LONA MANNINGWriter, Blogger, Speaker
"Manning's writing style is so Austenian that I'm second-guessing the possibility of reincarnation."
-- AE Walnofer, author of A Girl Called Foote |
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Welcome to my website.
I'm an award-winning writer of Austenesque fiction and a freelance non-fiction writer. My Mansfield Trilogy is based on Jane Austen's Mansfield Park. My novella about Percy Bysshe Shelley, Shelley and the Unknown Lady, is based on a true-life mystery in the life of the romantic poet. Recently, I've been studying Jane Austen in the context of the novels of her time and giving talks about my discoveries. The first post of my blog series about Austen is here. |
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"Manning makes a fine job of echoing Austen's writing style, at the same time turning a distinctly 21st-century eye on some of the "problematic" themes raised in Mansfield Park. The slave trade, sexual inequality, the first moves toward the emancipation of women -- all are explored in a way that would have been unthinkable in the early 19th century, unavoidable today." - - Jane Austen's Regency World Magazine
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"Lona Manning is quite skilled in capturing the voice and matching the tone and style of Jane Austen's characters... Well-crafted, meticulously composed, and richly researched... This series is definitely a perfect choice for readers who love stories that plausibly flesh out Jane Austen's characters and are not afraid to implement some surprising new twists." -- Austenesque Reviews
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