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I more or less agree, Nancy. Where she has importance for us is as a somewhat atypical aristocratic woman of her time. Ellen <regencyresearcher@...> wrote:

I haven't read the biography of lady Caroline Lamb s do not know which version of her life they portray. We read Glenarvon as a group, once.It needed a good editor.Most who managed to get through the

I read about half, was overwhelmed by other commitments and gave it up, partly because it is not literary, and like other of Fraser's many biographies of aristocratic women (one on Oliver Cromwell) I

Life in the navy wasn't easy but Austen's brothers were officers and not men impressed into service.They ordered the flogging and didn't endure them. Floggings were horrible and an image of the

Well they encountered mutinies, directly were involved with pressing, slavery. A lot more sheer experience "in the world." Ellen <regencyresearcher@...> wrote:

The description of the book on Amazon Jane was aware of the evils of society, of the problems faced by women whether single or married. Underneath the entertaining story lines are much darker aspects

Their behavior is absurd. To me they seemed embodiments of what Shakespeare meant when he said people with petty authority are the worst tyrants. It was bigotry disguised as concern for the

The questions asked sounded more like the couple were trying to foster or adopt a child than a cat. No one ever asked us questions when we went to a shelter for a cat or dog except as to whether or

If Youngman's book focuses on unfairness to men, then it is missing the boat by a country mile from what Jane Austen's focus was, which was unfairness to women. ARNIE [email protected]> wrote:

Interesting concept as it really , off hand, doesn't seem as though her male relatives had a great deal of discouragement, or abysmal poverty. Her father's family were orphaned early and were poor.

This is the book Diana's reading group has chosen for this month. I finally found an inexpensive copy. It's written in a popular style. The method or idea is to tell Austen's life in such a way as

Aren't they a dime a dozen anywhere? Not exactly, in the US since the pandemic. This is just about cats; I would not be surprised if situation similar for dog

DIANA: “Arnie asks: Can someone help me locate the famous line when the narrator says that Elizabeth becomes careful about making fun of Darcy??? It is at the bottom of Chapter 58: Elizabeth

Arnie asks:? Can someone help me locate the famous line?when the narrator says that Elizabeth becomes careful about making fun of?Darcy??? ?It is at the bottom of Chapter 58:??Elizabeth longed

Nancy, But that wasn't a disguise by Darcy, that was exactly who Darcy was - an arrogant, narcissistic, aloof snob! As Elizabeth herself accurately satirized him: “I am perfectly convinced

To look arrogant and toplofty.judgemental, biased. To be fair to Darcy, he was a wealthy bachelor and probably had women falling at his feet when ever he stepped away from his own fireside. He put up

I just noticed something yesterday for the first time after countless readings and considerations of the following memorable speech by Elizabeth to Darcy in Chapter 60, which the narrator

I think it is also a way of indicating very mixed emotions. Mr. Bennet is not only angry, I think he feels betrayed - one of his daughters didn't tattle on her sister. Keeping the secret is, to him,

Dorothy Thanks for your cogent reply I can tell you that I’ve now discussed this very question in two other Austen venues, and what has emerged is even more ambiguity Turns out you can

Arnie, I think your first reading is more on the mark. Yes, Jane’s statement is passive voice, but I’ve always interpreted that in part as Jane’s nicey nice way of saying that pretty much