St. Clement's is a church in London, England near Gracechurch Street. This is the church where Lydia claims that she and Wickham got married: "We were married you know, at St. Clement's, because Wickham's lodgings were in that parish. And it was settled that we should all be there by eleven o'clock. My uncle and aunt and I were to go together" (Austen 282).
The introduction of Pamela Colman Smith’s work for The Annancy Stories was a welcome change to the more classical stories of Victorian England we had been studying thus far for this course. I was familiar beforehand with the character of Anansi and his various folktales and mythologies, but I was surprised to discover that these stories were being published during this characteristically racially discriminatory and prejudiced time period for a predominantly white audience.
I was rather struck by the illustrations for The Annancy Stories in that Smith's style of artwork feels much more fluid than anything we have come across thus far. It gives the impression of inky brushstrokes rather than of rigidly controlled lines.
Gracechurch Street is an actual location in London called Gracechurch Street. Gracec
"When Lady Rusell, not long afterwards, was entering Bath on a wet afternoon, and driving through the long course of streets from the Old Bridge to Camden Place, amidst the dash of other carriages..." (157).
Delaford is a fictional estate in Sense and Sensibility. It is based on the factual location of Dorset (aka Dorsetshire) in England.
Delaford is a fictional estate in Sense and Sensibility. It is based in the factual location of Dorset (aka Dorsetshire) in England. It belongs to Colonel Brandon. Edward and Elinor get married and move to Delaford. Afterwards, Marianne and Colonel Brandon marry and join Edward and Elinor in Delaford.
Austen, Jane. Sense and Sensibility, edited by Kathleen Viola James-Cavan. Broadview Press, 2001.
The image is a current map of Dorset, UK.
