November came and left a feel of nostalgia. Listening to the rain outside, soundtrack of my dying heart. Spring is so far away.

The Austenian Confession

The art is not so much in the climactic moment of truth as in the building of an exquisitely delicate and elaborate scaffolding of indirect character interactions that assuredly leads up to a declaration of love. Austen, the genius of social observation and emotional subtlety that threads through her very interactions, layers it into the narrative, so that when and Austen confession arrives, it does feel both inevitable and profound.

Austen's confessions are never straightforwardly that of revealing a secret or of love; there is a great point of culmination in them, a great crescendo of many small exchanges, looks, instances, which, taken singly, would indeed seem trivial, but here they burst in their meaning in the context of the novel. Such indirect moments of interaction would be the platform on which Austen builds the emotional weight, sustaining for the confession. That mechanism has given Austen the ability to delve into the subtleties of her personages' feelings and their interrelations in the manner that comes off as really realistic.

I mean, LOOK at Persuasion. The quiet constancy of Anne Elliot, and the long-felt dislike of Captain Wentworth, now and then making as striking a comment on the canvas of lounging glances and overheard discourses. Plotted through years of separation and silent longing, the climax of their story comes with Wentworth's letter: a confession of love that will always last, now stronger for the time lost, and the words left unspoken between them. Therefore, this letter—culminating in so many delicate, intelligent, passionate, and classically Austenian moments that Wentworth's voice in it has been called one of Austen's masterstrokes—allows the author to eavesdrop up close, through Austen's skill at creating moments of confession deeply tied to the character's emotional journey and the social context that formed it.

So we see how Austen crafts confessional moments—stolen, rising, tight—between characters that are as pivotal to the plot as they are deeply revealing of character, focusing on the gradual build of tension and understanding. These moments light up the social moral and norm of Austen's time; they seem to show how many of her characters were constrained and pressurized, yet also full of resourcefulness, wit, and a wealth of emotion.

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I was reluctant not dauntless enough to continue watching the following seasons of Sanditon (S2 & S3) because of Sidney Parker's (portrayed by Theo James) departure from the show.

But I'm glad I shrugged off that thought 😊

I made the right decision to stream seasons 2 & 3!!! AHHH I ardently love how Mr Alexander Colbourne was introduced to Charlotte's life. Their dynamics, the mutual pining of feelings, the angst!!! 🔥😍

Glad they got their happy ending 💖

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No life is eternal, but your life is the closet to it. Happy Birthday Dear Jane. You are still remembered every day.

Pride and Prejudice“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.” - Pride and Prejudice

Spring lives on inside.

Do I really need to have a job for a living??? Is it not enough to live for saying hi to the moon, for scheming through libraries for hours just to feel warm, for sighing happily at that first sip of coffee on a misty afternoon, for smiling at every dog you pass by, for looking at the stars and feeling infinite, for peeling oranges for your lover, for walking through strawberry fields before dawn, for watching pride and prejudice for the 150th time and still being amazed, for writing a shitty poetry the first time you fell in love????

210 years ago, Pride and Prejudice was publish! (28 January 1813) Picture found on: @google #janeausten #janeaustenfan #book #books #prideandprejudice #1813 #novel #novels https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9amwuIjAN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

long time fan? persuasion newbie? If you can’t get enough persuasion, watch rational creatures too! 💌

free to watch! season one is out now and the story will wrap up with season two, releasing later this summer

modern adaptation

Latina lead

possibly the only version to include flashbacks to Wentworth and Anne’s backstory? 

all the pining and yearning looks your heart desires

(almost) everyone is queer! bi lighting! 💖💜💙 lesbian dog moms! oh my god they were roommates! bisexual disasters! aro rep!

all the cozy, soft romantic dramedy ✨vibes ✨

😌 I would like a sweet elder sister like Jane Bennet in my life,

😽a cute little sister like Georgiana Darcy,

💛a caring aunt and uncle like Mrs and Mrs Gardiner,

🫂a close cousin like Colonel Fitzwilliam,

⭐a nice best friend like Charles Bingley,

🤝a good and loyal employee like Mrs Reynolds,

❤️an ardently in love husband like Fitzwilliam Darcy.

"You are so used to living alone that you don't know how to appreciate the value of company..."

Jane Austen | Emma.