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25th April 2022 by Mark 2 Comments
 

One of life’s little jokes is I grew up in or near Jane Austen country, but left the area long before discovering her writing. The pandemic largely kept me away from returning to England and family, but we managed a trip over Easter and made the traditional pilgrimage to nearby Bath.

Outside the Jane Austen Centre

I always say a futile hello to the lady herself outside the Jane Austen Centre. Despite new grey hairs adding gravitas to my bearing, my stumbling chatter continues to fall on deaf ears. Clearly, the lady has taste and discernment.

Echoes of Mr Collins introducing himself to Mr Darcy at Netherfield? Perhaps I should have been less enthusiastic about the cost of the chimney-piece at Rosings.

I never tire of seeing the old signs and street names that evoke a suitable novel or era. Like circulating libraries:

Sign for a circulating library

Or Milsom Street, where…

Anne was too much engaged with Lady Russell to be often walking herself; but it so happened that one morning, about a week or ten days after the Croft’s arrival, it suited her best to leave her friend, or her friend’s carriage, in the lower part of the town, and return alone to Camden Place, and in walking up Milsom Street she had the good fortune to meet with the Admiral.

Milsom Street sign

Sadly, neither Anne Elliot nor Catherine Morland put in an appearance here at the Pump Room.

So all that reading up on muslin went to waste. Again.

Maybe next time.

Pump Room sign

Filed Under: Random musings Tagged With: Bath, Jane Austen

Comments

  1. Teresa Broderick says

    26th April 2022 at 10:26 pm

    Glad you got to visit home at Easter Mark. That snippet you included is one of my favourite parts of Persuasion. I’ve always had a soft spot for the Admiral!
    He was played brilliantly (by the actor who’s name escapes me) in the older version of Persuasion, which I love.

    Reply
    • Mark says

      27th April 2022 at 8:41 am

      The admiral and Mrs Croft are lovely! The 1995 Persuasion adaptation is my favourite with Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds.

      Reply

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