Book Club Sessions - Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
The first book club that we had was on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Nadya Chishty Mujahid, the moderator, was quite flamboyant as she is a prolific writer who has authored several scholarly books, in collaboration with the Edwin Mellen Press, on various topics from poetry and music, to art and literature, in which she specializes. With Jane Austen being one of her most researched, and beloved author, Nadya said, “In all her books, Austen makes only two mistakes; one when she has the strawberries planted out of season, and second when Elizabeth is impudent to her aunt, and yet Darcy still goes ahead and marries her.” But that’s the legitimacy derived as the author. The Narrative Will, if you will please. The author has absolute power. The session went fairly well, which is to say, anything untoward did not chance. The students came, the tea and biscuits were served, the characters and biscuits were shared, and consumed, all around. The session went fairly well, indeed.