Jane Austen Investigates: The Abbey Mystery is a delightful mystery story for middle-years readers, introducing the famous Regency author Jane Austen in the guise of a young detective. With notebook in hand and her faithful dog Grandison by her side, will Jane overcome the continuous obstacles and find out the truth? There are shivery night-time investigations, an Indian girl with secret talents, a library fire, two prize horses in danger, and friends to save from false accusations. While there, Jane vows to solve the mystery of the ghostly monk in the Abbey grounds – for she does not believe in such stories!īut this is not the only strange occurrence for the adventurous young Jane to investigate. When a carriage accident forces a change of plans, 13-year-old Jane is sent to be a companion to Lady Cromwell for a week as the household prepares to celebrate the eldest son’s coming-of-age party. It’s 1789 and a young Jane Austen turns detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious happenings at Southmoor Abbey. Jane Austen turns detective in this spooky historical adventure by award-winning author Julia Golding! This is a delightful riff on the wit and irony of Austen’s works of her wonderful juvenilia, especially.' David Taylor, Associate Professor, Faculty of English, University of Oxford Inspired by Austen’s third novel Pride and Prejudice.'Julia Golding’s Jane Austen Investigates offers a gripping detective story with an abundance of Easter eggs for Austen fans.
Were Jane’s first impressions very wrong about the relative merits of the convict and the secretary? With the ever-present Austen spirit, Jane with notebook in hand, boldly overcomes the obstacles to finding the truth and expose the secrets. When Gardiner goes missing and canal funds turn up short, an exciting manhunt ensues but Jane begins to expect something suspicious about the secretary and the reasons why Gardiner was in prison. A rude convict Gardiner does not make a good impression though. Nearing completion, convicts’ work on completing the wharf overseen by the charming secretary, who shows Jane around.
Set in the early industrial revolution and the great canal building age, a young Jane Austen takes on the role of detective as she seeks to solve the mysterious events at the Oxford canal terminus.
The only really wicked men she had come across so far in her short life were ones in novels and a writer should always be on the lookout for authentic experiences…
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