Fanny: The Day After
Lots of mixed views about MP07 amongst the Janeite diaspora. A sampling of online and press opinions tend more towards positive, while rank-and-file Janeite opinion (at least on AustenBlog) tends toward the unenthralled. It should, however, be noted that we had at least one bright soul post who is raring to read the book after seeing the movie, so we chalk that up to a positive (though she seemed to be afraid the ending might be different in the book). Too bad The Telegraph isn’t giving out copies of the novels anymore–we think after the adaptations were shown would have been the ideal time to do it. (Our copies arrived today at AustenBlog World Headquarters! Many thanks to Kathleen for collecting them! They are quite lovely editions that the Editrix will keep in her Sanctum Sanctorum.) (more…)
