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Natalie Jenner:
Hi! I've read "Pride and Prejudice", my first Jane Austen work. I've not read many of the female British authors (no Walcott, no Austen until P&P; little Eliot and little Bronte sisters) What do you suggest for my next Jane Austen novel?
Natalie Jenner
EMMA.
This is considered by many scholars to be the first detective novel ever written. You can get lost for decades trying to discern all the clues, Easter eggs, and red herrings that Austen stuffed into the text. Everything from a slightly sweaty brow during a strawberry-picking excursion, to a most unsentimental grown man holding onto someone's aspirational TBR list. Every time I read EMMA, I pick up on something new. One famous fan stated that he reread all of Austen's books in order because, if he didn't, he would just read EMMA over and over again. Enjoy!
This is considered by many scholars to be the first detective novel ever written. You can get lost for decades trying to discern all the clues, Easter eggs, and red herrings that Austen stuffed into the text. Everything from a slightly sweaty brow during a strawberry-picking excursion, to a most unsentimental grown man holding onto someone's aspirational TBR list. Every time I read EMMA, I pick up on something new. One famous fan stated that he reread all of Austen's books in order because, if he didn't, he would just read EMMA over and over again. Enjoy!
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