Barrett-the pseudonym of writers Julia Braun Kessler and Gabrielle Donnelly-has achieved moderate success as a writer of mediocre-at-best Jane Austen continuations, including Presumption, an aptly-named sequel to Pride and Prejudice, and The Third Sister, a deeply boring continuation of Sense and Sensibility. In the spirit of saving the best for last, I'm starting with my take on Julia Barrett's Charlotte. Parker's intriguingly good-looking brother Sidney. Austen also introduces Charlotte Heywood, a level-headed young woman who seemed likely to become one of her most appealing heroines, and a cast of memorable supporting characters, including Mr. Parker and his penny-pinching neighbor, Lady Denham. The chapters are set in the fictional seaside resort town of Sanditon, which remains not-quite-fashionable despite the best efforts of two of its most notable inhabitants: the perpetually enthusiastic Mr. Austen's unfinished fragment-the first 11 chapters of the book-was originally titled The Brothers, but after her death her family re-named it Sanditon.
And while the rest of the reviews are going to be of novels we've received specifically for Wordcandy, today I'm focusing on two books I picked up at my local library: Charlotte, by Jane Austen and Julia Barrett, and Sanditon, by Jane Austen and “Another Lady”.Ĭharlotte and Sanditon are both continuations of a novel Jane Austen began working on in January of 1817 and abandoned two months later, as her health worsened. Most of our posts this week are going to be devoted to reviews, as our To Be Read shelf is once again looking like a potential earthquake hazard.
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