Monday, July 24, 2017

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Post 1570. Monday July 24

Wordless Wednesday



Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817 aged just 41. She was buried in Winchester Cathedral 200 years ago today. I took these photos yesterday.















An original hand written draft



First edition of Persuasion which was published a year after her death




Not the prettiest house so I just stuck to the plaque!






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24 comments:

  1. Hilary Melton-Butcher24 Jul 2017, 18:54:00

    Hi Keith - well done and am glad to see these ... I went to a talk on her recently ... and may note out the books mentioned in a post at some stage ... there's been a lot about her. I hadn't seen the little sculpture of her before - looks exquisite ... cheers Hilary

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    1. Keith's Ramblings26 Jul 2017, 11:00:00

      The little sculpture is lovely and it sits alongside her grave in the cathedral. Thankd Hilary

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  2. Denise24 Jul 2017, 21:55:00

    What beautiful penmanship in that draft! It is truly a lost art. Many schools here no longer teach cursive.

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    1. Keith's Ramblings26 Jul 2017, 11:01:00

      So true. I learned it at school but now mt handwriting is appalling! Cheers Denise

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  3. Create With Joy25 Jul 2017, 10:30:00

    Very cool post today - the plaque is lovely and such a nice memorial to a beloved writer - thanks for hosting - have a lovely week!

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    1. Keith's Ramblings26 Jul 2017, 11:07:00

      It is beautiful. The engraved script mentions nothing about her writing, it's just about her, the person.

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  4. Karren Haller25 Jul 2017, 13:29:00

    Beautiful penmanship, becoming a lost art.
    Thanks for hosting.
    Have a great week!

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    1. Keith's Ramblings26 Jul 2017, 11:06:00

      It's called progress. People write lesss and less today. Thanks Karren

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  5. csuhpat125 Jul 2017, 15:57:00

    Oh wow, very cool. I know a lot of people who would love to see this. Very nice.

    Thanks for hosting and have a wonderful week.

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    1. Keith's Ramblings26 Jul 2017, 11:10:00

      Until this weekend I thought nothing of walking over it and did so often. But not this weekend Thanks for your comment

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  6. Carol @Comfort Spring Station25 Jul 2017, 16:21:00

    Lovely post, I'd like to visit.

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  7. R's Rue25 Jul 2017, 20:13:00

    Great photos.

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  8. An Apel a Day25 Jul 2017, 20:54:00

    She was the same age that I am when she passed away. What beautiful handwriting she had! I bet we won't see script written like that in the future.

    http://www.anapeladay.com/2017/07/ww-kinetic-exhibition-linky.html

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  9. Lydia C. Lee25 Jul 2017, 21:27:00

    That's super neat handwriting!!

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  10. Beth F26 Jul 2017, 11:29:00

    One of my favorite authors! I would love to visit her house some day.

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  11. Deb Nance at Readerbuzz26 Jul 2017, 12:53:00

    Thank you so much for these photos! I'm so happy I got to visit some Jane today!

    https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2017/07/iconic-paris-beautiful-churches.html

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    1. Keith's Ramblings26 Jul 2017, 23:51:00

      ...and I'm so pleased you liked them! Thanks so much

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  12. Darla M Sands28 Jul 2017, 18:45:00

    Nice! Thank you for sharing.

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