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Dorothy,

I wholeheartedly recommend extended study of Austen's surviving Letters,
they are a priceless resource for better understanding her personality.
Weren't you a member back in 2011-2012 when we had an extended group read
of the Letters all the way from #1 to the last one? Alas, the archive is
long gone, but I have 50+ posts in my blog (sharpelvessociety.blogspot.com)
from that time period that are about the Letters, including my quoting
liberally from discussions in Janeites. As usual, many passages in her
Letters were subject to vigorous disagreements as to their meaning.

As Nancy indicated, Le Faye's Letters (3rd or 4th edition, there is NO
difference between the 2 in terms of content) should be acquirable at a
very moderate cost online, and that is still the best resource out there by
far, as long as you take Le Faye's editorial decisions (especially her
silences where there should be helpful comments, about matters Le Faye
seems to have preferred not to emphasize) with a huge grain of salt. For a
proactive reader willing to search out the relevant history directly
online, the Letters are a treasure trove.

ARNIE



On Fri, Nov 1, 2024 at 9:59?AM Dorothy Gannon via groups.io <dorothy.gannon=
[email protected]> wrote:

Thanks, Nancy. I will look for those.

They do seem to be selling more selective letters. RW CHapman's Letters
are available for $30 on ebay, Some are on Project Gutenberg. Diedre
Lefaye's book is available for half that.
Nancy