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Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen
The first Jane Austen sequel ever written!
Originally published in 1914, this charming and original sequel to the novels of Jane Austen intertwines the lives of the most beloved characters from all six Austen novels with new characters of the author's devising. Inventive matchmaking leads numerous pairs of lovers through the inevitable (and entertaining) difficulties they...more
Originally published in 1914, this charming and original sequel to the novels of Jane Austen intertwines the lives of the most beloved characters from all six Austen novels with new characters of the author's devising. Inventive matchmaking leads numerous pairs of lovers through the inevitable (and entertaining) difficulties they...more
Paperback, 377 pages
Published
July 1st 2007
by Sourcebooks Landmark
(first published 1914)
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This "imaginary sequel" to the novels of Jane Austen is distinct from the plethora of published Austen fan fiction in two ways. Firstly, it is the first such work ever published, in 1913, which made it of interest to me (I probably wouldn't have sought it out otherwise). Secondly, it includes characters from all six of Austen's novels, a very ambitious undertaking which makes for quite a crowded book.
While nothing in the style of writing or characterization grated, the language did seem a little...more
While nothing in the style of writing or characterization grated, the language did seem a little...more
Originally written in 1913 (published in 1914), Old Friends and New Fancies is the first Jane Austen sequel ever created. It has been newly published by Sourcebooks. The book is a first in many ways. It is unique too. It is a sequel to all SIX Jane Austen novels: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, and Sense and Sensibility. You'll find several of your best-loved and best-love-to-hate characters within its pages.
At its heart, Old Friends and New Fancies is a...more
I wish I could give 2 and 1/2 stars - that would be a more accurate rating for me.
I liked how the author incorporated most of the people from JA's novels. Having certain characters fall in love with each other seemed realistic and I was happy with the romantic pairings.
BUT - I never felt emotionally invested in what was happening. The characters just kind of moved around from here to there and had things happen to them. I guess that is the genius of JA (or any good writer) - the reader is made t...more
I liked how the author incorporated most of the people from JA's novels. Having certain characters fall in love with each other seemed realistic and I was happy with the romantic pairings.
BUT - I never felt emotionally invested in what was happening. The characters just kind of moved around from here to there and had things happen to them. I guess that is the genius of JA (or any good writer) - the reader is made t...more
This is one of the better Austen spin-offs that I've read. It does pull in characters
from all the novels, and assumes that you know their backstories, so you'll be totally
lost if all you know is "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility". The
characters' behavior is generally consistent with what we already knew of them, and
various incidents from the novels are echoed in this one. We get at least a little
of all the heroines, plus everyone's favorite villainess, Lucy Steele.
The story follow...more
from all the novels, and assumes that you know their backstories, so you'll be totally
lost if all you know is "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility". The
characters' behavior is generally consistent with what we already knew of them, and
various incidents from the novels are echoed in this one. We get at least a little
of all the heroines, plus everyone's favorite villainess, Lucy Steele.
The story follow...more
Genre: Jane Austen Sequel
How I read it: I own the book.
What attracted me to the book: First of all the cover and then I found out the book was written in 1913 and thought that fact was unique.
Who should read this book: Anyone who loves reading Austen sequels may find this take interesting.
Summary (From Amazon): The first Jane Austen sequel ever written!
Originally published in 1914, this charming and original sequel to the novels of Jane Austen intertwines the lives of the most beloved characters...more
How I read it: I own the book.
What attracted me to the book: First of all the cover and then I found out the book was written in 1913 and thought that fact was unique.
Who should read this book: Anyone who loves reading Austen sequels may find this take interesting.
Summary (From Amazon): The first Jane Austen sequel ever written!
Originally published in 1914, this charming and original sequel to the novels of Jane Austen intertwines the lives of the most beloved characters...more
It seems that there is a new Jane Austen sequel being published every week and for Jane Austen fans, this is a wonderful opportunity to once again inhabit in the elegant but hilarious world of Austen’s Regency period romantic comedies. “Old Friends and New Fancies,” written in 1913 by Sybil G. Brinton stands out from the sequel crowd for a couple of reasons. Number one, it was the first Austen-inspired sequel ever written and two, it has a rather ambitious objective: to combine the principal cha...more
Austen fan fic has been flooding the market on and off since she first published her books. Some has been wonderfully well-done, like Pamela Aiden's Darcy trilogy, and Jane Fairfax by Joan Aiken, which adopt the perspectives of alternative characters in the book to fill out their own stories. Other fan fic has been less successful, as in many of the examples of the sequels that turn into sexy romance novels.
This book is reportedly the first "sequel" to Jane Austen's works. The book brings in ne...more
This book is reportedly the first "sequel" to Jane Austen's works. The book brings in ne...more
I have to admit that I was a little ambivalent when I first started this book. I didn't know how a book which blurred the boundaries of all of Jane Austen's works could be successfully executed, or how comfortable I felt with all of the characters knowing each other. However, I think this author really pulled it off. It was nice to get into this without having to bother with getting to know any new characters; everyone is pretty much the same as we last saw them. I love how a lot of this story f...more
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Ever wondered what happened to Jane Austen's characters after the books ended? This book, originally written in 1913, gets together all of Austen's characters, who have managed to meet each other and become good friends (for the most part - nobody like those awful Robert Ferrars or Sir Walter Elliott) and furnishes some nice romances for some of the minor characters.
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- Molto prima che Amanda Price si perdesse a Longbourn;
- Prima dei tempi sospetti in cui la televisione ed il cinema potessero influenzare l’immaginario collettivo con i personaggi austeniani che automaticamente vengono personificati da questo o da quell’attore;
- Prima che gli sceneggiatori ci influenzassero con la loro interpretazione dei romanzi;
- Prima del boom dei sequel e degli spin-off, spesso inquinati da presenze aliene di zombie e di vampiri,
Sybil G. Brinton, nel lonta...more
- Molto prima che Amanda Price si perdesse a Longbourn;
- Prima dei tempi sospetti in cui la televisione ed il cinema potessero influenzare l’immaginario collettivo con i personaggi austeniani che automaticamente vengono personificati da questo o da quell’attore;
- Prima che gli sceneggiatori ci influenzassero con la loro interpretazione dei romanzi;
- Prima del boom dei sequel e degli spin-off, spesso inquinati da presenze aliene di zombie e di vampiri,
Sybil G. Brinton, nel lonta...more
Who was this mysterious Sybill G. Brinton? History records very little about her more than her dates of birth and death. She was childless and no known photograph of her exists! What a shame she never wrote anything else. I found her book to be delightful. All the major Jane Austen characters are back and no one, by the end of the book, remains single. Because this book was written in 1913 (says so on the cover), the turn of phrase and general style is much more like Jane's than anything these m...more
The first Jane Austen sequel/continuation, Old Friends and New Fancies was published in 1914 and is indeed a charming book.
It incorporates characters from all of Austen's major novels. Everyone knows everyone. However, as far as the main plot lines go, the true 'continuations' were only of Pride & Prejudice and Mansfield Park. Although, characters from all six novels with involved somehow, from the minor to the major.
I found the book to be just a bit long, and could have been cut in several...more
It incorporates characters from all of Austen's major novels. Everyone knows everyone. However, as far as the main plot lines go, the true 'continuations' were only of Pride & Prejudice and Mansfield Park. Although, characters from all six novels with involved somehow, from the minor to the major.
I found the book to be just a bit long, and could have been cut in several...more
I had to laugh at the subtitle of
Old Friends and New Fancies
- an imaginary sequel? I don't know. It seemed like a real book to me. But it was written in 1919, before anyone had invented the word "fanfiction" so I suppose "imaginary sequel" was the best description they could come up with.
It's interesting that the first published Austen paraliterature is also the best I've ever read – a delightfully rambly story that includes characters from all six of the original Austen novels. The author's...more
It's interesting that the first published Austen paraliterature is also the best I've ever read – a delightfully rambly story that includes characters from all six of the original Austen novels. The author's...more
The courtship rituals back then certainly seemed to leave a lot of room for misunderstandings to arise. It was interesting to read the first Austen sequel but it was rather difficult to figure out who was who. There were a lot of characters who all somehow knew each other. In the start of the book there is a page that tells who all the original Austen characters are that Brinton includes in her story and it is quite a long list. I ended up just trying to get into the plot without placing all the...more
People who are looking for a sequel with lots of Darcy and Elizabeth banter will probably be disappointed, but otherwise, this was a fun book. It was the first published Austen sequel, written in 1913, and the author took characters from all of Jane Austen's novels and imagined new romances and mischief for the ones who were left unmarried in the originals. For the most part, I liked what she did with the characters, and it was a delightful story in the spirit of a Jane Austen novel. My only com...more
I haven’t read that many Austen sequels yet but I have read a few and I am happy to announce that this one just became a favourite. It was interesting to learn that this story, written in 1913, was the first ever sequel to the Austen books and contrary to many being written today it combines the characters of the several novels.
There is much to love in the story, we revisit familiar characters who may or may not be old favourites, we have the restraint and manners of the Austen stories and we ha...more
There is much to love in the story, we revisit familiar characters who may or may not be old favourites, we have the restraint and manners of the Austen stories and we ha...more
This book has the honor of being the first sequel to Jane Austen's books ever written. This brave attempt by Ms. Brinton was published in 1913. That being said, the authors attempt at writing a sequel and trying to include characters from Jane Austen's six major novels was, in my opinion very successful. I would recommend being familiar with all six novels before reading this sequel, as you will appreciate and understand all the characters. Those six novels are: Pride and Prejudice (Barnes &...more
Jun 30, 2008
Margie
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
die-hard Austen fans
Shelves:
historical-fiction,
austen
Bottom line: Austen fans will enjoy reading about familiar characters.
However...
This book reminded me of the sixth season of Gilmore Girls; familiar characters and settings, with all the humor and vitality sucked out. The good news is that this illuminates the extent to which Austen was a truly gifted writer. But I'm not sure fans need any convincing in that department.
The author relies way too much on the reader's familiarity with Austen's novels and characters. I've re-read all six Austen nov...more
However...
This book reminded me of the sixth season of Gilmore Girls; familiar characters and settings, with all the humor and vitality sucked out. The good news is that this illuminates the extent to which Austen was a truly gifted writer. But I'm not sure fans need any convincing in that department.
The author relies way too much on the reader's familiarity with Austen's novels and characters. I've re-read all six Austen nov...more
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I just finished this book this afternoon. It has been awhile since I read any real Austen, so my comparisons might be a little weak. If you are an Austen purist, maybe you would have a hard time with someone meddling with her characters. But this one, unlike some other spin-offs I've seen, is truly written in Austen style. Complete with manners. All the characters left standing at the end of each novel are basically represented. The main match-making plot lines involve the pairings up of Georgia...more
Written in 1913, this book is touted as the first Jane Austen sequel ever created. Perhaps it was the first ever published, but I'm sure there were a few fan-fiction writers before then that amused themselves with writing sequels.
This book, like many sequels, weaves in a huge number of characters from her various works and the goal of the work is pretty clearly stated in it's first line, "There is one characteristic which may be safely said to belong to nearly all happily married couples -- that...more
This book, like many sequels, weaves in a huge number of characters from her various works and the goal of the work is pretty clearly stated in it's first line, "There is one characteristic which may be safely said to belong to nearly all happily married couples -- that...more
This book, written in 1913, is the FIRST Jane Austen fan fiction ever published! It tries to connect all the characters left "out in the cold" of Jane Austen's six novels, notably Mr. Darcy's younger sister Georgiana and cousin Col. Fitzwilliam (Pride and Prejudice), the disgraced Miss Crawford and Fanny's sailor brother Capt. Price (Mansfield Park), and numerous other appearances by our favorite heroes and heroines.
The ambition of this book was far too great for anyone to achieve in less than 1...more
The ambition of this book was far too great for anyone to achieve in less than 1...more
So if you love Jane Austen and have read all her books, this is really a fun little sequel. The one thing I didn't love, because I really did love the book, was that much like Jane Austen novels, there is all this buildup to this declaration of love and then when it finally happens it is really anticlimactic. It's especially bothersome when there isn't even dialogue at the declaration just the author saying that a declaration took place and of course the result was blissful happiness on both sid...more
I happened to see this on the library shelf the other day and checked it out on a whim (I didn't put it on goodreads since I felt (and still feel) slightly pathetic to be reading it). It turned out to be a fun book, but I have to admit that to like this book you have to be a big Jane Austen nerd and know all the characters and stories from her books--otherwise this will be the most boring book you ever read. The book was written in 1913.
I read that this was the first of the myriad sequels that have been written for Jane Austen's characters. I loved this one, as it combines characters from all of her adult works; Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Emma, Mansfield Park, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey.
The characters have evolved very naturally from the stories that they had earlier populated. The twists and turns in the narrative come from Austen herself.
If you love Jane Austen, this is a sequel that I think you will en...more
The characters have evolved very naturally from the stories that they had earlier populated. The twists and turns in the narrative come from Austen herself.
If you love Jane Austen, this is a sequel that I think you will en...more
I've sampled a couple spinoffs from Jane Austen before and never appreciated them until this book. It was originally written in the 1920's, so may feel more credible (in language and discussion of society) because it's a lot closer to Austen's time.
This "sequel" combines several characters from each of Jane Austens book, focusing a lot on Georgiana, and was a pleasant read, and well-written. I would definitely recommend it!
This "sequel" combines several characters from each of Jane Austens book, focusing a lot on Georgiana, and was a pleasant read, and well-written. I would definitely recommend it!
Not bad, and certainly much better than many of the newest Jane Austen spin-offs. It suffers a bit from trying to work in ALL the major Austen characters, and several have such minor roles that they tend toward background clutter. The main characters of this book are Georgianna Darcy and Kitty Bennet, and while Kitty's character is completely recognizable, Georgianna seems to be a little off. Nonetheless it is enjoyable to see some secondary characters finally able to share in a happy ending (or...more
A very pleasant surprise because I generally detest sequel attempts to classical works that are written by other authors. I enjoyed this lovely novel immensely. The style and the language is carefully crafted to closely resemble Ms. Austen's. It is an imaginary sequel that is done with reverence, respect, and admiration to the original novels. A joy to read.
Great fun, the best Austen sequel I've ever encountered, (perhaps because it was written in 1913, and thus a bit closer to the culture of the originals). Brinton ingeniously weaves together characters from all 6 Jane Austen novels, gleefully pairing off the leftover siblings and hangers-on. Will Georgiana Darcy marry her cousin Col. Fitzwiliam, or will he be struck by the charms of the elusive Mary Crawford? Will Kitty Bennett win the heart of dashing Lt. William Price, or will she prefer the qu...more
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