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"I am getting a little stressed, as I am worried the boy that our heroine Linda is governess to may be in danger and life has dealt him a rubbish hand already :(
You had better not hurt Philippe, Mary Stewart (shakes fist)
Am I brave enough to read on? I don't know! I don't do well with bad behaviour towards children, it hurts all my sensitive feelings!" — Dec 28, 2025 03:55PM
"I am getting a little stressed, as I am worried the boy that our heroine Linda is governess to may be in danger and life has dealt him a rubbish hand already :(
You had better not hurt Philippe, Mary Stewart (shakes fist)
Am I brave enough to read on? I don't know! I don't do well with bad behaviour towards children, it hurts all my sensitive feelings!" — Dec 28, 2025 03:55PM
“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.”
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“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”
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“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
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“Are you well? You look a trifle peaked.”
“If I do, it is because black doesn't become me. I mean to lighten my mourning, and have ordered a charming gray gown.”
“You are mistaken.”
“What, in going into half-mourning?”
“No, in thinking black does not become you.”
― Bath Tangle
“If I do, it is because black doesn't become me. I mean to lighten my mourning, and have ordered a charming gray gown.”
“You are mistaken.”
“What, in going into half-mourning?”
“No, in thinking black does not become you.”
― Bath Tangle
“Chérie, whatever is the matter ? Did you not enjoy the dance? It seemed to me that you performed it well.’
‘Nothing at all is the matter,’ returned Artemisia, smiling forcefully. ‘I enjoyed myself immensely! And I did manage to step on your brother’s toes on several occasions, so it was a worthwhile experience all-round.”
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‘Nothing at all is the matter,’ returned Artemisia, smiling forcefully. ‘I enjoyed myself immensely! And I did manage to step on your brother’s toes on several occasions, so it was a worthwhile experience all-round.”
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Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2015
— 130 members
— last activity Jan 03, 2016 06:04PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more
Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2016
— 152 members
— last activity Feb 18, 2019 06:35PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more
North & South
— 228 members
— last activity Dec 29, 2024 09:54AM
"I believe I've seen Hell, and it's white. It's snow white..." Anyone who loves Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, and the BBC Mini-Series of the st ...more
Georgette Heyer Fans
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A group for fans of Georgette Heyer to discuss her work. Whether you are a fan of many years or someone who is just starting out reading her novels yo ...more
Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2019
— 157 members
— last activity Aug 11, 2023 08:12AM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether ...more
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