#Pemberlittens I'm already behind on 2 Chapters a Day Readalong of Mansfield Park. Today is my grocery shopping day for 3 day holiday weekend house party. I'm firing up my audiobook read by the fabulous Juliet Stevenson and listening through Chapter 12. That will take me up to Sunday. Monday when things quiet down I go back to print.🛒 🎧 📖

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"About thirty years ago Miss Maria Ward, of Huntingdon, with only seven thousand pounds, had the good luck to captivate Sir Thomas Bertram, of Mansfield Park,......." #Pemberlittens I'm here! 2 birthday celebrations in 3 days and now getting ready for holiday weekend house party has me a bit discombobulated. I used this Readalong as excuse to buy to copies off Ebay.

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Reading for #ThematicCozies with @julieclair and June - Celebration (Mid Summer Nights Read Festival).

I lost interest with the pregnancy storyline. But Iike the overall cozy village vibe so I'll read another for July Prompt of Fair/Festival/Carnival.

*Not in the Litsy database and I'm not in the mood to add myself.

#Pemberlittens it's almost time! I'm going to aim for 2 Chapters a Day. I quickly made a schedule just in case I get behind or if I'm reading edition with Volume/Chapter numberings.

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#Pemberlittens I had issues with how Jonathan's dad the ORIGINAL Mr Darcy was portrayed. Because of that I gave it 3 stars on Goodreads. My full slightly spoilery Review in comments. 🎩

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#AllTheStoriesAreTrue had reached modern day and I got in mood to binge. Between print, kindle, & audio this month I've already read 3 short stories, 2 extras, & main books:

Son of Dawn
Not for Humans
City of Bones
Kissed
The Course of True Love and First Dates
What to Buy the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything
City of Ashes
City of Glass
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This was a fun graphic novel of Northanger Abbey.

Mid-month check in. Read any good Northanger Abbey retellings? Anything you've hated?

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#Pemberlittens another one for Northanger Abbey Now. It's Henry and Catherine's daughter and Elizabeth and Darcys son solving crime. I need to read my ARC before June 17 release.
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My June Northanger Abbey - Now plans: Graphic Novel
Movie
Fullerton Parsonage by Laura Simons is a retelling told from the perspective of Henry Tilney. Free on author's website.
https://www.laurasimons.com/portfolio/regency-stories/

Continuing to read Rational Creatures and Dangerous To Know Anthologies

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#Pemberlittens my final quote: "I leave it to be settled by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward filial disobedience." FINIS

It's been an absolute joy to reread Northanger Abbey. I love Chapter a Day Readalongs because you savour a story. I always discover something new. Answers in comments.

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"Some explanation on his father‘s account he had to give; but his first purpose was to explain himself, and before they reached Mr. Allen‘s grounds he had done it so well, that Catherine did not think it could ever be repeated too often" Henry Tilney‼️?

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#PemberLittens here's the discussion questions. I'll post mine on May 31st.

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Poor Catherine!

I've throughly enjoyed reading a chapter a day with group. I am going to finish reading today so I can post Discussion Questions tomorrow. Will continue to share daily quotes the rest of the month.

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This chapter always makes me angry. General putting Catherine out of the house. Sending her home with any escort. Single women didn't travel without at least man servant. Plus Catherine is young, she's never been anywhere. Thankfully Elinor thinks to ask if Catherine has money for the trip.

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Do Isabella have a heart?
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I made this and forgot to post. 😆 Yesterday visited Henry's house.
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Henry Tilney knows what Isabella is about.
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“If I understand you rightly, you had formed a surmise of such horror as I have hardly words to——Dear Miss Morland, consider the dreadful nature of the suspicions you have entertained." - Henry Tilney

We all know where Catherine got her ideas from. I glad Henry called her out for skulking but I also find the "Remember that we are English," part hilarious.

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Are you sure Catherine? 🤔

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May #ThematicCozies: Flowers/ Garden. I love how in cozy mysteries small towns have everything. Bookstore, bakery, yoga studio, fitness center, etc.

Enjoyable read. Little unbelievable how police handled murder inquiry. Not bumbling which would have made story silly but bit lackadaisical. But it works because it's a cozy. Will continue to read seasonally. And will pick on for June Prompt: Celebrations.

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"The kitchen-garden was to be next admired, and he led the way to it across a small portion of the park."

I love this chapter not for the plot but for the garden tour!

My Kitchen Garden is looking quite lovely. ??‍?

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All the Gothic vibes in Chapter 21. 😱
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🤪 Over the weekend I was reading on Kindle, switched back to print this morning. Read Chapter 20 rather than 19, so here's today's quote.

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Morning cuppa and chapter - "and, in the course of a few minutes, she found herself with Henry in the curricle, as happy a being as ever existed."* ???

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*This quote is actually from Chapter 20. I had a moment.?

"The compliment of John Thorpe‘s affection did not make amends for this thoughtlessness in his sister."

I'm try to decide who is more annoying Isabella or John Thorpe.

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"With all the chances against her of house, hall, place, park, court, and cottage, Northanger turned up an abbey,and she was to be its inhabitant." - Chapter 17

We're going to Northanger Abbey!

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"For myself, it is nothing; I never think of myself.”

Yeah right, Pick Me Princess Isabella. ?
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"But I have a notion, Miss Morland, you and I think pretty much alike upon most matters.”

No Dude Bro Thorpe, not even close. ??‍♀️

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One of the many reasons I love Henry Tilney! 💜💜💜💜💜

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Catherine standing up to Dude Bro Thorpe, Pick Me Isabella, and The Damn Fool James. 👏🏻

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"Is there a Henry in the world who could be insensible to such a declaration? Henry Tilney at least was not." ?

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"Thorpe defended himself very stoutly, declared he had never seen two men so much alike in his life, and would hardly give up the point of its having been Tilney himself."

Dude Bro Thorpe you lying, liar. ?
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"Every young lady may feel for my heroine in this critical moment, for every young lady has at some time or other known the same agitation."

Go away Dude Bro Thorpe! I only want to dance with Henry Tilney!

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Catherine has decided Dude Bro 'John Thorpe himself was quite disagreeable.' 😒

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I think it's fun the difference between a quiz today vs Northanger Abbey. You can play here: https://janeausten.co.uk/blogs/the-jane-austen-quiz/which-regency-style-is-for-y...

But more importantly Henry Tilney is back‼️? "He looked as handsome and as lively as ever,"......

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When you meet a man and it's so obvious that he's not Henry Tilney. 🎩

“Udolpho! Oh, Lord! not I; I never read novels; I have something else to do.” - John Thorpe.

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“It is so odd to me, that you should never have read Udolpho before;" - Northanger Abbey Chapter 6.

That time I read Udolfo and had thoughts. Have you read any of Isabella's list of books?

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.Henry Tilney is still nowhere to be found. But Catherine has made a friend! And gasp we're reading novels! 😱📖📚

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"With more than usual eagerness did Catherine hasten to the Pump-room the next day, secure within herself of seeing Mr. Tilney there before the morning were over, and ready to meet him with a smile:—but no smile was demanded—Mr. Tilney did not appear."

Where oh where can Henry Tilney be? ?

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"The master of the ceremonies introduced to her a very gentlemanlike young man as a partner;—his name was Tilney."

It's Henry Tilney‼️?

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I love how this chapter is so fun, to say that nothing happened. 😄

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This is edition I'll mainly be reading from. Also have Audio and Kindle for busy days.

My favorite quote from Chapter 1 and one of my favorites from entire book:

"if adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad,"
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I'm ready for Northanger Abbey! My plan is read a chapter a day. And I'm going to post every day. ??

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"No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy, would have supposed her born to be an heroine."

#PemberLittens my April 'NOW' for #JaneAustenThenAndNow.

6 Movie Adaptations
6 #JaneAdjacent Reads.

Tagged Book is Book 3 of Murder on Location Series. I really enjoy this with it's overall love of Jane Austen. Like the coziness of the location. Mystery always keeps me guessing. Also they're not super long. You can finish in a couple of days. Plan to keep reading over the rest of year. 📖🎩🎞

Finished my official 'Now' read, although I read/watched a lot more. (Post to come.) Yes there was a lot of verbatim Pride and Prejudice but overall I found it fun. Particularly loved the additional art work.
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"if she was a murderer it would be a bit like discovering that Mary Berry had a dark side."

Fun and cozy mystery! Liked all the gardening and food bits.

I finallycaught up @julieclair! #ThematicCozies

Jane and I spent yesterday making scones and watching all 6 hrs of 1995 Pride and Prejudice. It was wonderful. 🎩

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I hadn't watched since it first came out. Had forgotten how good it was.

Favorite things:
Matt Smith as Parson Collins
I want boots and thigh holster for cosplay.
And Lizzy. Such a badass. ⚔️🎩🧟‍♂️

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#PemberLittens 20th Anniversary showing of Pride and Prejudice definitely called for dressing up. Niece in law Jen and I had the best time. We sighed, we laughed, we clapped.

"You have bewitched me body and soul and I love, I love, I love you." ?

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🎞 1940s P & P. I could let it go that the clothes and hair are all wrong, if they hadn't cut so much of the story. It made Elizabeth and Darcy falling in love come out of nowhere.

It's been a long time since I rewatched the complete Masterpiece Theatre 1980 P & P that introduced teenage me to Jane Austen. I liked Elizabeth! Had forgotten how uptight Darcy was in this one. ⬇️