Jane Austen's Mansfield Park famously narrates the story of Fanny Price moving in with the Ward family. Written almost two centuries later, Joan Aiken's powerful sequel introduces us t T** _he Youngest Miss Ward_** , Hatty. Although creative, charismatic and witty, Hatty Ward lacks the beauty that
Jane Austen After: Three Sequels and a Fantasia
โ Scribed by Sherwood Smith
- Publisher
- Book View Cafe
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Jane Austen herself, according to her family, used to speculate on the future of her characters. In "The Poignant Sting," a line from Emma inspired a novelette. Mansfield Park inspired two alternate sequels, both involving characters from other books, and finally, a fantasia about Miss Austen herself, supposing she had been able to travel to Eastern Europe, where she met a mysterious and sinister count. Whose wit prevailed?
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