Before that, the readers knew them only through conversations from other characters. Austen completed the first draft of 11 chapters and began the 12 th, where both Sidney Parker and Miss Lambe made their first appearances. In my copy of Sanditon, the unfinished manuscript is 75 pages long. Seeing them back to back gave me a new perspective.įirst, I wondered why Andrew Davies, the writer, used so little of Austen’s actual material. I had an extreme reaction to Episode One at first, then viewed all the episodes in two days’ time. Reading and hearing the opinions of my Janeite friends overseas, I approached reviewing this series with some trepidation. It seems that a mixed reaction to this mini-series is not unusual. Sanditon on PBS Masterpiece exceeded my expectations in some respects and not in others.
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