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Title: Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron ISBN: 0-553-57840-5 Publisher: Crimeline Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Better and Better She Gets...
Comment: ... but less and less like Jane Austen. So? Who cares? Well, the Austen purists do, but they probably quit reading the series long ago. Yep, Jane is behaving downright unnaturally for a true Regency spinster--isn't it fun? The endless reflection and ratiocination of the earlier books is replaced with more action in the recent books, and I for one consider the change an improvement. This is my favorite book so far; when I read Netley, that will undoubtedly become my new favorite. Read Jane Austen if you want to read Jane Austen; read this series if you enjoy good mysteries with interesting characters and well-researched local/historical color.
Rating: 4
Summary: Pretty Good
Comment: I have enjoyed the whole series of Jane Austin mysteries. I think this one is a bit weaker than the earlier ones, but entertaining nonetheless. My main concern here is that the action in this seems a little farfetched. I know that the time of Jane Austin was much more liberal more women than the Victorian age, but I have a very difficult time imagining that Jane would actually have been able to do all the things that she does here. Rowing out to a burning prison hulk and nursing French sailers in a military prison seem unlikely, even for a character of Jane's pluck.
There is plenty of action here--the story is engaging and the characters are good. I continue to like the way this series is developing.
Rating: 4
Summary: A great addition to the series
Comment: Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House is the sixth book in Stephanie Barron's series based on discovered material supposedly written by Austen herself. This time around the action takes place in Southampton and Portsmouth and involves a naval captain who has been accused of murdering the captain of a captured French ship. What follows is a somewhat tangled plot as Jane and her brother Frank attempt to discover what really happened. The only thing missing is an appearance by the Gentleman Rogue, although this lack is somewhat made up for by the introduction of Etienne Laforge. Overall, I really enjoyed this book and am eagerly anticipating the next in the series!
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Title: Jane and the Stillroom Maid (Jane Austen Mysteries (Paperback)) by Stephanie Barron ISBN: 0553578375 Publisher: Bantam Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Jane and the Genius of the Place : Being the Fourth Jane Austen Mystery (Jane Austen Mysteries (Paperback)) by STEPHANIE BARRON ISBN: 0553578391 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Jane and the Wandering Eye: Being the Third Jane Austen Mystery by Stephanie Barron ISBN: 0553578170 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 03 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Jane and the Man of the Cloth: Being the Second Jane Austin Mystery by Stephanie Barron ISBN: 0553574892 Publisher: Crimeline Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Jane and the Ghosts of Netley by STEPHANIE BARRON ISBN: 0553802224 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 27 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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