Comments on: REVIEW: Lost in Austen: Create Your Own Jane Austen Adventure by Emma Campbell Webster

By: Marlene

Marlene — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:16:21 +0000

Yes, Jane Austen’s Juvenilia were extreme, unsubtle, and melodramatic. But they were the work of a young girl who was using literary parody as a means of rejecting the faults of the popular novels of the time. She was both attracted to and critical of such novels. In the end, she carved her place in literary history by choosing to write about the events of everyday life and by focusing on her heroines’ inner lives rather than forcing melodrama upon them. Her juvenilia, while fun to read, were never meant to be published. If Austen had published just the juvenilia, she would not be Austen.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 14:33:51 +0000

Hmmm. Extreme, unsubtle, and melodramatic? Sounds more than a bit like Austen’s Juvenilia. This book is a hoot.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 17:58:14 +0000

Ooooh, I know what I’m spending the Borders Gift Card I got for my birthday on!

Of course they won’t have it in stock just to spite me. . .

By: Anna

Anna — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 21:22:36 +0000

My dad brought me back this book last night. Can’t wait to explore it.

By: Elizabeth K. Mahon

Elizabeth K. Mahon — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:07:49 +0000

I totally loved this book, and I can’t wait to go back and see what adventures I missed. I particularly loved the sojourn I took through Northanger Abbey, Fanny in the attic, and meeting the gypsies in the woods.

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:38:14 +0000

Yes I’d have to agree it is pure genius. That’s my sis, that is. Something you just definately can’t improve on. I’ll write a proper review once I get my gorgeous gold plated signed edition next week but my oppinion probably doesn’t really count so much. Thanks for reading tho. x

By: Mags

Mags — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:17:09 +0000

Hi Kylie! Sorry about that! And I know what you mean about marrying Mr. Tilney. How can you improve on that?

By: Dianna

Dianna — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 09:15:07 +0000

This sounds most excellent Even if I don’t buy it myself, I’ll certainly borrow it!

By: Kylie

Kylie — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:42:43 +0000

somebody who got caught in the spam filter accidentally got deleted.

That was me, I think! I just said that I’ll probably never read the whole book, because I’ll end up marrying Mr. Tilney every time I’ve ordered the book and I can’t wait

By: Jenny E.

Jenny E. — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:23:26 +0000

I also love this book and Jasper Fforde. I’m a librarian and I reviewed the book for our September library newsletter. Even though my outcome wasn’t what I would have hoped I still enjoyed reading it. And I plan on reading it again….and again…and again.