Saturday 19 September 2015

Inkling Explorations and Funny Story Openings

The theme of this month in Heidi's Inknlings and Explorations is a funny story opening.

                                       

And how could I ever pass off a chance to mention my favourite author: Jane Austen. While maybe not hillariously funny, the opening to Northanger Abbey is funny in that down played, ironic and slightly sarcastic way that is Austen's trademark style.

"No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her. Her father was a clergyman, without being neglected, or poor, and a very respectable man, though his name was Richard — and he had never been handsome. He had a considerable independence besides two good livings — and he was not in the least addicted to locking up his daughters. Her mother was a woman of useful plain sense, with a good temper, and, what is more remarkable, with a good constitution. She had three sons before Catherine was born; and instead of dying in bringing the latter into the world, as anybody might expect, she still lived on — lived to have six children more — to see them growing up around her, and to enjoy excellent health herself."
Be sure to pop over at Heidi's blog Sharing the Journey for lots of other funny story openings.

9 comments:

  1. I find this whole book laugh-out-loud funny :-D Good choice!

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    1. Why, thank you ;-) I find this book the funniest Austen ever wrote.

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  2. Perfect choice, Rose -- I love it!! So very humorous. It always makes me smile. ;D

    (And btw, I'm intrigued and excited about your new upcoming blog changes! Your address/url will still be the same though, right? So we won't lose track of you?)

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    1. Thank you, Heidi :)
      And yes, my url will stay the same, otherwise I think it would be too confusing for my readers.

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  3. Oh, I love Northanger Abbey! And yes, the opening is hilarious...as are a great many other parts in that book! Do you have a favorite Jane Austen book? I would say that Northanger Abbey is up near the top for me...but it is really hard to pick an absolute favorite since they're all so good! :)

    ~Miss March

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    1. Yes, it is truly an amazing book.
      I'ts quite funny - whenever someone asks me what my favourite Jane Austen book is, I always answer that Pride & Prejudice is my generel favourite, however, Northanger Abbey is the funniest one, and Mansfield Park is best as a work of literature (and that way I have already claimed 50% of her books as my favourites)

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    2. Haha! That's one way to do it! :D

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  4. Haha! I am currently reading NA, and you're right--it is quite amusing:D

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    1. So glad you agree :-) I consider this NA some of JA's best humor.

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