Chap 6 Quote/Footnote:
"...when you have finished Udolpho, we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you.” “Have you, indeed! How glad I am!—What are they all?” “I will read you their names directly [...] Castle of Wolfenbach, Clermont, Mysterious Warnings, Necromancer of the Black Forest, Midnight Bell, Orphan of the Rhine, and Horrid Mysteries."
Catherine and Isabella continue being the best of friends and as such they have to talk about everything it crossed their minds, ie for Catherine is Laurentina's skeleton,for Isabella,the rain;books;a hat;Catherine's infatuation with Mr Tilney; more hints about her liking someone; and following some men that were staring at her and just left the pump room, to show them how little she cares for their attentions #Pemberlittens
Chapters 4 & 5! Turns out the Allens have an acquaintance in Bath after all- Mrs. Thorpe, an old friend of Mrs. A's! She presents her favorite daughter and also her two other daughters, and Catherine gets a friend crush FAST. She and Isabella become instant BFFs, calling each other by their first names and reading novels together (tbh this is #friendgoals). Here Jane launches into a passionate defense of novels and it is scathing and glorious.
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Ch 5: Catherine still can‘t find Mr. Tilney, & she has checked everywhere. Thanks to the fast friendship of Mrs. Allen & Thorpe, who love to get together & talk to themselves while completely ignoring the other, Catherine & Isabella get to hang out a lot & quickly become BFFs. Isabella is all sighs for Mr. Tilney the clergyman, & sure he will be back for Catherine. Jane finishes the chapter with a brilliant defense of novels.❤️
pickI'll give this a soft pick. I rather enjoyed it, despite non-fiction not being my forte, probably because it's so novelized that it reads like four short stories. I'm left with doubts of how much guessing and how much facts are in this book, but happy to have learned of other female authors and welcoming any debunking of the myth that women can't be friends because we are always bitching (maybe Woolf's doesn't count as example) #Pemberlittens
Another day and no Mr Tilney to be seen...Catherine and Miss Thorpe are becoming great friends...whatever, I need Mr Tilney's conversation! #ComeBackAndLetMeLoveYou
@sprainedbrain I know you feel my pain too
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#Pemberlittens voting has closed, and our November/December books have been chosen!
Our Austen work will be Jane Austen‘s Letters. There are lots of versions out there, but I‘m planning to read the tagged/pictured.
The chosen adaptation is The Heiress by Molly Greeley… I LOVED this book about Anne de Bourgh!
Another Brontë was chosen for our book by another female author. I really enjoyed this, Charlotte‘s final novel.
Tagging everyone, but⬇️
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In chapter 3, Catherine (understandably) can‘t wait to see Mr. Tilney at the pump room, but literally everyone who nobody wants to see is there, and Henry is not. But, wonder of wonders, Mrs. Allen finally finds someone she knows! Mrs. Thorpe has kids who know James Morland. Miss Thorpe is pretty, knows everything, and becomes fast friends with Catherine. Jane wraps up the chapter with a sick burn at Mrs. Thorpe‘s expense. 😂
So Catherine has found a friend to take a turn about the Pump Room with. #Pemberlittens
