Happy October #Pemberlittens! It's time for Emma 'Now' - reading an adaptation or retelling of the classic or watching a movie. You're choice! look forward to seeing what everyone chooses. Myself first up is ARC I've been saving for October. (Publication date is 11-25-25). Book 2 of the Emma Knightley Mysteries. I've read the 1st chapter and I'm hooked.

What's your plan for October?
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And were off! I'm planning mostly to listen to #HashtagBrigade Chapter a Day of Frankenstein. I do have a Kindle copy as well. Last time I read was back in 2018 when I joined IRL friend in reading books from the Great American Read. Looking forward to the hashtags and memes!

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When it's the last day of the month and you realize you haven't read a #ThematicCozies, you scroll through your kindle looking for something short that fits the prompt of #Books. This had a bit of mystery and bookstore in the title. Bonus @julieclair it was enjoyable. 📚

#Pemberlittens it's time for Emma discussion! Her are my answers:
1️⃣ 5 total. 4X since beginning to track my reading on Goodreads in 2017 and then once as a teenager. I swapped between the gorgeously summery tagged edition & early autumnal Signature Gilded classic edition. Finished up with Juliet Stevenson audio.
2️⃣ My perspective changed after reading article about as a caretaker she tied to her home parenting her parent. Loveable snob. ⬇️

How goes your September? Have you finished reading this month's 'Then' - Emma? I've just started. But I did add the very autumnal Signature Gilded Edition to my collection. (I'm up to 9 Emmas.) As well as the very summery Mansfield Park. Peacock Pride and Prejudice is my favorite. Now if only Northanger Abbey would be released. 🦚📖 📚

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I finally got Litsy database to cooperate. This is the Emma I'm reading.

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September means it's time for Emma. My print collection is up to 8. It's a busy month for me. Rather than committing to 2 chapters a day, I'm going to read as I can and listen some.

None of my editions are in the Litsy database so I'll need to add. What edition will you be reading?

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#Pemberlittens how was your August? Caught up on Rational Creatures & Dangerous To Know Anthologies. Really enjoyed NA & MP stories.

MP movie changed important things so it wasn't really in the spirit of Jane. But if you ignored that it was good.

Tagged book is part of Murder on Location series. Not MP but I enjoyed.

Jane Was Here was a delight!

Jane's part of The Watsons was brilliant. Continuation was mediocre.

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My favorite things in this series is the locations, this time Bath, Jane Austen mentions, and the ongoing romance.

I've been gradually working my way thru. This was perfect for this month's #ThematicCozies theme of Travel. I'll return to it @julieclair for December's Holiday prompt.

For my Mansfield Park 'Now' I plan on watching 1999 movie because it was the one available on my Libraries Hoopla. Bookwise I'm catching up on Anthologies. I'm behind on Dangerous To Know and Rational Creatures need to read both Northanger Abbey and Mansfield Park stories.

#Pemberlittens how's you are August going? Read any good Mansfield Park inspired books?

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#Pemberlittens Here's Mansfield Park Discussion Questions. I changed them up a bit because I know MP is a harder read than other Austen and a bit of a struggle sometimes. I'll post my answers later. It's hot. I was out early in the garden watering everything! It's currently 96F/35C. I need a nap. 🤤

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"Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery."
And that's a wrap on Mansfield Park 2 Chapters a Day Readalong. Discussion Post will be up on July 30th. ?

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"Never had Fanny more wanted a cordial." Wow Mary Crawford is a piece of work. Although at least she doesn't hide her golddigger tendencies.

I think you're gonna need a whiskey Fanny. ?
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“I never will—no, I certainly never will wish for a letter again,” was Fanny‘s secret declaration, as she finished this. “What do they bring but disappointment and sorrow?"

7 WEEKS Edmund!!! You couldn't find time to write Fanny because you were to busy mooning over Mary Crawford.

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"I believe, there is scarcely a young lady in the united kingdoms, who would not rather put up with the misfortune of being sought by a clever, agreeable man, than have him driven away by the vulgarity of her nearest relations."

Poor Fanny doesn't want Henry Crawford but she doesn't want him to not want her because of her family.

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Mrs Price is Lady Bertram/out ?.

"her mother was a partial, ill-judging parent, a dawdle, a slattern, who neither taught nor restrained her children, whose house was the scene of mismanagement and discomfort from beginning to end, and who had no talent, no conversation,no affection towards herself; no curiosity to know her better,...."
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You haven't seen Fanny in 10 years? No big deal! But have you heard about the Thrush?This family. 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Shut up Edmund! We don't need your Mansplaining! ?

"But (with an affectionate smile), let him succeed at last, Fanny, let him succeed at last. You have proved yourself upright and disinterested, prove yourself grateful and tenderhearted; and then you will be the perfect model of a woman, which I have always believed you born for.”

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"He had vanity, which strongly inclined him, in the first place, to think she did love him, though she might not know it herself; and which, secondly, when constrained at last to admit that she did know her own present feelings, convinced him that he should be able in time to make those feelings what he wished."

She said NO Henry!

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"She had no one to take her part, to counsel, or speak for her. Her only friend was absent."

#Pemberlittens we all know that Jane Austen was brilliant. But this scene. Edmund is gone. Fanny has no one. She may be blotchy from crying but she doesn't waver. It's a turning point for me. I recognize her strength of character.

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Cover caught my eye read. Reminded me of a modern day Rosamund Pilcher novel but with more sex.

Beautiful setting on a lake in Canada, spunky grandmother and clueless young woman. Main characters in their 30s but we're trying to relive their teenage years at the lake so they acted about 17 most of the time. Complete with blushing when a cute boy speaks and I like this girl so I'll constantly tease her. 👇

Today in the continued self centered drama of Henry Crawford: "No—You must be aware that I am quite determined to marry Fanny Price.”

#Pemberlittens mid month check in. Sorry I've been a bit absent for this Readalong. I had to have Stress Test. Days up to it have been stressing me out. Results are in. All is well! Looking forward to quiet end of July.

How's your month going? Are you doing 2 Chapters A Day of Mansfield Park? Finished reading?

"She could not be convinced that he had not, for Miss Crawford, complaisant as a sister, was careless as a woman and a friend."

Mary Crawford is definitely not your friend!

I'm loving the illustrations in my 1996 Book of the Month edition.

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"Nor must you be fancying, that the invitation is meant as any particular compliment to you; the compliment is intended to your uncle and aunt, and me. Mrs. Grant thinks it a civility due to us to take a little notice of you, or else it would never have come into her head, and you may be very certain, that if your cousin Julia had been at home, you would not have been asked at all.”

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"A few steps farther brought them out at the bottom of the very walk they had been talking of; and standing back, well shaded and sheltered, and looking over a ha-ha into the park, was a comfortable-sized bench, on which they all sat down"

As a gardener I love a good ha-ha mention. In June I hosted a Garden Club tour of my garden. My topic was In The Garden with Jane Austen and how it inspired me. Oh course I dressed the part. ?

#Pemberlittens I'm already behind on 2 Chapters a Day Readalong of Mansfield Park. Today is my grocery shopping day for 3 day holiday weekend house party. I'm firing up my audiobook read by the fabulous Juliet Stevenson and listening through Chapter 12. That will take me up to Sunday. Monday when things quiet down I go back to print.🛒 🎧 📖

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"About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park,......." #Pemberlittens I'm here! 2 birthday celebrations in 3 days and now getting ready for holiday weekend house party has me a bit discombobulated. I used this Readalong as excuse to buy to copies off Ebay.

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Reading for #ThematicCozies with @julieclair and June - Celebration (Mid Summer Nights Read Festival).

I lost interest with the pregnancy storyline. But Iike the overall cozy village vibe so I'll read another for July Prompt of Fair/Festival/Carnival.

*Not in the Litsy database and I'm not in the mood to add myself.

#Pemberlittens it's almost time! I'm going to aim for 2 Chapters a Day. I quickly made a schedule just in case I get behind or if I'm reading edition with Volume/Chapter numberings.

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#Pemberlittens I had issues with how Jonathan's dad the ORIGINAL Mr Darcy was portrayed. Because of that I gave it 3 stars on Goodreads. My full slightly spoilery Review in comments. 🎩

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#AllTheStoriesAreTrue had reached modern day and I got in mood to binge. Between print, kindle, & audio this month I've already read 3 short stories, 2 extras, & main books:

Son of Dawn
Not for Humans
City of Bones
Kissed
The Course of True Love and First Dates
What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything
City of Ashes
City of Glass
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This was a fun graphic novel of Northanger Abbey.

Mid-month check in. Read any good Northanger Abbey retellings? Anything you've hated?

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#Pemberlittens another one for Northanger Abbey Now. It's Henry and Catherine's daughter and Elizabeth and Darcys son solving crime. I need to read my ARC before June 17 release.
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My June Northanger Abbey - Now plans: Graphic Novel
Movie
Fullerton Parsonage by Laura Simons is a retelling told from the perspective of Henry Tilney. Free on author's website.
https://www.laurasimons.com/portfolio/regency-stories/

Continuing to read Rational Creatures and Dangerous To Know Anthologies

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#Pemberlittens my final quote: "I leave it to be settled by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience." FINIS

It's been an absolute joy to reread Northanger Abbey. I love Chapter a Day Readalongs because you savour a story. I always discover something new. Answers in comments.

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"Some explanation on his father‘s account he had to give; but his first purpose was to explain himself, and before they reached Mr. Allen‘s grounds he had done it so well, that Catherine did not think it could ever be repeated too often" Henry Tilney‼️?

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#PemberLittens here's the discussion questions. I'll post mine on May 31st.

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Poor Catherine!

I've throughly enjoyed reading a chapter a day with group. I am going to finish reading today so I can post Discussion Questions tomorrow. Will continue to share daily quotes the rest of the month.

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This chapter always makes me angry. General putting Catherine out of the house. Sending her home with any escort. Single women didn't travel without at least man servant. Plus Catherine is young, she's never been anywhere. Thankfully Elinor thinks to ask if Catherine has money for the trip.

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Do Isabella have a heart?
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I made this and forgot to post. 😆 Yesterday visited Henry's house.
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Henry Tilney knows what Isabella is about.
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“If I understand you rightly, you had formed a surmise of such horror as I have hardly words to——Dear Miss Morland, consider the dreadful nature of the suspicions you have entertained." - Henry Tilney

We all know where Catherine got her ideas from. I glad Henry called her out for skulking but I also find the "Remember that we are English," part hilarious.

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Are you sure Catherine? 🤔

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May #ThematicCozies: Flowers/ Garden. I love how in cozy mysteries small towns have everything. Bookstore, bakery, yoga studio, fitness center, etc.

Enjoyable read. Little unbelievable how police handled murder inquiry. Not bumbling which would have made story silly but bit lackadaisical. But it works because it's a cozy. Will continue to read seasonally. And will pick on for June Prompt: Celebrations.

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"The kitchen-garden was to be next admired, and he led the way to it across a small portion of the park."

I love this chapter not for the plot but for the garden tour!

My Kitchen Garden is looking quite lovely. ??‍?

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All the Gothic vibes in Chapter 21. 😱
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🤪 Over the weekend I was reading on Kindle, switched back to print this morning. Read Chapter 20 rather than 19, so here's today's quote.

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Morning cuppa and chapter - "and, in the course of a few minutes, she found herself with Henry in the curricle, as happy a being as ever existed."* ???

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*This quote is actually from Chapter 20. I had a moment.?

"The compliment of John Thorpe‘s affection did not make amends for this thoughtlessness in his sister."

I'm try to decide who is more annoying Isabella or John Thorpe.

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