So I finally start blogging again, on today of all days, only to realize that my tongue-in-cheek e-mail signature is now outdated:
"A woman of seven and twenty," said Marianne, after pausing a moment, "can never hope to feel or inspire affection again."
--Sense & Sensibility, volume 1, chapter 8
*Sigh*
Does Jane Austen, or anyone else, have any witty quotes about being "eight and twenty?" (It doesn't sounds nearly as romantic, does it?)
Someone has written an essay (summary here) on the lack of birthdays in Austen's novels (i.e. they are seldom mentioned and never celebrated). Were birthdays just not a big deal during the Regency? Maybe birthday celebrations are a later Victorian tradition, as is Christmas? Or maybe Austen just didn't care for them personally? Does anyone know?
1 comments:
Hi! I assume you had a birthday? So happy birthday. My 28th is approaching all-too-soon. Sad face.
...How's the job search going? Did you apply for that corporate communications specialist position?
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