His Cunning or Hers - Persuasion sequel published online
His Cunning or Hers by June Menzies, an epistolary Persuasion sequel that was published for a gift to attendees of the 1993 JASNA AGM, is now available to read on JASNA’s website, complete with Juliet McMaster’s original illustrations. The story features, as you may have guessed from the title, Penelope Clay and Mr. Elliot’s post-novel adventures.
Once you are finished reading, we suggest not missing the author’s note at the end…it’s a bit spoilery, so don’t read ahead of time, but we smiled over the attention to detail, and especially appreciated this part:
I am appalled and stunned to discover the three-volume Concordance to Jane Austen. Heart sinks at the thought of validating every word, though I appreciate the use of “nice” and “stupid” and avoidance of “afternoon.” Note: Stick to suiting the style to the character and situation and take my chances with anachronisms.
Exactly.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
Fabulous. Thanks for posting.
June 11th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
This was such a good read. I haven’t been tempted to read any of the other sequels, but this was worth the time.
June 14th, 2008 at 3:08 pm
This is definitely among the very best sequels I’ve ever come across. And the illustrations are a hoot!