Blogger Anne Bogel of Modern Mrs Darcy says: "Pride and Prejudice should be read in the spring; Emma in the summer. But Persuasion is for colder months."
Mansfield Park is a summer read as well. All the discussions of the heat, hahas and improving of gardens just make it perfect for the season. ?????
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pick3.5⭐️ Not my favourite Austen novel, but is nonetheless done well. I think my problem is that I felt that there were too many storylines to keep track of, unlike some of her other books, where there were one or two storylines. Overall pretty good, but not my favourite. #2021 #bookreview #bookstagram #fiction #classics #pemberlittens #readalong #bookspinbingo
It was a beautiful day to get outside and catch up on audio books.
Mrs Norris! "Remember, wherever you are, you must be the lowest and last; and though Miss Crawford is in a manner at home, at the Parsonage, you are not to be taking place of her." ?
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I'm so like Fanny! Picks up a book as soon as she is alone.
"The first use she made of her solitude was to take up the volume which had been left on the table, and begin to acquaint herself with the play of which she had heard so much."
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#readingbythefire #snowday
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While my Literary Travels take me to Sotherton in August here it's all of 21°F here in Oklahoma. And it's supposed to get colder over the next few days. 🐸
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As a gardener I'm absolutely fascinated with Ha-has.
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"Ha-ha is a sunken fence, or more precisely a narrow trench in which at least one side is held in place by a barrier to prevent the dirt from collapsing into the empty space (the other side can take the form of a slope)."
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'Repton had given the family one of his “Red Books”—books with illustrations that showed how the improved landscape would look.'
As a gardener I'm absolutely delighted with Chapter 6 - The Discussion of Mr. Rushford's Improvements. Annotated Editions of Mansfield Park as all sorts of info about garden styles of the time. 👩🏻🌾
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I love Winter mornings. Summertime I'm out early to beat the heat. Winter, I watch sun move up the hillside as I wait for the kettle to boil and settle down for 🫖 & 📖.
Lots of notes for this Chapter on why Jane had Sir Thomas own an estate in Antiqua. I'll post in comments. It may take me a bit to get them all there so you might want to check back later if that of interest to you. 🤓
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Amazon was having Spend Money - Get Money Off Deal.
Ready for Mansfield Park! I will be reading beautiful Print Edition @Mitch gifted me. Annotated is just for Reference. Find it distracting trying to read actual story in Annotated Edition.
Been wanting to read more @MargaretPinardAuthor
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In the Winter Woods was a cozy mystery that caught my attention the other day. 📚
pickI remember being very disappointed when I read this first years ago. Now I think it's a really good book, but a very boring romance 😄. I was reminded of Gaskell's Wives and Daughters, which I liked very much.
Probably universal opinion: Mrs Norris is horrible. Maybe controversal? I can't stand Henry Crawford.
pickI was feeling very lazy, so I decided to stay in England for a few more days at the lovely Mansfield Park, but now I must move on—Hungary is calling me.
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Still visiting Mansfield Park. A nice cup of tea and a good book—it doesn‘t get much better than this.
#backpackeurope Winging my way to Heathrow with The Annotated Mansfield Park in hand. I finished my U.S. book As Close to Us as Breathing, which I loved. I can‘t wait to see the sights. I‘m actually going to be in London next July—my first time. I can hardly wait! @JenP @BookwormM
#TBRtemptation post 3! This is one heck of a fine edition to add to your collection of classics. Lush and heavy, you get the iconic story with a great deal of flair and extra aesthetic creativity. Beautiful edition! The story of poverty-stricken Franny transported to her rich cousins' estate, with only Edmund as an ally. A brilliant study of social position and moral integrity. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
#bookmail 3 years in the making... I pre-ordered this in 2014. I kept getting shipment delay emails from Amazon (cause the publish date kept moving). I largely forgot about it about a year ago (figuring that I'd trust Amazon to ship when ready or notify me of cancellation if necessary). I got the shipment notification last week (to my delighted shock) and now I have it in my hot little hands! My annotated Austen collection is now complete! 😍
One of my bookish birthday gifts from my husband! Only two weeks early because we can never wait 😂The book tagged isn't the same one--the editor of this edition is an Austen scholar I've studied before and really admire for her work. I feel as though Mansfield Park is a common pick for least favorite Austen novel, but I love it and can't wait to read it with the annotations. 🎁📚
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