tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post4543246775276726039..comments2024-03-02T22:12:31.609-06:00Comments on The Cotton Apron: An Evening Prayer by Jane AustenMary E. Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-62166176047420375172013-10-15T19:05:37.052-05:002013-10-15T19:05:37.052-05:00Joluise, her father was a rector of the Anglican c...Joluise, her father was a rector of the Anglican church, as you may know, so I expect that she found useful things to do in the line of ministry. She started writing very young, which is the more amazing considering the depth of her novels and their staying power.Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-24613028086695025972013-10-12T23:32:00.081-05:002013-10-12T23:32:00.081-05:00I often wondered what she would have produced if s...I often wondered what she would have produced if she had lived longer. Considering she only wrote 6 books, she certainly had plenty of time on her hands and I am sure (like other women of her class and time) she would have helped the poor in her community - as portrayed in her book Emma. Finding Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09882774610725490491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-6991559343603854212013-10-12T20:32:20.314-05:002013-10-12T20:32:20.314-05:00I thought so too. I read an interesting article o...I thought so too. I read an interesting article on her as well, but it was a bit scholastic in nature, so I didn't link to it. It sounded, though, like she was more involved in charity and other home oriented projects than in writing novels. She died very young.Mary E. Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09206071568335923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5602903563447482631.post-2379910663911468872013-10-12T16:43:19.863-05:002013-10-12T16:43:19.863-05:00Wow! I had no idea! That is very interesting and...Wow! I had no idea! That is very interesting and shows a totally different aspect of her life...!Clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14304537325454972400noreply@blogger.com