anghraine: vader extending his lightsaber; text: and now for the airing of grievances! (warning)
Back at HG, there used to be regular drabblefests; of course, when the supernatural one came around, I couldn't help but leap on the opportunity to mix Austen and magic.  Here are the first two.



Sword and Sorcery! )


Shades of Pemberley )
anghraine: vader extending his lightsaber; text: and now for the airing of grievances! (muse)

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Awhile ago, I got enmeshed in a rather infuriating Georgiana discussion, and while I had no interest in continuing to beat my head against a brick wall, I’ve heard the comparison so often, in so many places, without the slightest trace of irony – ever – that I decided this deserves its own bit of space.

Austen all but whacks us over the head with the parallels between the two girls.

 

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anghraine: vader extending his lightsaber; text: and now for the airing of grievances! (intj)
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Usually, Austen takes painstaking care to fit the pieces of her puzzles together seamlessly. Pride and Prejudice, in particular, is a miracle of internal consistency. To all appearances, the cast of over twenty differing personalities achieve a suspiciously neat conclusion by acting, and being, perfectly “in-character” as they pursue their own ends. On the surface, it looks merely fortuitous; any attempt to deconstruct the shiny, sparkly, straightforward plot quickly demonstrates otherwise. It is put together very, very well.

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