Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House.JANE AND THE PRISONER OF WOOL HOUSE Wool House is a grade II listed Victorian wool warehouse at 74 Backchurch Lane, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It was originally five storeys tall, and spanned a total of 137,455 square feet. . Stephanie Barron. 2001. Read by Kate Reading. 7-1.5 hour tapes. Books on Tape. #5838. 0-7366-0483-2. $56.95. Vinyl; plot notes. SA In this, the sixth Jane Austen mystery, the British navy is the main character. Jane Austen's two brothers were in the navy, both ending as admirals; brother Frank was Admiral of the Fleet Ad·mi·ral of the Fleet n. In both senses also called Fleet Admiral. 1. The highest rank in the U.S. Navy, equivalent to General of the Army. 2. One who holds this rank. . Wool House, taken from Jane's diary, begins on Feb. 23, 1807 in Southampton. Jane is 31 years old. Her brother Frank takes her along to Portsmouth to visit an old friend, Tom Seagrave. His wife, Louisa, married Tom against her wealthy family's wishes and was cast off from both her family and society. No longer a headstrong head·strong adj. 1. Determined to have one's own way; stubbornly and often recklessly willful. See Synonyms at obstinate, unruly. 2. Resulting from willfulness and obstinacy. 17-year-old, Louisa is the mother of three and a bitter 33 years old. Her husband has been accused by his first lieutenant of having killed a French captain who had already struck his colors. This is a hanging offense, and Frank Austen and Jane hope to help Tom prove his innocence. The first lieutenant is throttled to death and naturally Tom is suspected. Jane investigates, risking her life. She is aided by a French prisoner of war PRISONER OF WAR. One who has been captured while fighting under the banner of some state. He is a prisoner, although never confined in a prison. 2. In modern times, prisoners are treated with more humanity than formerly; the individual captor has now no and a prostitute prostitute n. a person who receives payment for sexual intercourse or other sexual acts, generally as a regular occupation. Although usually a prostitute refers to a woman offering sexual favors to men, male prostitutes may perform homosexual acts for money or . The novel is read with spirit by Kate Reading, who gives it a full-voiced rendering. The book is great fun and will interest Austen's many admirers. Janet Julian, former English Teacher, Grafton H.S., Grafton, MA |
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