Mr. Firth expands his repertoire
We know what they meant, but it made us giggle anyway.
In addition to the books written by Jane Austen, we offer the following selections about her writings: Jane Austen by Harold Bloom; Jane Austen by Carol Shields; James Austen’s Emma by Denis Constanduros; Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey; Jane Austen’s Persuasion; Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice by Colin Firth; and Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility by Alexander Baron.
(emphasis ours)
No wonder the poor man is so closely identified with P&P!
December 17th, 2004 at 1:51 pm
James Austen wrote a book called Emma too? Maybe takes Mr. Elton a bit more seriously?
December 17th, 2004 at 2:06 pm
Copieeditters fur Jaine!
December 17th, 2004 at 10:00 pm
Seriously, though, wouldn’t that be a fascinating idea - JA novels as if written by her brothers & sisters? Maybe it’s been done?
December 18th, 2004 at 2:33 pm
James could never have written Emma. MP maybe. Henry could have written Emma.
December 18th, 2004 at 8:21 pm
I’ll bet Francis could have written a pretty good novel - better than Capt. Marryatt. Those RN Captains had a dry succinct style, perfected under sometimes trying conditions! His daughter, Mrs. Hubback, turned out half-a-dozen best sellers so it was in his genes…