 Romance/Love: April 12, 2006 Issue [#976] |
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"There is safety in reserve, but no attraction. One cannot love a reserved person." - Jane Austen
"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance." - Jane Austen
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Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Jane Austen, born in village of Steventon in Hampshire, was one of eight children. Her father chose homeschooling as method of education. He had a extensive library which led to Jane's constant reading. As a child, she and her older sister Cassandra performed plays to amuse themselves. At the age of 14, Jane wrote her first novel, Love and Friendship.
During her twenties Jane Austen wrote the novels that were later to be re-worked and published as Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Northanger Abbey. Though she never married, she is said to have been in love once with a gentleman she met at the seashore, however he died immediately thereafter without even leaving his name. There are many who claim her novel, "Persuasion" was about this mysterious lover.
When her parents were ready to retire they decided to move to Bath, away from the countryside she had grown accustomed to. In Bath, Jane found life difficult. She wasn't able to write as easily as she had in Steventon. While living there she accepted a marriage proposal from Harris Bigg-Wither, a wealthy landowner, but she changed her mind overnight. It's said that she may have only accepted the proposal in the first place because she lived in a society where marriage was the only possible goal for a woman.
In 1801 Austen's father passed away leaving Jane's brothers responsible for financial matters. The Austen women had to reside with Jane's naval brother Frank and his wife Mary in Southampton. Jane's creative writing was nonexistant there.
In 1809 Jane's brother, Edward offered his mother and sisters a permanent home on his Chawton estate close to her beloved homeland of Hampshire. The Austen ladies decided to accept his offer and move to the estate. In the next seven and a half years, she revised Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813) and published them, followed by a period of intense productivity. Mansfield Park came out in 1814, followed by Emma in 1816. Persuasion and Northanger Abbey were published posthumously.
While Jane Austen was alive, she chose to publish her books anonymously. "By a Lady" replaced Jane's name on her published works.
 Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Mansfield Park have all been made into movies.
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 Hotchic1  : Dear Romance Editor, I like this letter, and because I am a romance at heart too. Dear Grandma, I loved you so,how your fingers tickled the ivory keys of our grand piano.I will always remember how you smelled like lilacs, and perfume how the smell lingered on like a bouquet of beautiful flowers.Your piano playing had the room a swaying.Your lovely song rhythmed until dawn.Dear Grandma, I loved you until the day the music stop playing.I looked for you to play the grand piano, but you were no where found and that left alot hearts crying.Dear Grandma, I loved you so,and will never forget how your music filled our hearts with song, and made the room a swaying.
Dr Taher writes again! : This was a most wonderful letter. I was just thinking: What if I were to write a letter to my daughter, or mom or dad, or someone equally close? Would that also qualify to be a "love letter" (since I love them too)?
I recently penned a letter to my 15 year old daughter and believe me, the emotions that went into it (and flowed back out from her eyes as precious tears) were as genuine as the ones Truman did in his letters to Bess! Only, the love was of a different (and in my opinion, higher) plane altogether. Thank you for a lovely NL. - Taher
FG - The Power of the Circle : I thoroughly enjoyed reading those love letters. What passion! I think romance has suffered a little through the internet etc. I still love writing and receiving snail mail in general and have a bundle of love letters written by me/from my husband when we first started courting over the miles that separated us - our long distance relationship was definitely inspired through this means. Some excellent links too! Thanks!
Sarah Rae : I just HAD to respond to your newsletter about romance letters. Anyone who knows me knows I have been limited to emails and snail mail with the one I adore. It's been frustrating just as frequently as it's been wonderful. He's not the best of writers, but even the worst of writers can make their loved one smile with a sweet "I love you" to end their letters. Plus, you can keep letters for years and reread the words shared on paper. You can't do that with spoken conversations. Perhaps that's what makes letters so sweet.
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