Sweeping Sagas discussion

Moppet, Laura and I are planning on reading this around Februrary 1 if anyone else cares to join in.

thanks for the invitation to join this group Misfit!!

You are welcome. This will be fun, I've had it on my WL to read for years now.

Misfit wrote: "You are welcome. This will be fun, I've had it on my WL to read for years now."

Well, I just looked out my copy, and it is dated 14 February 1991. I know I read it right after I bought it (for once), so that makes it 20 years since I read Camilla.

As well as the mention in Northanger Abbey, Camilla is mentioned in Jane Austen's unfinished book Sanditon:

The library, of course, afforded everything: all the useless things in the world that could not be done without; and among so many pretty temptations, and with so much good will for Mr. Parker to encourage expenditure, Charlotte began to feel that she must check herself -- or rather she reflected that at two and twenty there could be no excuse for her doing otherwise -- and that it would not do for her to be spending all her money the very first evening. She took up a book; it happened to be a volume of Camilla. She had not Camilla's youth, and had no intention of having her distress; so she turned from the drawers of rings and brooches, repressed further solicitation and paid for what she had bought.

Misfit wrote: "You are welcome. This will be fun, I've had it on my WL to read for years now."

so do I!!

Laura wrote: "Misfit wrote: "You are welcome. This will be fun, I've had it on my WL to read for years now."

so do I!!"

Glad someone motivated me.

Moppet wrote: "As well as the mention in Northanger Abbey, Camilla is mentioned in Jane Austen's unfinished book Sanditon:

The library, of course, afforded everything: all the useless things in the world that co..."

Intersting tidbit, thanks Moppet.

Yay! Have this and have yet to read it...may take me til Feb. 1 to locate my copy, though.

Very good, one more to the party.

Michele?

Will have to grab a copy from library.....neither bookmooch nor PBS has a copy.

Michele wrote: "Will have to grab a copy from library.....neither bookmooch nor PBS has a copy."

Michele, take a look at : http://digital.library.upenn.edu/wome...

Laura wrote: "Michele wrote: "Will have to grab a copy from library.....neither bookmooch nor PBS has a copy."

Michele, take a look at : http://digital.library.upenn.edu/wome..."

Thanks Laura!

my pleasure, just in case you don't find a copy somewhere.

I might have an extra Michele, I'll look!

is there anybody ready to start to read Camilla?

Laura wrote: "is there anybody ready to start to read Camilla?"

I just now picked it up from the library. It will be a or so. I'll set up Part I, Part II, etc. threads so those reading faster can discuss more freely.

Gawd, it is huge.

great, I'll be ready to start it tomorrow then.

um...I was ill last week and needed something to read so I decided to make a start and now I'm more than halfway through! So will have to be careful not to spoil you guys.

Moppet wrote: "um...I was ill last week and needed something to read so I decided to make a start and now I'm more than halfway through! So will have to be careful not to spoil you guys."

Well for once it wasn't me getting ahead :P

Misfit wrote: "Moppet wrote: "um...I was ill last week and needed something to read so I decided to make a start and now I'm more than halfway through! So will have to be careful not to spoil you guys."

Well f..."

I meant just to make a start but I couldn't put it down once I'd begun. I have slowed down a lot now though so you may catch up with me before long.