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Old Friends and New Fancies

By Sybil Brinton

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The first Jane Austen sequel ever written!

Originally published in 1914, this charming and original sequel to the novels of Jane Austen intertwines the lives of the most beloved characters from all six Austen novels with new characters of the author's devising. Inventive matchmaking leads numContinue

The first Jane Austen sequel ever written!

Originally published in 1914, this charming and original sequel to the novels of Jane Austen intertwines the lives of the most beloved characters from all six Austen novels with new characters of the author's devising. Inventive matchmaking leads numerous pairs of lovers through the inevitable (and entertaining) difficulties they must encounter before they are united in the end.
Old Friends and New Fancies is a gratifying read for any Jane Austen enthusiast.

"This is the ultimate Jane Austen sequel.OVirtually all the characters left standing at the end of the novels-most particularly the unmarried ones-must all meet upO Broken engagements will follow, a few false trails and threatened unacceptable matches must be endured before the Forces of Good prevail." -Charles Wenz, Life Member of the Jane Austen Society

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    "If he had been a Mr. Collins, that nobody, not even Maria Lucas, would have minded refusing!" (from Chapter 16)

    Old Friends&New Fancies è il primissimo sequel dei rmoanzi di Auntie Jane, e ha quindi un valore storico quasi pari agli originali. La cosa più apprezzabile di questo libro è che l'autrice non abbia cercato di cambiare genere, trasformando Georgiana in uno Sherlock Holmes in gonnella o Willi ... (continue)

    Old Friends&New Fancies è il primissimo sequel dei rmoanzi di Auntie Jane, e ha quindi un valore storico quasi pari agli originali. La cosa più apprezzabile di questo libro è che l'autrice non abbia cercato di cambiare genere, trasformando Georgiana in uno Sherlock Holmes in gonnella o William Price in un vampiro luccicante, ma di riprendere, più o meno fedelmente, i caratteri dei personaggi della Austen. C'è qualche "forzatura", soprattutto nella figura di Mary Crawford, troppo poco arguta e cattivella per essere doverosamente amata dal lettore. E Elinor ed Edward che fine hanno fatto? Sono praticamente invisibili, relegati al ruolo di soprammobili! Azzeccatissima comunque la sottile ironia austeniana, benché sarebbe stato meglio sprecarne un po' di più, non solo all'inizio; incipit come "There is one characteristic which may be safely said to belong to nearly all happily- married couples-that of desiring to see equally happy marriages among their young friends..." sono sempre i benvenuti tra le Janeites.

    "Let me know when the time comes to wish you joy, Mr.Morland, and I will do it, but life is so uncertain that I think for the present I had better refrain. Have you ascertained whether Kitty can cook, make her own gowns, and trim hats? I understand it is a great promoter of married happiness when the wife can do so, and I am not sure whether all my girls have turned their educations to such good account" (from Chapter 12)

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 384 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 140220888X
  • ISBN-13: 9781402208881
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Landmark
  • Pub date: Jun 23, 2007
  • Dimensions: 1226 mm x 903 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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