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February 13th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Have you ever read the History of England that Jane Austen wrote? If I remember correctly she wrote it when she was sixteen, and I think it was a school project.
February 13th, 2006 at 4:56 pm
Here is a link to the History of England by Jane Austen:
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/austen/austen.html
I’m sorry this doesn’t really have anything to do with your ads except that one of them is about Jane Austen.
The ads look great, by the way!
February 13th, 2006 at 5:04 pm
lol… but i believe that austen’s sense and sensibility wasn’t published until after pride and predjudice was published, and that around age 30 (i think! i’ll double check this after my school’s done today). it was started at 19, yes, but it wasn’t public until after she’d gained some fame for mansfield park, p & p, and (i think) also emma.
as i said, i’ll double check this later and get back to you.
February 13th, 2006 at 5:15 pm
okay, here it is: she started writing Sense and Sensibility under the working title Elinor and Marianne at age 19, but it wasn’t published until she was 36. It was her first pubished novel (i was wrong there).
now i’ll shut my big mouth.
looks great!
February 13th, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Deborah: Thanks so much for the link!
Jacqui: Actually, Elinor and Marianne was finished in 1795, before Austen’s 20th birthday, and Pride and Prejudice was finished in 1798. Neither book was published until later (and both were reworked) but she did begin and complete both works at a young age. Thanks for the research!
February 13th, 2006 at 6:08 pm
Jacqui: You’ll notice that all of the ads (especially King David and Jane Austen) are written in more of a tabloid style. The idea was to write a kind of “exposé” on the teenage accomplishments of these famous figures.
With that in mind, the TRUTH in the articles is the accomplishments of the subjects, and especially the timing of those accomplishments, NOT the press coverage itself. For example, in the Jane Austen ad, the truth in the article is that Jane Austen did complete the original version of “Sense & Sensibility” before she turned 20, and did start working on her first novel at age 13. The biographical material is also accurate. However, the coverage itself (the article and the accolades) are fictional since her works were not published or applauded until many years later.
Hope that makes sense!
February 13th, 2006 at 8:08 pm
righto! thanks guys. i guess i’d better trust your research in the future…
*sticks foot in mouth and hops off*
February 13th, 2006 at 8:48 pm
Hey guys,
Quick question…
Did you get my e-mail?
I just wanted to make sure, because I haven’t been able to get ahold of you, and I wanted to make sure I didn’t have a technical problem. If you guys are just busy, it’s no big deal, I just wanted to make sure.
I tried contacting you on the instant messenger Brett, but couldn’t get ahold of you there either.
I’ll talk with you guys later!
God bless!
February 14th, 2006 at 12:46 am
You guys crack me up!! *giggle*
February 14th, 2006 at 1:02 am
Mary Shelley started writing Frankenstein when she was only 18 as well.
February 14th, 2006 at 1:38 am
Karen: Thanks! We’ll keep that in mind!
Everyone: Which one is your favorite? Let us know, we need feedback. Also, what do you think about the underlining and circling on Teddy Roosevelt’s ad? Do you think we should do that on the other ones too?
February 14th, 2006 at 2:04 am
Much as I love Jane Austen, I have to say that the Teddy Roosevelt ad is my favorite. Don’t ask my why, I just like it the best. I think the underlining and circling is good - adding it to the others would definitely not hurt, IMO.
February 14th, 2006 at 3:07 am
It’s a tie between the Jane Austen and Theodore Roosevelt articles for me. I liked them both very well:) I actually prefer them w/o the underlining and circling, but they’re great either way.
God bless!
Sarah