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Partial, Prejudiced & Ignorant! Written by Deborah d'Bajor (8/20/2004 5:38 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Partial, Prejudiced & Ignorant, penned by Carolyn

I love this - she puts it so boldly, like she's not at all ashamed! I think it's difficult for anyone interested in history not to have their own partialities anyhow.

You do wonder however, if JA really was ignorant about history. I think not, by proclaiming it here - she's just having some fun! The dedication from the 16 year old JA is to her sister.

I also love the line: NB There will be very few dates in this history - LOL!!!

I have a British Library/Folio Society copy, wich includes facsimillies of the original manuscript - lovely! The front paper pronounces it to be: "... a gleeful parody of Oliver Goldsmith's History of England or 1771". I don't suppose that's in general circulation now!

Cassandra's drawings are pretty funny too - all done like Regency people. I'm guessing they weren't supposed to like like who they were supposed to be??!

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Partial, Prejudiced & Ignorant Carolyn (8/19/2004 9:57 p.m.)

Partial, Prejudiced & Ignorant! Deborah d'Bajor (8/20/2004 5:38 a.m.)
- Cassandra's drawings. Mandy N (8/20/2004 7:00 a.m.)
  - Are they modeled on real people? Carolyn (8/20/2004 8:19 a.m.)
    - Quote by Deirdre Le Faye Joanmarie (8/20/2004 8:38 a.m.)
      - Yes Nikki G (8/20/2004 5:04 p.m.)
    - Possibly from Goldsmith's... Mandy N (8/20/2004 9:14 a.m.)
    - When I visited the Jane Austen Centre... MeganRowdy (8/20/2004 10:30 a.m.)
- LOL: 'very few dates' Emmeline (8/20/2004 9:52 a.m.)
  - She was lampooning Goldsmith again JulieW (8/20/2004 10:37 a.m.)
    - Found another! JulieW (8/20/2004 11:37 a.m.)
      - Well, Agincourt...   Cheryl (8/20/2004 11:41 a.m.)
        
        Oh my goodness......   JulieW (8/20/2004 11:55 a.m.)
        
        Cheryl, you only need one more date!!! (NFM)   Jean B (8/20/2004 3:21 p.m.)
    - I love this Cheryl (8/20/2004 11:38 a.m.)
    - 290th century England? Boy I'd like to read that book ;) Frances Anne (8/20/2004 2:44 p.m.)
      - Ah, Frances Anne......   JulieW (8/21/2004 6:37 a.m.)
        
        I've learned to love your typos already.   Frances Anne (8/21/2004 12:15 p.m.)
        
        I certainly hope so.....   JulieW (8/21/2004 12:52 p.m.)
    - I wondered about that Line (8/20/2004 6:17 p.m.)
      - I thought the same thing. -nfm- Tracy Y (8/20/2004 7:55 p.m.)

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