Welcome to Litsy!

This month has been such a whirlwind (my week off was at the expense of staying on top of an incredibly stressful time at work, so I paid for that last week), and being at #silentbookclub tonight is the cozy feeling of relief I needed. Books are the best.

Goodwill find. I've read Lady Susan but not the others. And sadly The Chiltern Classics don't have this one yet. I'm also sad this cover has some sticker damage. I wish stickers were either banned on books or that they used a less sticky glue. Great picture of the rider. That horses face though. Yeesh!

#pemberlittens #thewataonsreadalong today I picked up at the ball and ended with the Osbornes leaving. So many interesting things. The ball begins and the Edwards‘ are not fans of Mr. Musgrave but Miss E is enjoying dancing with the soldiers. So is Emma. Then everything halts as the Osborne‘s arrive. Lord Osborne and his entourage including his clergyman Mr. Howard. Miss Osborne has promised to dance her 1st 2 dances with Mr. Howard‘s👇👇

#pemberlittens #thewatsonsreadalong Today I picked up when Elizabeth discussed who Miss Edwards‘ will dance with and read until tea arrives at the Edwards‘. We find out that brother Sam is in love with Miss Edwards but she will be dancing with Captain Hunter. Both of which are unsuitable matches because they are below her station. When we meet the Edwards‘, we find the ladies very proper and boring. Mr. Edwards is very talkative. There is👇

"He recommended exercise in defiance of dirt – spoke again in praise of half-boots."

Since I'm dream shopping not actually purchasing. I'd want the half-boots in green.
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@MicrobeMom
#thewatsons

In case you need to purchase some half - boots. And the style is called Emma.
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‘You should wear half-boots.‘ – After another pause, ‘Nothing sets off a neat ankle more than a half-boot; nankin galoshed with black looks very well. – Do not you like half-boots?‘

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#pemberlittlens, #thewatsonsreadalong I will be doing two posts for each version. This is the unfinished Austen edition. I read until we learn that Emma is 19. Emma and her eldest sister Elizabeth are traveling to the Edwards‘s so that Emma can attend the ball. Elizabeth warns Emma is the dashingly charming rake, Tom Musgrave, who has flirted with all the Watson ladies but is not serious about any of them.

There are 4 Watson sisters,

We will begin our #pemberlitten buddy read of The Watson‘s on Friday July 1. The completed version I will be reading has the same first chapters of Austen‘s unfinished work. So read along no mater the version. I will be doing a chapter a day (the completed version has 28 chapters) and I will post an update of each chapter daily. I will tag all those that said they wanted to be tagged (also tagged in this post) yay! Let the fun begin!

While I was planning on rereading Sanditon in December a part of my #ayearofjaneausten. I couldn't resist joining in with #PemberLittens @sprainedbrain Readalong. Mostly I listened to the 12 Chapters on Audible. Really liked the narration of this edition by Emila Fox. This pick is for audiobook. Tomorrow I'll post something about story.

This volume contains one finished novel, Lady Susan, which was not published in her lifetime, and two unfinished fragments, The Watsons and Sanditon. They cover the three periods of Austen‘s writing life.

Also, this completes my reading of Austen‘s work. I can now say that I‘ve read everything she‘s written (some several times)! Still, I know I will visit Jane time and time again.

Love Lady Susan. So unique to read a book in the form of letters. Adds suspense in her case. The Watsons fragment is very much in line with the plot arcs of Austen‘s completed novels, and I liked that Cassandra included the end of the intended story in her memoirs. No such luck for Sanditon. Sanditon has a unique seaside setting with health-nervous characters, but it was starting to get a little over the top.

This was my second time reading Lady Susan, Austen‘s epistolary novel (told in letters), and I think I enjoyed it this time even more. It feels like such a stark contrast in tone with her other novels. It centers around such a devious woman. And being told in the format of letters makes it feel even more sinister and uncertain.

Enjoyed this little collection. Lady Susan was amusing, The Watsons made me think of Mansfield Park and I really wish we got the full Sanditon.

My nr 4 #bookspinbonanza 😅 Lady Susan is funny and shows Austen's intelligence and sarcasm, I wished the Watsons had been longer - it was very Austeny and enjoyable. Sanditon I liked the least, probably because it ended just as I felt we were getting started.
@TheAromaofBooks 😃

Picked this one up because I wanted to read Sanditon before I started watching the PBS series. I enjoyed the chapters that were written and wished for more. I‘m not sure Austen would have continued the plot as it is in the series. A little risqué, but ?‍♀️. The Watsons has some characters that I found unlikable, but I liked the story. Lady Susan is a despicable person. I saw the movie a few years back which translated well to film. I‘m not sure

I'm a Bad Janeite. I've never read Jane Austen's last unfinished novel Sanditon. Now that it's coming to PBS I was looking for it in Print. Found it Half Price Books in Austin. 🏖
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@neet_reads you totally pampered me! This is a package of awesomeness, imo! The books are ALL on my wishlist, loving the tote and the sleeve, pretty bookmarks and I‘m going to have a lovely quiet time sipping tea in my new, spot-on mug. Oh, the bar of chocolate is recuperating in the fridge 😋. Thank you so much, I appreciate and love everything. 🤗😙❤️
#janeaustenswap Thank you @mabell and @sprainedbrain for hosting and a great job you both did!

I adore Jane Austen 😍 but this was a strange read. Lady Susan is complete, but is written in an epistolary style - very unlike Austen, although the normal characteristics are there. The other two parts here are unfinished novels, which is the main reason why I wouldn't rate this higher. They're both SO Austen, and I want to know what happens!! They both evoke the worlds of her completed novels, I only wish they'd been finished 😔 Worth a read!

I have officially read every word of Jane Austen's fiction now! Out of the three novellas here, Lady Susan is superior. The other two are pretty meh.

Early morning reads

#orange covers #prideandprejudice taken from the collection!! #photoadaynov16

"Silly woman, to expect constancy from so charming a man!"

I revisited an old favorite after watching the film Love & Friendship, which is an excellent adaptation of Austen's Lady Susan. Love & Friendship is the best adaptation I've seen, second only to A&E's P&P with Colin Firth. Austen's witty dialogue sparkles in Lady Susan!

I love Lady Susan!!! She's so scheming and wonderfully unaware of what a horrible person/mother she is. Definitely a change from Austen's other heroines, who can be scheming at times (I'm looking at you, Emma), but actually do have good intentions.