Comments on: Austen Letters Exhibition at the Morgan Library

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:18:22 +0000

I enjoyed the movie, and the exhibit. Such amazing handwriting! And, why no transcriptions?

But I can’t help wondering how Jane Austen would have reacted, if Cornel West actually did give her a hug. I don’t think the hug was big in 1817.

By: Nuria

Nuria — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:30:56 +0000

Thank you for the links, Mag.

Thank you for all the info about the paper and how to handle it… I was about to have a heart attack!

Btw, I loved the comment of Fran Lewobitz at the end… I won’t say, in case someone hasn’t seen it yet.

Never is too late to move to NYC, what is an ocean nowadays?

By: di12381

di12381 — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:10:22 +0000

I loved it, its amazing how tiny her handwriting was and how she could write with just ink and paper. I will be going back.

By: Jen K

Jen K — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:46:43 +0000

Thank you all you paper-knowing people!! I nearly tore the bench apart while watching that woman paw her way through Lady Susan. Loved the hug idea

By: Allison T.

Allison T. — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:36:31 +0000

Outstanding film! I really enjoyed the 6 JA-lovers’ comments and found them very insightful. Well done, very well done indeed.

By: Sandra_in_the_US

Sandra_in_the_US — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:39:47 +0000

The brittleness of the paper is more a function of its composition than its age. Cotton-linen rag ages beautifully. Wood-pulp, with its high acid content, not so much. Or at all, really.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:40 +0000

My husband worked for years in a rare library collection and while some old books are handled with gloves because of their pages being brittle, others are directly handled because oils on our hands actually preserve the pages (keeps them from getting brittle in the first place). The first time I saw a librarian flipping through a 300 hundred year old Shakespeare volume I had the same question. Just wanted to assure you that they’re not injuring Jane’s precious papers. I can’t wait to see Lady Susan!

By: The Morgan’s exhibition: The Divine Jane « b&k m online

The Morgan’s exhibition: The Divine Jane « b&k m online — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:03:59 +0000

[...] has assembled a collection of Jane Austen's letters and manuscripts in a special exhibition (via AustenBlog). It looks like an amazing show. Maybe I'll have to find my way to New York before the middle of [...]

By: Ben M

Ben M — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:01:54 +0000

Too bad Minneapolis is so far from New York. That looks like an exciting exhibition.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:56:10 +0000

I just went to see the exhibit today! I LOVED it. Being the person that I am, I took notes all over my map so I’d remember what I saw — and as small as a room that it was, I sure saw a lot. If you can make it to NYC, you should definitely check it out!