Welcome to Litsy!

Traveller Richard Ayton was shocked when he visited the genteel resort of Parkgate, Cheshire in 1813:

Few of both sexes thought it necessary to hide themselves under the awning of bathing machines: posts, with ropes fastened to them, are fixed into the sands, and these were taken possession of by numerous groups of women, six or seven in a row, jumping, ducking, laughing and screaming, evidently as careless of being seen as of being drowned.

I think Mrs. Bennett‘s nerves often verge on #hysterics. 😂 #200PnPcovers #PnPcovers

#200PnPcovers @CrowCAH @mabell When I think of a woman in #hysterics I think of Mrs.Bennet, and the fact that Mr.Bennet must roll his eyes #hundreds of times a day…

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Day 13. What‘s better than a quote about justice than showing Mrs. Bennet in one of her fits of hysterics! Here she‘s distraught over learning about Lydia‘s disappearance with Wickham!

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Day 13: #Hysterics

“Masculina”: the deadly “blue balls” of Jane Austen‘s era. 🤣🤣

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I‘m sure one could experience #Hysterics taking adventures in this book. Choose your own adventures for Jane Austen fans - who will you end up with at the end? Choose wisely, or there may be a Wickham or a Willoughby in your future… #200PnPCovers

Sometimes it feels like an author has an idea for a P&P variation but it isn't enough of an idea to make a whole story, so she just kind of slaps on a second story to make it longer. Here, the first half of this book was pretty good. During Elizabeth's visit to the Collinses, Darcy and Elizabeth have more opportunities for conversations before Darcy's proposal. Charlotte is more vocal in her support of Darcy and helps Elizabeth see some things ⬇