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As far as I can tell, Lady Catherine's behavior is tolerated because she is rich and of rank. If she were of the same fortune and station as Mrs. Bennet, she would not be granted the same...
View ArticleRe: Jane Austen WILL be on a £10 note in 2016
another link, this time saying by 2017 and more details such as quote selected and such.Jane Austen £10 More Info
View ArticleI meant getting flack from other characters in the novel, not from readers.(nfm)
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View Articledepends on whether I'm in the zone or not
I agree about letting characters drive the story, rather than the other way around.When I am in the zone for writing, which is very rarely these days, I sit down to write to "find out what happens...
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Points well taken, especially the part about Mrs. Bennet's social prominence in her sphere.
View ArticleRe: It's not Mrs. Bennet versus Lady Catherine and Caroline
Even if Caroline and Louisa were nice people, and Lady Catherine a wonderfully wise woman, Darcy would still want to marry Elizabeth with her bad relatives. Conversely, recognizing that others are bad...
View ArticleNo Problem. Compare away.
There's fun to be had in that as long as we are on track about what matters given the question. I agree, there are interesting comparisons to be made.
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Superficially, at least, Lady Catherine does take her responsibilities seriously. She didn't need to fix up the parsonage - it was nice of her to do that - and she does play an active (and nominally...
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Very true. I think those times when the characters take over are the ones all writers hope for, because that's when writing not only becomes easiest, but when it becomes its most dynamic and organic....
View ArticleRe: I meant getting flack from other characters in the novel, not from readers.
I don't recall that any other characters codemn her for being concerned with her daughters' marriage prospects. Darcy dislikes her inappropriate behavior and her vulgarity and he is repulsed by the...
View ArticleThat was my thinking, too, unless Suzanne is referring
to Darcy's contempt for Mrs. Bennet when he hears her anticipating the marriage of Jane to Bingley and how that will allow her throw the Bennet girls into the paths of rich men, too. Darcy condemned...
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I forgot to mention this in the post, so it will be a special behind-the-scenes thing just for you guys.The night of his birthday, before he went to bed, Edward decided he'd better check under the bed...
View ArticleRe: Jane Austen WILL be on a £10 note in 2016
So excited about this! I only wish we didn't have to wait so long to see it properly. I think in a few years I will have a particular fondness for £10 notes :D
View ArticleAnd then again, there is J.K. Rowling
Casual Vacancy and The Cuckoo's Calling might suggest that story telling is not the same across a body of work.The latter, especially, was selling not so well until it was revealed to be J. K....
View ArticleActually, it sold very well.
It sold 8,500 copies (all formats) in the first 2-3 months since its publication; for the first book of an unknown author, that's very good. The first Harry Potter book didn't do better than that in...
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