This is brilliant.
“Rear Admiral” of Austen in Boston
posted this on a Jane Austen discussion group, his facebook page, and his blog. I think it is quite brilliant, and it will give you your Daily Chuckle – he gives me permission to post it here for your enjoyment!
Playing in Parts, by James Gillray (1801) – Wikipedia Commons
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From “Rear Admiral”: From something I posted on the Goodreads Jane Austen discussion page…I got just a bit carried away….. As I’m stuck in the (mostly) 70s/Singer Songwriter Era some (all?) of these might be unknown but I had way too much fun with this so here goes:
- Sir Walter Eliot to himself: James Blunt “You’re Beautiful”
- The Kellynch Hall mirrors to Sir Walter: Carly Simon “You’re So Vain”
- Anne Eliot to Captain Wentworth: Dan Fogelberg’s “Seeing You Again”
- Lady Catherine to everyone: Frank Sinatra “My Way”
- Emma to Mr K: Orleans “Dance with…
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