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"Of music! Then pray speak aloud. It is of all subjects my delight. I must have my share in the conversation, if you are speaking of music. There are few people in England, I suppose, who have more true enjoyment of music than myself, or a better natural taste. If I had ever learnt, I should have been a great proficient.” Lady Catherine de Bourgh speaking in Pride and Prejudice chapter 31
Topic: Marie Sprayberry will read from and discuss What Jane Austen Didn't Tell Us!: The Backstories of the Characters in Pride and Prejudice
When: Saturday April 21, 2018 at 1 pm
Where: Pittsford Barnes and Noble Community Room
There is no doubt
that Jane Austen’s characters truly come alive for many of her fans. They
interest and engage us throughout the novels. We often want to know so much
more about them, where they came from before the novel started, and where they
went after the novel ended.
About all we know of Lady Catherine de Bough is that she
would have been a great proficient had she ever learnt. But what of the rest of the characters? What Jane Austen Didn't Tell Us!: The Backstories
of the Characters in Pride and Prejudice fills us in on the backstories
of 17 of Jane Austen’s characters in this novel. Written by a collection of authors, including
our own Marie Sprayberry, this book will help satisfy your curiosity about the
background of many of Jane Austen’s characters. Marie will be at our April
meeting to discuss the book.
As Marie describes
the event:
“A. Marie Sprayberry
("Syracuse Marie") will read aloud from her chapter about Lady
Catherine de Bourgh in the newly released ebook, What Jane Austen
Didn't Tell Us!: The Backstories of the Characters in Pride and
Prejudice. In addition to the reading, Marie will give some insights
into her family inspiration for Lady Catherine's backstory, provide some
perspective on her experience of contributing to a communal project, and read
at least one favorite bit that landed on the cutting room floor!
Marie has worked
for over 30 years from her Syracuse home for Guilford Publications, Inc., of
New York City. She was formerly Regional Coordinator for the JASNA Syracuse
Region before the Syracuse and Rochester Regions were merged into JASNA CWNY,
and she continues to serve on the JASNA CWNY executive committee.
And although the
book is currently only available on Amazon as an ebook, two hard-to-obtain hard
copies, autographed by Marie to the winners, will be raffled off to benefit
JASNA CWNY at the meeting. So come and "have [your] share of the
conversation" (a classic Lady Catherine line!), as well as your chance to
win one of the books!”
The book can be
found as an ebook here. Marie has also written a blog post entitled Lady
Catherine, My Grandmother and Me, which can be found here. So please join
us. Perhaps we will learn more about Mary Bennett, who had learnt, but was not
necessarily a great proficient.
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