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: “One abandoned and the other uncompleted.” The Watsons and Sanditon may be fragments in Jane Austen’s literary canon, but they still deserve due deference. Composed over a decade apart in 1803-4 and 1817, each represents Austen’s desire to continue writing during two challenging times in her life. Written... Continue Reading →
“But Sanditon itself - everybody has heard of Sanditon. The favourite - for a young and rising bathing-place - certainly the favourite spot of all that are to be found along the coast of Sussex; the most favoured by nature, and promising to be the most chosen by man.” Mr. Parker, Chapter 1 Quick Synopsis... Continue Reading →
Welcome Over the next week will be delving into Jane Austen's last work, her uncompleted novel Sanditon. Considered one of her minor works, Sanditon has not received much attention in comparison to her major novels since it was first published in 1925. Because it has not been adapted to the screen, most of the general... Continue Reading →
“Sanditon…The finest, purest Sea Breeze on the Coast—acknowledged to be so—Excellent Bathing—fine hard Sand—Deep Water ten yards from the Shore—no Mud—no Weeds—no slimey rocks—Never was there a place more palpably designed by Nature” Welcome, to ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’, an in depth look at Jane Austen’s last unfinished novel set in the Sussex seaside... Continue Reading →
Put on your best seabathing costume Janeites the Sanditon event starts next Monday Our next Austen novel-athon ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’ begins here at Austenprose next Monday, March 15th, 2010. Here is the schedule for the event: Day 1 – Monday March 15th: Introduction to Sanditon and character list Day 2 –... Continue Reading →
(Can you identify the four Bennet sisters left to right in this photo? Answer at bottom of post!) Jane Austen’s beloved novel Pride and Prejudice continues to allow us to “make sport for our neighbours, and laugh at them in our turn” as a new stage production opened on February 21st, 2010 at the Oregon... Continue Reading →
By the Seaside with Sanditon begins right here on Austenprose on March 15th with an introduction and list of characters. To prime readers for the group read that starts the next day, Tuesday, March 16th, here is the group reading schedule and some great reading and listening sources for participants. Group Reading Schedule 16th –... Continue Reading →
You are most cordially invited to ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’ March 15th – 21st, 2010 at Austenprose In honor of Jane Austen’s last unfinished novel Sanditon Welcome Janeites and classic literature fans. Austenprose is pleased to announce its fourth Jane Austen novel event, ‘By the Seaside with Sanditon’ beginning on March 15th through... Continue Reading →
