While he does record his musings, reflections, and daily pursuits, Henry devotes a lot of his diary to recounting full conversations and quoting book excerpts things you normally don’t find in diaries. I especially loved seeing Henry’s close relationship with his sister!Įven though these novels are labeled as “diaries” and dates are recorded with each entry, they really are more of a retelling than an actual diary. Through these early diary entries readers are able to witness Henry’s relationship with his mother, understand how Frederick became a cold-hearted deviant, and discover where Henry acquired his penchant for fine muslin and Gothic novels. Henry Tilney’s Diary opens in the year 1790 when Henry was at the young age of sixteen. Captain Wentworth’s Diary also provides an intriguing back-story. I love that both stories start prior to to Jane Austen’s novel, making these diaries not only a retelling, but also a prequel. What do I love so much about Henry Tilney’s Diary and Colonel Brandon’s Diary? Their back-stories. Grange’s last novel in this series ( Colonel Brandon’s Diary) and Henry Tilney’s Diary was long, but the wait was definitely worth it! Henry Tilney’s Diary is my new favorite in the series, usurping my previous favorite, Colonel Brandon’s Diary. Grange’s previous retellings, I was most anxious to read Henry Tilney’s Diary – after all, he is Jane Austen’s most entertaining and charming hero! The two year period between Ms. Darcy’s Diary in 2008, I have admired Amanda Grange’s Austen Men Retellings.
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