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 Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:06 pm
I can't find the title. I'll have to see if I can Google it or something. I do believe, however, that it was part of what is known as her "Juvenilia" (the things she wrote as a teenager). That might help some.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:12 pm
I have a collection of her Juvenila that I haven't read yet. It has Lady Susan, The Watsons, and Sandition in it. Do any of those ring a bell?
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:14 pm
I believe that Northanger Abbey was based on one of her earlier manuscripts that had the name "Susan" in it, but I'm not sure if it was "Susan" or "Lady Susan."
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:16 pm
I know that Northanger Abbey was originally entitled Susan. The weird thing is that there isn't a Susan in the entire book.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:20 pm
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:21 pm
Oh, and about Northanger Abbey: I think Catherine might have originally been named Susan.
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:25 pm
I'll look at it tomorrow. I'm about to keel over. xp But... The British Library... whee I want to work for the British Library... if you know what I mean.... heart
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Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 9:27 pm
Yes, Yomiko, I know exactly what you mean. blaugh
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 1:26 pm
I'm glad Austen changed it to Catherine because Catherine is a very gothicy name, so it fits the theme of the parody better. Like, almost every gothic novel I've ever read has a Catherine in it.
Did someone say something about Wuthering Heights?
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 6:20 pm
I mentioned Wuthering Heights. I bought a copy of Villette recently, but I haven't had a chance to read it yet.
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:10 pm
I know this is kind of off topic, but Chibi, have you read The Female Quixote yet? I know that you told me you bought it a few months ago, but I couldn't remember whether or not you'd actually gotten around to reading it. And yes, I want to borrow it when you're done. wink
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:30 pm
Mademoiselle Alvinette I know this is kind of off topic, but Chibi, have you read The Female Quixote yet? I know that you told me you bought it a few months ago, but I couldn't remember whether or not you'd actually gotten around to reading it. And yes, I want to borrow it when you're done. wink I haven't gotten around to reading it yet. sad I rarely have time to do anything other than assigned homework. And when I've been reading all day for my classes, pulling out a book isn't what I do to relax. I get on Gaia instead. sweatdrop I do most of my reading when I'm not bogged down in reading assignments for my many English courses. And yes, you may borrow it. wink
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:37 pm
Woohoo!
I'm reading Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters right now. It's hard to describe, but it's definitely fun escapist reading!
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:46 pm
Did you read Sense and Sensibility first?
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Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 8:48 pm
Oh yeah. That was my first Austen. I read it in ninth grade. The other two I've read are Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.
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