My Year With Jane

“I will be calm; I will be mistress of myself.”

Chapter 45-end While I, obviously, love Jane Austen, her endings are lacking. If I’m remembering correctly from my last reads, she does improve upon them in her later novels, but early on, they feel rushed. Like she has run out of steam to finish the book, so she speeds through with the bare minimum to,…

“Well, I am convinced that there is a vast deal of inconsistency in almost every human character.”

Chapters 39-44 The Dashwood sisters are finally going to make their way back to Barton Cottage. But, before they leave, a few more awkward encounters. Colonel Brandon, hearing of Edward’s misfortunes, meets with Elinor to gauge Edward’s interest in the living at his estate, Delaford. Colonel Brandon apologizes for the small size of the rectory,…