Monday, September 22, 2008

Georgiana the Poetess

I came across an interesting article about Georgiana on Jim and Ellen Have a Blog Too which is a great blog that I always find amusing. Although I don't necessarily agree with all their statements in the article (chiefly the one made about her love, or lack thereof, of her illegitimate daughter, Eliza Courtney) I think it is worth a read especially because it focuses on Georgiana as an author and poet which is usually overshadowed by the other amazing aspects of her life. Check the article out here.

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3 comments:

  1. UnknownSeptember 22, 2008 at 5:48 PM

    That reminds me, did you know there's a recording of one of Georgiana's songs? The album Jane's Hand: The Jane Austen Songbooks (http://www.classicsonline.com/catalogue/product.aspx?pid=472042#) includes a wonderful interpretation of 'I Have A Silent Sorrow'. I find it intriguing that Jane Austen would have some of Georgiana's writing copied into her personal notebooks, especially considering the speculation that Mr. Darcy's Pemberley was based on Chatsworth...but there I go rambling off topic again!

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  2. PolonaiseSeptember 22, 2008 at 7:33 PM

    Off topic is my specialty. I would just looove to read a Jane Austen account of a Chatsworth house party! Delicious! She, at least, would see Bess' true colors---and I'm not talking Buff and Blue. Though if I had my way her colors would be black and blue. (Evil chortling here.)

    Ooo...and thanks for the site address. I'll have to check it out.

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  3. Heather CarrollSeptember 23, 2008 at 12:05 AM

    No I didn't know! That is so incredibly interesting, thank you!

    Polo- This blog is a Bess battle zone, we accept all creative insults to the bitch

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