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Jane Austen made me do it : original stories inspired by literature's most astute observer of the human heart / edited by Laurel Ann Nattress.
- Title
- Jane Austen made me do it : original stories inspired by literature's most astute observer of the human heart / edited by Laurel Ann Nattress.
- Publication
- New York : Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, c2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | PS648.L6 J36 2011 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Nattress, Laurel Ann.
- Description
- xv, 445 p.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- "Stories by: Lauren Willig, Adriana Trigiani, Jo Beverley, Alexandra Potter, Laurie Viera Rigler, Frank Delaney & Diane Meier, Syrie James, Stephanie Barron, Amanda Grange, Pamela Aidan, Elizabeth Aston, Carrie Bebris, Diana Birchall, Monica Fairview, Janet Mullany, Jane Odiwe, Beth Pattillo, Myretta Robens, Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway, Maya Slater, Margaret C. Sullivan, and the winner of a story contest hosted by the Republic of Pemberley website. "My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." If you just heaved a contented sigh at Mr. Darcy's heartfelt words, then you, dear reader, are in good company. Here is a delightful collection of never-before-published stories inspired by Jane Austen--her novels, her life, her wit, her world.^ In Lauren Willig's "A Night at Northanger," a young woman who doesn't believe in ghosts meets a familiar specter at the infamous abbey; Jane Odiwe's "Waiting" captures the exquisite uncertainty of Persuasion's Wentworth and Anne as they await her family's approval of their betrothal; Adriana Trigiani's "Love and Best Wishes, Aunt Jane" imagines a modern-day Austen giving her niece advice upon her engagement; in Diana Birchall's "Jane Austen's Cat," our beloved Jane tells her nieces "cat tales" based on her novels; Laurie Viera Rigler's "Intolerable Stupidity" finds Mr. Darcy bringing charges against all the writers of Pride and Prejudice sequels, spin-offs, and retellings; in Janet Mullany's "Jane Austen, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!" a teacher at an all-girls school invokes the Beatles to help her students understand Sense and Sensibility; and in Jo Beverley's "Jane and the Mistletoe Kiss," a widow doesn't believe she'll have a second chance at love. until a Miss Austen suggests otherwise.^ Regency or contemporary, romantic or fantastical, each of these marvelous stories reaffirms the incomparable influence of one of history's most cherished authors. Look for special features inside. Join the Circle for author chats and more. RandomHouseReadersCircle.com"--
- Series Statement
- Random House reader's circle
- Uniform Title
- Reader's circle (Random House (Firm))
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Romance fiction
- Romance fiction.
- Fiction
- Note
- "A Ballantine Books Trade Paperback original"--T.p. verso.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction / Laurel Ann Nattress -- Jane Austen's nightmare / Syrie James -- Waiting: a story inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion / Jane Odiwe -- A night at Northanger / Lauren Willig -- Jane and the gentleman rogue: being a fragment of a Jane Austen mystery / Stephanie Barron -- Faux Jane / Diane Meier and Frank Delaney writing as F.J. Meier. -- Nothing less than fairy-land / Monica Fairview -- Love and best wishes, Aunt Jane / Adriana Trigiani -- Jane Austen and the mistletoe kiss / Jo Beverley -- When only a Darcy will do / Beth Pattillo -- Heard of you / Margaret C. Sullivan -- The ghostwriter / Elizabeth Aston -- Mr. Bennet meets his match / Amanda Grange -- Jane Austen, yeah, yeah, yeah! / Janet Mullany -- Letters to Lydia / Maya Slater -- The mysterious closet: a tale / Myretta Robens -- Jane Austen's cat / Diana Birchall -- Me and Mr. Darcy, again... / Alexandra Potter -- What would Austen do? / Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway -- The riding habit / Pamela Aidan -- The love letter / Brenna Aubrey -- The chase / Carrie Bebris -- Intolerable stupidity / Laurie Viera Rigler.
- ISBN
- 9780345524966 (pbk.)
- 0345524969 (pbk.)
- 9780345524973 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- 0345524977 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2011024613
- OCLC
- 698332688
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library