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Flight of Fancy?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

“But now suppose as much as you chuse; give a loose to your fancy, indulge your imagination in every possible flight which the subject will afford …”  (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 60) I’ve taken Lizzy’s advice and indulged my imagination … Continue reading →

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Truth Hurts!

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

“This is not pleasant to you, Emma – and it is very far from pleasant to me, but I must, I will, – I will tell you truths while I can, satisfied with proving myself your friend by very faithful … Continue reading →

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Care to Take a Turn?

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Shannon Winslow

“I do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing when one has a motive; only three miles. I shall be back by dinner.” (Pride and Prejudice, chapter 7) With blizzards about to bury the mid-west in a … Continue reading →

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The Stories of Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

> “This is quite the season indeed for friendly meetings. At Christmas everybody invites their friends about them, and people think little of even the worst weather. I was snowed up at a friend’s house once for a week. Nothing … Continue reading →

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Call to Adventure

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be a heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against … Continue reading →

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Any Other Place

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

“Such a fortnight as it has been!” he continued; “every day more precious and delightful than the day before! – every day making me less fit to bear any other place. Happy those, who can remain at Highbury!” (Frank Churchill, … Continue reading →

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The Pleasure of a Good Novel

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

“The person … who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid. I have read Mrs. Radcliffe’s works, and most of them with great pleasure. The Mysteries of Udolpho, when I had once begun it, I could … Continue reading →

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Polluted Shades

Posted on August 11, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

“Heaven and earth! – of what are you thinking? Are the shades of Pelmberley to be thus polluted?” Did you know that pollution is not a problem exclusively of the modern era? Lady Catherine de Bourgh, as you see from … Continue reading →

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Starting Out

Posted on June 15, 2010 by Shannon Winslow

Authoring a blog should be a piece of cake for a compulsive writer. I have opinions about almost everything, after all. But, then, I realize the world may not be particularly interested in my ideas about proper dental hygiene, base jumping, … Continue reading →

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