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Dickens‘ tongue-in-cheek descriptions of the Pecksniff daughters are so droll! “Miss Pecksniff . . . was all girlishness, and playfulness, and wildness, and kittenish buoyancy . . . Moderately buxom was her shape, and quite womanly, too; but sometimes—yes, sometimes—she even wore a pinafore; and how charming that was!” (22-23). This is an eye roll in text form! 😂😂
“It was perfectly charming, and worthy of the Pastoral age, to see how the two ⬇️

He observed again the complex motif composed by the strips of flesh spread across the floor of the room. What he felt was less disgust than a sort of general pity for the entire earth, for mankind, which can, in its heart, give birth to such horrors.

I'm late posting my answers but enjoyed listening to this one again! #JaneAustenThenAndNow @Crinoline_Laphroaig

1. This was my second time reading. It's probably still my least favorite Austen but I did enjoy it much more this time around. I still believe Fanny deserved better than Edmund.

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Letherbound copy, wood stove, and a storm. Why can't I ever have all three at the same time?

#poemaday
#autumn
@lil1inblue

And on 9/3 no less! A fave. 🧡💜💛

Trying to relax after an awful week. So much so, this is the first book I've picked up in 4 days! Unheard of.

@Crinoline_Laphroaig #Emma #Pemberlittens

Repost for @Crinoline_Laphroaig

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?

#JaneAustenThenAndNow
#EverythingEmma
#Pemberlittens

Original post - https://www.litsy.com/web/post/2896413

#readyourkindle
#readyourebooks
#readyourbooks
@CBee 🧡🩶💛

Here we go!

Started this today and omg the prose 😋😩 🩷🩷🩷

My September #bookspin and #doublespin picks! 2 classics, but the good news is that I already started Treasure Island!

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