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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Must we buy lace, or will ribbon do?
Amongst all the catching up regarding family and friends, Jane Austen’s letter of today in 1805 very briefly mentions that she supposes everyone will have to be “in black” for the D. of G. – hence the post quotation above… … Continue reading
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…scenes of great agitation awaited us
But never fear — the “agitation” described in this letter from 27th August 1805 were those attending to communications and coordination for Jane Austen’s friend Harriot to attend a ball, just as her friend was arriving. The worst that came of … Continue reading
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Her eloquence lies in her fingers; they were most fluently harmonious.
Two letters again on this date — in 1805 while both sisters were in different parts of Kent, and the completion of a letter begun the day before in 1814. Both are filled with family and friend references, visits and … Continue reading
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Here I am once more in this Scene of Dissipation & vice, and I begin already to find my Morals corrupted.–
On today’s date we have two letters from Jane Austen to her sister Cassandra, separated by 18 years, yet both just after having arrived for stays in London. It is interesting to read two letters on similar topic with that … Continue reading
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[I] think Nature & Spirit cover many sins of a wandering story
I am going to be away for several days from tomorrow, with sketchy internet connectivity at best — so I’m posting this continuation of a letter Jane Austen wote to her niece Anna a few days earlier than the August … Continue reading
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Can you imagine getting a note from Jane Austen with writing advice?
Sigh – it’s an awesome prospect – and by that I mean both wonderful and frightening! – but today’s brief start to a letter (which continues a week later) from Jane Austen to her niece Anna in 1814 is just … Continue reading
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