Emma Acquired!

[bunnyboo]

 I promised myself I would wait longer between Austen novels, but I couldn't resist when I saw Emma on the shelf at the library. After Persuasion, it's been the most recommended to me of her books. I've never seen Clueless or this year's adaptation of the original (though it does look tempting) so I'll be going into it fresh once I finish up with Dracula.

Comments

[earthspirits]

"Emma" has always been my favorite of Jane Austen's books.

[bunnyboo]

I'm really looking forward to it! I've heard great things.

[earthspirits]

I just thought of another Victorian woman writer - Vernon Lee. She's most famous for her supernatural tales. Her work is available on Kindle and in paperback.

[bunnyboo]

Thank you again for the recommendation!

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

Oh, tell me when you start Emma! I'm thinking of reading Sense and Sensibility sometime soon.

[bunnyboo]

I'll start Emma after Dracula. I'm about halfway through right now, so maybe another week or week-and-a-half?

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

Awesome! I have this idea of us reading it together for the hell of it. XD What do you think?

[bunnyboo]

Sure! I have my copy already (COVID preppin') so if you'd like, I can wait to start reading until you get yours. :)

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

Got ahead read when ready! I've got a free copy on my Nook! I do have Sense and Sensibility in paperback, so if that ever comes up, I'm prepared.

[bunnyboo]

Gotcha. I'll start reading tomorrow!

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

Sorry for the late reply! I just saw this.

How's the reading going?

[bunnyboo]

Slow going so far. I'm relearning how to read Austen!

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

Relearning to read Austen is where I'm at too, and I'm only in chapter two! I understand it, but there's this certain mode you have to be in, you know?

[bunnyboo]

Ha! We're in synch. Just finished chapter 2. :)

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

Where are you now? I'm afraid I'm behind. I'm one of those people that read multiple books at once. XD

[bunnyboo]

Don't worry about it! I actually haven't touched the book for the past few days. Just been busy. ;)

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

I'm one of those people who wants to be a Jane Austen fan, but has not read much of her writing. I've mainly read Lady Susan and to chapter seven in Emma. Pathetic isn't it? LOL

[bunnyboo]

I haven't read Lady Susan. I actually find Austen really difficult to get into... when the font is tiny. When it's regularly sized and with plenty of editor's notes (Please, editor. Remind me what it means to "quiz" someone or what a hansom is!), it's really enjoyable!

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

Lady Susan is hilarious and bitchy. It's written in the format of letters, so every section is a letter sent to so-and-so, usually complaining about someone else based on a letter they received. XD

Editor's notes are a must! And you're right about getting into Austen. I sometimes feel like I need a dictionary from that era in order to read on.

[bunnyboo]

I shall add that to my reading list. Bitchy Austen letters are my jam.

A friend lent me a copy of "What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew." It's like a mini textbook specifically answering questions about daily life from the Regency era through the Victorians. Very useful!

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

I've seen that book floating around the 'Net. There's a book I want that's similar, but focuses on the Tudor era.

[bunnyboo]

Oh, that sounds interesting. Do you have the name?

[perhin_madoc_gamgins]

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Book-Tudors-Annie-Bullen/dp/0750993383/ref=asc_df_0750993383/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475873515737&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16845593472349394564&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9012641&hvtargid=pla-907907122455&psc=1