Letter to Fanny Austen (Knight), ? Thursday, 24 July 1806

In the collected letters of Jane Austen, so wonderfully researched and annotated by Deirdre Le Faye, which I have been blogging off and on; along with my other mostly literary theme essays — Austen’s letters are chiefly addressed to her older sister and confidante Cassandra Austen, although occasionally a letter to one of her brothers,

Pride and Prejudice — Aunt Gardner the unsung heroine of righting, wrong First Impressions.

This past December 2023, I re-read Pride and Prejudice, which I usually try to do every year. The original title of the book was actually: “First Impressions.”  Got me to thinking how adept Austen is about human nature, and in this novel particularly both with Darcy and Wickham, how first impressions may certainly be misleading.