• "Becoming Catherine Morland: A Cautionary Tale of Manuscripts in the Archive"

    Author(s):
    Emily Friedman (see profile)
    Date:
    2018
    Subject(s):
    Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, Fiction, Eighteenth century, Authorship, Books, History, Periodicals
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    book collecting, Jane Austen, Manuscript culture, 18th-century novel, Authorship attribution, Book history
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/3gjs-dz65
    Abstract:
    Like Catherine Morland, we all dream of discovering that a manuscript tucked away in an archive, among dusty boxes in an attic, or in a mysterious chest in our guest room is really a long-forgotten work by a beloved author. This is the story of a collector who thought he had done just that – and a scholar who almost believed it. Fair warning: there is no new Austen manuscript at the end of this tale. Nevertheless, what follows does remind us of those very Austenian values of forsaking prejudice, embracing sense, and not allowing oneself to be persuaded too easily. I will discuss the current state of research about a manuscript novel fragment, occasionally attributed to Austen, now held by Duke University’s Rubenstein Library.
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    Pub. Date:
    2018
    Journal:
    Persuasions
    Volume:
    39
    Page Range:
    163 - 173
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    3 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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