Thornton Thursday–

Let's hear how Margaret first describes Mr. Thornton, shall we? ‘And what is your correspondent, Mr. Thornton, like?’ ‘Ask Margaret,’ said her husband. ‘She and he had a long attempt at conversation, while I was away speaking to the landlord.’ ‘Oh! I hardly know what he is like,’ said Margaret, lazily; too tired to tax … Continue reading Thornton Thursday–

Wacky Wednesday– Mix up

  Can you guess which Jane Austen heroines I have mixed up in the following opening line? Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and no one who had ever seen her in her infancy would have supposed her … Continue reading Wacky Wednesday– Mix up