Comments on: Georgiana http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/10/11/georgiana/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:20:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: John Greenfield http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/10/11/georgiana/#comment-323463 John Greenfield Sun, 12 Oct 2008 03:01:38 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6051#comment-323463 Perhaps. But remember Austen first wrote P&P in the late 1790s during Georgiana's prime - she would have been in her late 30s/early 40s. This early writing date might also explain Austen's complete silence on Napoleon. Of course that could also just be a concious decision on her part, even when she revised the novel 15 years later. Perhaps. But remember Austen first wrote P&P in the late 1790s during Georgiana’s prime – she would have been in her late 30s/early 40s. This early writing date might also explain Austen’s complete silence on Napoleon. Of course that could also just be a concious decision on her part, even when she revised the novel 15 years later.

]]> By: Nicholas Gruen http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/10/11/georgiana/#comment-323324 Nicholas Gruen Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:08:22 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6051#comment-323324 John, The Duke's Residence is supposed to be Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice. Georgiana also figures in Sheridan's School for Scandal. But Jane Austen is a bit late for her heyday. Perhaps she took her as a model looking back. John,

The Duke’s Residence is supposed to be Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice. Georgiana also figures in Sheridan’s School for Scandal. But Jane Austen is a bit late for her heyday. Perhaps she took her as a model looking back.

]]> By: John Greenfield http://clubtroppo.com.au/2008/10/11/georgiana/#comment-323273 John Greenfield Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:48:32 +0000 http://clubtroppo.com.au/?p=6051#comment-323273 Nicholas, a few years ago I was stranded at a friend's place after I sprained my ankle. The book next to the guest bed was a biography of Georgiana by Amanda Foreman. At that stage of my life it was absolutely not my reading style. Once I picked it up I couldn't put it down. In fact, it tuned me on to biography as a genre. You should read it. Oh, and a bit of trivia I deduced. This is the same georgiana as Mr. Darcy's sister in Pride and Prejudice! http://www.amazon.com/Georgiana-Duchess-Devonshire-Library-Paperbacks/dp/0375753834 Nicholas, a few years ago I was stranded at a friend’s place after I sprained my ankle. The book next to the guest bed was a biography of Georgiana by Amanda Foreman. At that stage of my life it was absolutely not my reading style. Once I picked it up I couldn’t put it down. In fact, it tuned me on to biography as a genre. You should read it. Oh, and a bit of trivia I deduced. This is the same georgiana as Mr. Darcy’s sister in Pride and Prejudice!

http://www.amazon.com/Georgiana-Duchess-Devonshire-Library-Paperbacks/dp/0375753834

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