tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post2862364164484385244..comments2023-12-19T13:11:31.497-06:00Comments on TBR 313: Jane and Her Gentlemen, by Audrey HawkridgeLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-87948406233824811782016-03-09T19:16:15.630-06:002016-03-09T19:16:15.630-06:00Somewhere I read that she was "sprack-witted,...Somewhere I read that she was "sprack-witted," which just delighted me. Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-30434252542976030642016-03-09T14:25:57.407-06:002016-03-09T14:25:57.407-06:00I agree, I think Austen's mother is the most i...I agree, I think Austen's mother is the most interesting of the lot, her famous daughter notwithstanding. Who knows, had she not had such a passel of children, we might be reading her works instead of her daughter's.JaneGShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094501834387622997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-72922397093830244412016-03-06T20:54:28.733-06:002016-03-06T20:54:28.733-06:00I'm fascinated with Martha Lloyd, I'm so h...I'm fascinated with Martha Lloyd, I'm so happy that Austen had such a good friend in her - and there's that joke in one of the letters about ML wanting to steal the MS of Pride & Prejudice so she could publish it, which makes me love them both. And Miss Sharp, the governess - another good friend.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-36325152360547033582016-03-06T10:42:18.094-06:002016-03-06T10:42:18.094-06:00Oo, a companion book about the women in Jane Auste...Oo, a companion book about the women in Jane Austen's life would be amazing, wouldn't it? I would read the hell out of that.Jenny @ Reading the Endhttp://readingtheend.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-21253539265775402772016-03-03T20:31:18.754-06:002016-03-03T20:31:18.754-06:00I know, me too! I end up pulling the novels off th...I know, me too! I end up pulling the novels off the shelf, to check quotes or details, and then can't decide which to read :)Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-91595393491145508822016-03-03T18:25:19.553-06:002016-03-03T18:25:19.553-06:00I love all things Jane Austen; reading about her l...I love all things Jane Austen; reading about her life always makes me want to reread her novels. :) Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-3913902630968554642016-03-03T05:58:03.459-06:002016-03-03T05:58:03.459-06:00I love reading about Jane Austen's family. The...I love reading about Jane Austen's family. They seem to have been so close and really liked each other. And while she said she made her characters up, not just copying them, it's still fun to speculate about their roots in real life.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17782561487396697870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1203893324932668537.post-41956158550803121162016-03-02T20:44:23.822-06:002016-03-02T20:44:23.822-06:00This sounds fascinating! I'll have to look fo...This sounds fascinating! I'll have to look for it.Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14912114716426828436noreply@blogger.com