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Pride and Prejudice 16th February
Sense and Sensibility 6th April
Northanger Abbey 8th June
Mansfield Park 7th September 28th September
Emma 2nd November
Persuasion 7th December
I missed the meeting today.... so disappointed. Did you record it?
Totally my mistake. But I got to Face Time with a couple of adorable little grand-girlies. I'll take the "consolation" prize!
Speaking of grandkids.... the question just popped up: do they ever appear in Austen except in Emma and Persuasion?
'Emma' is so good, maybe there's room in this book club for mentions of 'Emma' in other novels? P.D. James, in her dystopic sci-fi thriller and Christian allegory, 'The Children of Men': has her hero, Theo read aloud from 'Emma' in a peaceful interlude just before the good-guys-on-the-run get back on the road and the inevitable plot plunge into fear and darkness. Here's how the novel makes an appearance:
'You've been a hell of a time. Did you have trouble?'
'No. Jasper's dead. Suicide. We've collected as much as the car will hold. Drive the Rover into the garage and I'll lock it and the gate. I've already locked the house.'
There was nothing worth transferring from the Rover to the Renault except his road maps and a paperback of 'Emma' which he found in the glove box. He slipped the book into his inner coat pocket which held the revolver and his diary.