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Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels
Jane Austen: The World of Her Novels | Deirdre Le Faye
9 posts | 9 read | 10 to read
This volume sets out to illustrate in both words and pictures the physical world of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, as alluded to by Austen, so that readers can enjoy her novels with greater understanding and insight.
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rubyslippersreads
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Jane with some of her #novels.
#200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

CrowCAH OMG your POP! Figure is amazing!!! She‘s super cute!!! 3y
LeahBergen Lovely! 💗💗 3y
Bookzombie Cute! 3y
CoverToCoverGirl Lovely photo! 💗 3y
mabell Oh those are so pretty! 😍 3y
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LitStephanie
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"It is her restless energy and intelligence, fed by the degree of self-will and conceit of which Jane Austen has warned us, and coupled with the boredom of her lonely home life, that drives Emma into busying herself with her neighbors' affairs in a most reprehensible manner." Well, #pemberlittens, is that a good excuse for Emma's ways? Above is a house that might have looked like Hartfield.

rubyslippersreads It reminds me so much of Maple Grove. 😂 4y
SamAnne 😂😂😂 4y
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LitStephanie
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This whole paragraph of how people dealt with human waste is interesting, but what really caught my attention was the image of false fronted chests of drawers concealing chamber pots FOR DINING ROOMS. Just let that sink in. #pemberlittens

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LitStephanie
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No wonder Jane never got married! Family planning didn't exist, and women Jane knew had up to 18 children, if their worn-out bodies survived long enough. The good news: condoms existed. The bad news: they were only used by men with prostitutes. #pemberlittens

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jenniferw88
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LeahBergen Ohhhhh. ☹️ 4y
sprainedbrain Oh, no. 😢 Her edition of Jane‘s letters are my favorite. 4y
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jenniferw88
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All the interesting information I got out of this book now on GR:

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/21615217-notes-on-jane-austen-s-background-...

It's in the Jane Austen's Background folder if the link won't work for you.

#PemberLittens @sprainedbrain

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jenniferw88
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Mehso-so

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Will be useful for #PemberLittens but not as good as Lucy Worsley's biography.

@sprainedbrain

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jenniferw88
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#bookreport week 25/7/20 @Cinfhen

Finished top 2
Made progress on Gentleman Captain
Started tagged for #PemberLittens @sprainedbrain

Cinfhen Wonderful 🧡🎉 4y
Daisey The tagged book sounds interesting and a great addition to more Austen reading. 4y
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PickwickPlockPlock
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Pickpick

This book describes a lot of different themes, like fashion and customs during Jane Austen's lifetime. It was interesting, but I would have enjoyed it more if I had not read another book very similar to this one not long ago.
Emil on the right is not impressed. He only likes books if he can shred them.

#janeausten #petsoflitsy