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Andrea313
Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen
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Catherine hopes to meet Mr. Tilney again but suddenly he's nowhere to be found?! She's not disappointed for long, though, because an old acquaintance of Mrs. Allen's comes over to introduce herself and her beautiful daughter Isabella (and there's other daughters, too, but nobody cares). Catherine is delighted to have a friend in Bath, and I'm delighted by the last paragraph where the author snarkily relays how Mrs. Thorpe talks too damn much. 😆

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CaramelLunacy
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Gentle Reader, Tilney has been spotted! He is funny and a little silly poking fun at "accepted conversation". I should find myself very charmed by a Mr. Tilney and his amusing nonsense. Not to mention, he knows his muslins!

With Tilney around, Catherine's second ball in Bath is much more fun than the first - and she gets to dance!

#Pemberlittens
#JaneAustenThenandNow
#TalkTilneyToMe

Crinoline_Laphroaig Henry Tilney ‼️😍 10h
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DebinHawaii
Pride and Prejudice | Jane Austen
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Thank you @dabbe for the #ThreeListThursday #TLT tag! 🤗 As usual I am late to the party but here goes: 52/100 is not bad considering I haven‘t read any Terry Pratchett (or Jacqueline Wilson for that matter).

My Top 5 (can‘t pick 3) are:
1. Pride and Prejudice
2. Persuasion
3. Jane Eyre
4. Little Women
5. The Stand
Giving a bonus shout out to The Great Gatsby which I hated in high school but loved when I reread it in March. Personal Growth!🎉

dabbe I haven't read either of those authors either, but you still kicked my sorry butt! 🤣 Thanks for playing and sharing. 💜💚💜 22h
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Andrea313
Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen
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Days go by and still Catherine and the Allens don't actually meet or speak with anyone at all. And then at last, a Master of Ceremonies takes pity on Catherine and introduces her to, not just Some Man, but THE Man. The witty, kind, utterly divine stone-cold fox (well, "near handsome", anyway) Mr. Henry Tilney. He is funny and charming and oozes respect for the ladies and damn if I wouldn't let him distress me with his nonsense any day of the week!

TheBookHippie I so AGREEE. 1d
Andrea313 @TheBookHippie Taste. 👌 1d
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Cuilin 💯 my favorite!!! 1d
CatLass007 This is one I haven‘t read yet but it‘s on my list and I do believe I‘ll be moving it up the list thanks to you. The boy in this picture isn‘t my cup of tea but he might have been back in my Bobby Sherman/David Cassidy/Donny Osmond days. 1d
Andrea313 @CatLass007 Ahhhh, thank you for this comment! I hope you have a good time with this one; please post your thoughts, and tag me if you think of it. I'd love to know how you find it. ❤️ Are you an Austen fan generally? 1d
CatLass007 I‘m trying to be a fan of the books because I‘ve seen and enjoyed several movies and mini-series. It‘s almost always a case of the book is better in my experience. 1d
Andrea313 @CatLass007 I am nearly always a book purist, and so I hope you love what you read! But there are so many good Austen adaptations out there to enjoy, too. I'm following you now and look forward to hearing about this reading journey for you. 1d
Andrea313 @Cuilin You get it! 1d
CatLass007 I may not remember to tag you in my review. I also am forty books behind on reviews so I may just skip the ones I‘m behind on and start reviewing from here on out. It‘s not like I‘m required to write reviews but I kind of expect it of myself. 23h
Andrea313 @CatLass007 I get it! In any case, I think you've got a fun read ahead of you. Enjoy! 23h
CatLass007 Thanks! 23h
Crinoline_Laphroaig This! Henry Tilney is perfection. 😍 23h
CaramelLunacy Tilney is my Faaaaaaavorite! So fun to spend time with! So sunshine and mild snark, what's not to love? 22h
Andrea313 @CaramelLunacy @Crinoline_Laphroaig He is so underrated! Everyone else can keep Knightley's lecturing and Darcy's judgement; I'll take Tilney's good-natured, clever teasing and love for novels every time. 21h
bookandbedandtea I do love me some Darcy 😉 but Henry Tilney is a DELIGHT and it's good to be reminded of that. 11h
Susanita I did one of those quizzes about who is my Austen boo, and the result was Henry Tilney. 11h
Andrea313 @bookandbedandtea OK, fine, Darcy gets there in the end so I guess he's OK. 😉 I do love that Henry is so kind and engaging from the start, though. 9h
Andrea313 @Susanita Oooh, great results! I'm sure I've taken easily 12 of those but maybe it's time I search out another. For science. 9h
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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One of my classmates sent me a gift card to @bookshop_org for all the help that I provided to her during our capstone project this final semester.

I used it to get to this Pride and Prejudice board game.

TheBookHippie Oh that looks FUN! 1d
PurpleyPumpkin I am now going to go look for this board game!🤩 1d
peanutnine How fun! 🤩 1d
bookandbedandtea I love it! 11h
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Andrea313
Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen
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Absolutely nothing exciting happens as Catherine and the Allens make their way to Bath, and then absolutely nothing happens when they arrive, save for Mrs. A's 4-day search for the perfect gown. Finally, finally, they make their way to the Upper Rooms and it's...not great. They suffer through a long, hot, and utterly boring evening until Catherine happens to overhear the mildest compliment ever. And suddenly the whole night has been a success!

Crinoline_Laphroaig I love how this chapter is literally nothing happens. 😄 2d
Andrea313 @Crinoline_Laphroaig And somehow stays one of my favorite things Jane has ever written?! 😂 1d
CaramelLunacy @Andrea313 The listing of all the calamities that DIDN'T befall. I love it so much. 22h
Andrea313 @CaramelLunacy Jane's wit is sharp in all of her books but this one is the most laugh-out-loud funny to me. 21h
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peanutnine
Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen
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I'm listening to the Amazon Classics version of Northanger Abbey this month. This will be my second time reading this novel. Last time I realized belatedly that the edition I listened to was abridged, so while it was delightful I'm looking forward to getting the full experience this time around.
#JaneAustenThenandNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig

Crinoline_Laphroaig Definitely all the unabridged Henry Tilney goodness! 2d
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CaramelLunacy
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Mrs. Allen, Catherine's chaperone in Bath, is determined to be in fashion, so Catherine looks her best when she attends her first ball at the Upper Rooms (above). Mrs. Allen is significantly less diligent when it comes to making introductions that might allow Catherine to dance (or even speak to someone), so she is a bit bored and uncomfortable until she overhears 2 young men call her pretty. At which point the evening is redeemed.

CaramelLunacy #Pemberlittens, #JaneAustenThenandNow, Photo: Jane Austen Festival 2d
Crinoline_Laphroaig Also absolutely no drama when leaving home on a trip. What a difference from Lydia's departure in Pride and Prejudice. 2d
CaramelLunacy I loved all the mildly disappointed descriptions of the calamities that did not occur. (When we know full well Lydia would ensure they took place, just for the drama) 2d
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Andrea313
Northanger Abbey | Jane Austen
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And we're off! I've been so excited to read this book again, and found myself laughing out loud as we got the full backstory on our heroine. Meet Catherine Morland: her dad's not a tyrant and her mom isn't dead; she's never nursed a dormouse and she can't play piano; she's never been in love and her neighborhood is boring as shit. But - but! - she loves books (brava!) and she's about to have an adventure. Look out, Bath, here comes our girl!

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bookishbitch
Sense and Sensibility | Jane Austen
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I've decided to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth (which is in December) by reading all of her works in order of publication. After that, I will read her other lesser known works as well. And then I have some other books about her. If I finish all of those, I have some P&P reimaginations on my shelves too. I'm lucky to have a set of these beautiful Chiltern Austen books. They even have attached ribbon bookmarks. Wish me luck!

Andrea313 Good luck and have fun! This is one of my favorite books, and that's a gorgeous edition. ❤️ If you enjoy a group read and want to tag in with the #PemberLittens at any point, feel free! That group is also celebrating Jane's 250 and reading her completed novels this year. 3d
bookandbedandtea That is a gorgeous version! 3d
bookishbitch Thank you @andrea313 I'll keep that in mind! 3d
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bookishbitch @bookandbedandtea Right? I couldn't resist getting them even though I already had her works in other volumes. 3d
nanuska_153 I have the Chiltern editions of Persuasion and Mansfield Park, they are so pretty 🥰 You are lucky to have them all! 2d
bookishbitch @nanuska_153 Persuasion is one of my favorites! 1d
nanuska_153 @bookishbitch same, both the edition and the novel! I actually bought that book as a treat in the Jane Austen museum in Bath 💕 1d
bookishbitch @nanuska_153 I'd love to get to Bath someday. I used to live in London, but it was during my younger days before I was an Austen fan. If only I knew then what I know now. 1d
nanuska_153 @bookishbitch it's such a cool place, and there are museums where they have costumes for you to try on and dress the part 😅 the amount of pictures I took! 1d
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