The marriage of Miss Jane Bates to Lieutenant Fairfax was accompanied by the usual good omens: church bells rang, the sun shone, and many handkerchiefs were waved.
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Jane Fairfax
Jane Austen's Emma, through another's eyes
1st U.S. ed.
by Joan Aiken
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This is an original novel and not a pastiche by Joan Aiken, exploring the possible history of spoiled, rich, Emma Woodhouse and her contemporary, young orphan Jane Fairfax. Both are pretty, clever and talented children, although the disparity in their fortunes and station in life will necessity place Emma in the role of patroness, and Jane that of patronized. The book takes us past the childhood of our two heroines and through the events of Austen's novel, but with clear-eyed and independent Jane as the narrator (of course, the reader never does get a satisfactory explanation of how she winds up with that insufferable jackass Frank Churchill. Jane could do much better). Aiken's mastery of 19th century language and mores makes this a particularly enjoyable book.
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Jane Fairfax: The Secret Story of the Second Heroine in Jane Austen's Emma
2018, St. Martin's Press
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Jane Fairfax
December 1998, ISIS Audio Books
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Jane Fairfax: The Secret Story of the Second Heroine in Jane Austen's Emma
March 15, 1997, St. Martin's Griffin
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Jane Fairfax (Jane Austen Entertainments)
September 26, 1996, Orion mass market paperback
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Jane Fairfax: A Novel to Complement "Emma" by Jane Austen (Portway Large Print Series)
August 1992, G K Hall & Co
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Jane Fairfax: Jane Austen's Emma, through another's eyes
1991, St. Martin's Press
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