But the Jane Austen Society is not happy. The custodians of everything about the great
English novelist have said Sanditon would have no claim to Jane Austen in a second series.
Asked if Bridgerton would influence the amount of sex in Sanditon, Maureen Stiller, the society s honorary secretary, said: Since neither a prospective second series of Sanditon nor Bridgerton can claim any connection whatsoever with Jane Austen s writings, I think in those circumstances the programme commissioners are better placed than the Jane Austen Society to determine what their audience s taste is likely to be for either.
But, she was asked, would the society approve of a second Sanditon season?
Top 10 Personal Facts About Famous Historical Figures
Stuck in stories that are embellished or written with old facts, famous figures often do not bring their entire selves to the table. They may have been superb leaders or artists, but they had habits and made mistakes like any ordinary Joe.
New and rare facts can reintroduce a historical character on a more human level, revealing triumphs and struggles with family, signs of future greatness in childhood, and even devastating secrets. Most of all, personal tidbits enrich the linear story that made the person famous. How these well-known figures dealt with others, died, and hid images in their work or scandals in their lives can give us a better understanding of their authentic histories.
I had another fabulous reading year filled with new authors and old standbys, and I am excited to wrap up 2020 by sharing one more set of my favorite books published this year.
Since moving to Oregon in 2018, I have been trying to catch up on regional authors. Confession: I still havenât read âHoney in the Hornâ by H.L. Davis, the only Oregon book that has won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. I promise to read and talk about it in 2021.
In the meantime, one of my favorite Oregon books was âStorm Beat: A Journalist Reports From the Oregon Coastâ by Lori Tobias. As a newspaper reporter, mostly for the Oregonian, Tobias covered many of the Coastâs biggest stories of the 21st century. Storm Beat provides the inside scoop on some of those cases, but it is just as much about Tobiasâ adaptation to a remote, rugged landscape and the changes in the newspaper world on her career.
âThe Jane Austen Society, by Natalie Jenner
In Jennerâs delightful debut, a group of people are united by the goal of preserving an iconic literary figure. In post-WWII Chawton, England, farmer Adam Berwick embarks on a quest to honor the legacy of Jane Austen, seeking the help of his doctor, Benjamin Gray, to establish a museum in the cottage where Austen lived. The two men form the Jane Austen Society with former schoolteacher and young widow Adeline Grove. The societyâs membership grows to include solicitor Andrew Forrester; Frances Knight, whose family owns the cottage and the Great House once belonging to Janeâs brother; and young maid Evie Stone, who has catalogued valuable books from the library at the Great House. When Francesâs father dies, his will leaves her without a claim to the cottage if a male heir is found, and the society bands together to try to purchase the cottage and preserve the valuable books that Evie has catalogued. Jennerâs i
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