Questions for some Jane Fans
Hello Janeites,I am a grad student working on a Jane Austen project. What I need to do is interview and survey some Jane Austen fan fic writer's to see how they find information on Jane Austen for...
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I'd like to help you, but I'm not sure what exactly you want to know - you say 'information about Jane Austen,' do you mean about her as a person? Because most of us here, whilst we do know about her...
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Yes, you are right in guessing that I want to know how people research material (information) about Jane Austen's novels. But I also would like to know how you find any kind of information for your...
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I'm a long-time reader of the many wonderful stories on this site and have found myself stumped in trying to find a certain story I want to re-read. JAFF was not helpful in this case, so I'm going to...
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It's one of Abigail Reynold's works and has now been published. If you search for her name and "Mr. Monkhouse," you should be able to find it.
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The second scenario sounds a bit like a great scene in Tapestry of Lives, by Jean M - it's Chapter 29, which you can find halfway down this page.
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I don't know if this is the story you are thinking of, but that second scene reminded me right away of the Greta, the German seamstress recommended to Elizabeth and Jane when they dropped Georgiana...
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LizzyS, when I requested you send me the link to the stor, I left out some numbers in my email address. Please try again?mkt66@telus.net
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Someone has compiled a website called the Regency Encyclopedia, which is essentially a collection of bits of information from various books on the Regency period, sorted into topic and searchable. It...
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I find you guys collectively amazing. I knew for sure I had read both the stories that Beth was looking for, and I could not come up with a single name.
View ArticleOh sweet mercy!
This was simply priceless! Why on earth did it have to be so short?!I wanted all these little scenes described in detail and all future scenes too, making an ... impression in London society, until...
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I have no understanding whatsoever on this topic. My knowledge comes from JAFF, so although many stories have impressive research to back them up, I can't claim it as a historical source :)However,...
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Maria V is absolutely correct! Y'all know your stories!!MegE - I hadn't thought about the Abigail Reynolds books since I'm always on the DWG site :)Nicki - I'm actually re-reading Tapestry right now,...
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I research online only -- for new information; I'm not counting information I've stored while reading other novels or something else -- and I usually went to RoP Life and Times archives (if it's now...
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JAOctGoHoNo - it's the spooky month of October everyone!
And October means: JAOCTGOHONO!This year's challenge is simply the number 10. Incorporate TEN in your story in any way that you want. Write a story that has ten paragraphs or one that has ten times...
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QuoteBasically, not all I look up goes in, and not all that goes in has been looked up.I agree.This sounds like a very interesting project. But actually the questions aren't as easy to answer as you...
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Hooray! We have a theme! :)
View ArticleA request
If you choose to "wear a costume" to post, please include your real name somewhere so I don't have to go hunting for that information (or worse, try and figure it out). Your assistance will speed the...
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