Jane Austen's manuscripts

[@RossiniSoprano]

This kind of detailed information brings us even closer to Jane Austen and to understanding her as a writer. Thank you!

[@ginafromcologne9281]

It would be interesting to read one of her novels in the original manuscript, where you could still see the parts she crossed out.

[@e_lo777]

Great video. I love Jane Austen and love her style of writing!

[@theodorefweitzenbaumsr.4061]

ℐ 𝓀𝓃ℴ𝓌. ℐ𝓉𝓈 𝒶𝓌𝓈ℴ𝓂ℯ.

[@blurrystar]

Fascinating. Thank you for this series.

[@debbiehenri345]

Interesting about the style of punctuation - I struggle to stop myself from flooding my writing with dashes and commas!

[@joepalooka2145]

If you make a list of the world's greatest novelists--- (in my humble opinion I put Cervantes at the top, because "Don Quixote" is still the world's greatest novel) ---- Jane Austen is in the top five. There's no differentiation between women and men here. It's all about the ability to use thought and language in a highly developed way, to tell interesting stories featuring fully developed characters whom we can all relate to. Jane Austen's skills are supreme among novelists of any generation and nationality.

[@mariaalicia4686]

thanks for sharing more culture!!

[@janeaustencentre]

Growing Older With Jane Austen is a fascinating read, allowing a great parade of characters to take their turn centre-stage. A full review can be found at: www.janeausten.co.uk/growing-older-with-jane-austen-by-maggie-lane-a-review/

[@delflorida2480]

Were her manuscripts in booklet form? Had read that somewhere. Dense writing because writing in a booklet? Also did she write the manuscripts for six novels, about 900,000 words, at a little round table at Chawton Cottage, or on the mahogany writing box/portable writing desk her father gave her at age 19? Having a slanted writing surface perfect for lengthy writing? (Her writing Box is at the British Library.)

[@zimojiang1632]

Wanting a facsimile of the manuscript

[@stefert786]

Jane Austen's manuscripts have less empty space than my bank account.

[@jaredjohannson3039]

how the hell did anyone read that handwriting holy, how cool

[@Mr.SLovesTheSacredHeartofJesus]

This is a very interesting presentation. What I think that this lady has forgotten. Is that Jane Austin like most of us was poor. She used every inch of space she had because she didn't have much paper. And it was expensive. Those are the honest, and more practical and mundane reasons for using every inch of space available. I would think that would be pretty obvious.

[@Musicienne-DAB1995]

Jane Austen wasn't anywhere near poor. She was from the landed gentry; not as rich as many of her acquaintances, but far from real destitution. Paper was expensive, but given the lengths of all of her novels put together, clearly she wasn't lacking in it. (She also wrote untold numbers of letters to and may have kept a diary.)

[@mysteriousaccount1730]

Shoutout to 1L who are watching this...

[@ameliefreiss7119]

Yooooooooo big up to 1L !!!!!!!

[@mysteriousaccount1730]

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[@ameliefreiss7119]

We are so connected !!!!!! It's incredible! LMAO

[@mysteriousaccount1730]

We're talking here instead of working tho

[@ameliefreiss7119]

YEEEEESSSSSS it's totally true!!!!!!

[@ashb9254]

Can't read a single word

[@dorothywillis1]

I can. Perhaps it's because I use cursive and have throughout a long life. The people I'm around also use cursive. I'm used to it.

[@pogchamp6036]

Had to watch this lame ass video for school

[@july20211]

不錯，但是在文物手稿真跡前說話，還是用英國腔，難保口水不會噴在手稿上。