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Jane Austen is not afraid of telling it as it is.

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Chapter 6 - "He had, in fact, though his sisters were now doing all they could for him, by calling him “poor Richard,” been nothing better than a thick-headed, unfeeling, unprofitable Dick Musgrove, who had never done any thing to entitle himself to more than the abbreviation of his name, living or dead."

I love snarky Jane! Morning cuppa w/ gorgeous Clothbound Classic Edition.
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“So, you are come at last! I began to think I should never see you. I am so ill I can hardly speak. I have not seen a creature the whole morning!” Mary the Drama Queen has entered the chat.

Extra big cuppa morning. I don't read a ton of Mass Market paperbacks, prints to small & dark. I make exceptions for ones with charming covers like Signet Classic Persuasion. 🫖📖📚

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Chapter 4 "-but Anne, at seven-and-twenty, thought very differently from what she had been made to think at nineteen.—" Persuasion

Today I read the backstory of Anne and Captain Wentworth from the Cranford Collection. ???

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Chapter 3 of Persuasion: Sir Walter is a snob and the focus moves to Anne. “A few months more, and he, perhaps, may be walking here.”

This week I'm going to cycle through my collection of print copies. Starting with Signature Gilded Classic. I love the blue and ribbon book mark. 🫖📖📚

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Week 1: Just two chapters in on my weekly Sunday Persuasion round-up! We get tea on the whole Elliot clan from vain Sir Walter to his disappointed, deceased lady, and his three daughters: Elizabeth (hot but shallow), Anne (sensible and sweet, but ignored) and Mary (semi-important because she married rich, BUT not titled). They're in dire financial straits so time to up sticks and move to Bath! Notes on the pictured edition in the comments. 👇👇👇

"Anne had been too little from home, too little seen. Her spirits were not high. A larger society would improve them. She wanted her to be more known." Chapter 2.

Poor Anne either overlooked or others decide what she needs. ?

*In addition to my print copies on busy days I'll be listening to Juliet Stevenson.

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Starting my Persuasion reread with this painted beauty
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I think this is my favorite installment of this series so far! Mansfield Park isn't my favorite Austen so I was hesitant to spend more time with these characters but I thought their growth was well portrayed. And I was so happy to have Jonathan and Juliet back together! Their reunion was so sweet. The mystery was fun to follow but I'm here for the slow burn romance lol. By the end the stakes were high and I'm so ready for the next book!

It feels so right to be ending a year of Austen's novels with Persuasion. It's probably my favorite of her works, and as such, I have 10 copies to choose from. 😭 (I have a problem!) This time I'll be cycling through some choice editions and posting a weekly recap. Maybe next year I'll meme my way through it, but for now, I'm going let it all wash over me and just enjoy a dose of my favorite Austen during my favorite season. 🍁🫖📚🧡