“Happy those, who can remain at Highbury.” Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased It has become my tradition these last three years to read an annotated edition of a Jane Austen work during the holiday break. After thoroughly […]

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“Happy those, who can remain at Highbury.” Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased It has become my tradition these last three years to read an annotated edition of a Jane Austen work during the holiday break. After thoroughly […]
Anna Weston – Heroine? I’m Not Sure… Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased It was with no small amount anticipation and curiosity that I picked up this rare sequel to Jane Austen’s Emma. I believe I first discovered […]
Mrs. Goddard Tells All (The Sequel) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Epistolary Novel, Minor Character, Sequel TIME FRAME: September 1816 (two years after the close of Emma) – December 1816 (with some epilogue […]
“In a Time Where One’s Town was One’s World…” Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Source: Purchased TYPE OF AUSTENESQUE NOVEL: Epistolary Novel, Minor Character, Alternate Point-of-View TIME FRAME: (October 1813) Mrs. Weston’s Wedding – (August 1814) MAIN CHARACTERS: Mrs. Goddard, […]