#eleanor-tilney

[bethanydelleman]

The three Tilney siblings drinking together sometime after Henry's wedding.

Henry: Hey, did I ever tell you that when Catherine first visited our house, she got it into her head that our father either murdered our mother or had her locked in the attic?

Frederick and Eleanor look at each other

Eleanor: He isn't... that bad.

Frederick: I wouldn't put it past him.

Henry: Yeah... my only real defense that was someone would have noticed if he murdered her.

Frederick: Facts

Another silence

Eleanor: So... given our current situations, what do you think is the least number of days we can visit the abbey without being seen as outright rude?

[besotted-with-austen]

Dearly loving her brother Henry but never backing down from mercilessly teasing and/or burning him, especially if it's about his love life:

Eleanor Tilney 🤝 Mary Crawford

[thoumpingground]

Shoutout to the man-shaped plot device that is Eleanor's husband. They had an *actual* gothic romance complete with forbidden love, and sudden wealth resolution, and Jane Austen doesn't care. Cause considering Northanger Abbey is all about how gothic tropes play out in reality, we have to consider the real life tragedy behind the "character conveniently comes into money by sudden death of rich relation" trope. At least one, most likely several, members of that young man's family died a sudden early death. And what is Jane Austen's interest in the matter? It is joy over El being able to leverage his score or a husband's tragedy into a love marriage and mending Henry's and General Tilney's relationship. Otherwise he's only incidentaly of interesting cause it just so happens in his servant who left the disappointing laundry list Cathy found in that cabinet. RIP El's husband's family. You will hardly be remembered.

[curiousb]

The Tilney Family Album: Volume XVII

Time to meet the nooboo!

As it happened, Eleanor was already pregnant when the alien menace whisked her away, and the baby boy is Esther's, with her deep blue eyes. They name the new arrival Ellis.

(I confess I was a little disappointed by the lack of alien progeny, but I guess there’s still time!)

What more could Esther want from life? She has just married the love of her life, and now she's a mother too!

The new parents take it in turns to stay at home with their young son. One afternoon - shortly after Eleanor has put Ellis down for his nap - the family has an unexpected visitor. Lillian - the fiancée of Eleanor's cousin Nathan - drops in while mysteriously in character.

She's not really known to the family, but it seems that Lillian just happened to be in that part of town, and decided to take the opportunity to introduce herself. And wake up the baby.

Being the curious soul that she is, Eleanor can't help wanting to know just how much Lillian identifies with her llama persona?

Lillian tries to explain that it's not so much about being a llama, as channelling the ineffable spirit of llamaness into everyday life. Well, it's certainly an interesting philosophy.

Lillian has fortuitously coincided her visit with Ellis's first birthday.

No, it's not just Ellis's stinky nappy that is causing Eleanor's nausea...

There's another unexpected arrival, and this time it's a new baby sister for Ellis - welcome to the family, Esme!

He's quite happy to have a new sibling, but can't wait for her to grow up a bit, so that they can play together properly.

~ Gemini 5 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 9

~ Friendly / Slob

~ OTH: Games

Perhaps as a result of being exposed to Lillian's extravagant headgear at such a young age, he also won't do anything or go anywhere without his green monster hat.

[autumnrose11]

I LOVE this passage from Northanger Abbey. It’s one of the funniest parts of the book!

“And now, Henry," said Miss Tilney, "that you have made us understand each other, you may as well make Miss Morland understand yourself—unless you mean to have her think you intolerably rude to your sister, and a great brute in your opinion of women in general. Miss Morland is not used to your odd ways." "I shall be most happy to make her better acquainted with them." "No doubt; but that is no explanation of the present." "What am I to do?" "You know what you ought to do. Clear your character handsomely before her. Tell her that you think very highly of the understanding of women." "Miss Morland, I think very highly of the understanding of all the women in the world—especially of those—whoever they may be—with whom I happen to be in company." "That is not enough. Be more serious." "Miss Morland, no one can think more highly of the understanding of women than I do. In my opinion, nature has given them so much that they never find it necessary to use more than half.”

The not-quite-so-subtle-but-still-charming flirting..... “I shall be most happy to make her better acquainted with them....” , “... especially of those - whoever they may be - with whom I happen to be in company.” AGHHH! I adore his facetious, flippant sense of humour, the way his love for Catherine is veiled in these great quips!

And the exaggerated amendments and apology to his sister killed me. “No one can think more highly of the understanding of women than I do.”

AND

“Nature has given them so much that they never find it necessary to use more than half.” I tell you, this last bit had me giggling for a good five minutes 😂😂😂😂

[showmethesneer]

Me: Wait, who did Eleanor marry?

Jane:

[firawren]

Austen ask: 2 & 25

2. Favorite Austen Man

Hmm this is so hard to choose! Darcy is wonderful because he's such a snobby dick at first and goes through so much growth, and what he does for Lydia shows what an incredible man he is.

Wentworth is wonderful because his passion and devotion to Anne for so many years is swoon-worthy.

But I guess I have to say Henry Tilney is my favorite. He's got it all! He's charming, funny, witty, silly, kind, honest, loving, playful, doesn't take himself too seriously, is handsome enough to be nice to look at but not so gorgeous that he's intimidating to us normal looking folks, he likes to read, he likes to dance, he likes going on walks, he knows muslin!

(This is my most used gif on Tumblr)

25. Favorite family connection

Henry and Eleanor Tilney are sibling goals! Their relationship is just a delight to read about. They are sweet and supportive and sassy to each other, and I love all of their little remarks and looks to each other that go right over Catherine's head but that they get because they know each other so well. They're so fun.

Thanks for the ask, I love both of these questions!

Here’s the list of questions if others would like to ask me one!

[ardentlyinlovedarcy]

[bethanydelleman]

Does anyone else DIE OF CUTENESS whenever they read Northanger Abbey or is that just me?

I died right here:

enjoyed her usual happiness with Henry Tilney, listening with sparkling eyes to everything he said; and, in finding him irresistible, becoming so herself...

And here:

Is there a Henry in the world who could be insensible to such a declaration? Henry Tilney at least was not.

And here:

Prepare for your sister-in-law, Eleanor, and such a sister-in-law as you must delight in! Open, candid, artless, guileless, with affections strong but simple, forming no pretensions, and knowing no disguise.”

“Such a sister-in-law, Henry, I should delight in,” said Eleanor with a smile.

There we go, I died again. I hope you’re happy Jane Austen!

[bad-at-names-and-faces]

Happy

Day 8 of fictober, "Are we happy?" with my Northanger Abbey cruise ship AU...

Catherine sat on the beach at Henry and Eleanor’s family’s beach house.

“You must be so happy here,” Catherine said, then looked at her friends. “I mean, are you?”

“What do you mean?” Eleanor asked.

“I think she wants to know,” Henry interrupted, “are we happy?” 

“I’m sorry,” Catherine apologized. “I didn’t mean for it to be a complicated question.”

“Maybe we can turn it into a philosophical discussion,” Henry laughed. “What is happiness?” 

Catherine tried to think of a good reply. “I just was thinking it’s so nice here.”

“Nice?” Henry asked.

“Let’s not start that now,” Eleanor laughed.

[haunted-phantom-student]

An adaptation of Northanger Abbey in which every character besides Catherine gets at least one scene in which they look at the camera like they're on The Office and Catherine gets more and more frustrated about not knowing what they're looking at but finds it too awkward to ask

[curiousb]

The Mansfield House Yearbook: Volume IV

Back to school - or uni - today! And it's a bed-hopping bonanza, I warn you.

Let's start with a game of whose buttocks are these, shall we?

To put you out of your misery, they're Elliot's. And Olivia, I thought you were with James (as much as anyone is)?

Well, these two look quite cosy together, so I guess Olivia has moved on, not wanting to compete with three other girls for James's attention?

The next day, she decides it's time to put a ring on...

James! OK, well - I guess you know your own heart best. Perhaps Elliot was a just a rebound thing?

I think Elliot's expression says it all.

Martha is none too pleased either - she thought she had first dibs on James - but Olivia swiftly puts her in her place! Semi-resident Llama Guy thinks it's the perfect time to celebrate with a school cheer though.

But before I know it, Martha has already caused a rift between Olivia and her intended (I didn't see exactly what happened here), and seems rather delighted with herself as a result.

It's not all about romance - sometimes there's some studying too! Actually, I lie, it is.

When Eleanor drops round, Hester seems bent on creating domestic strife too.

And Eleanor looks like she could very well be tempted to stray from her long-term partner Esther. I guess Esther's persistence in trying to tie Eleanor down is perhaps having the opposite effect, and driving them apart.

Yup.

James doesn't seem too concerned about being estranged from new fiancée Olivia, and hooks up again with Henrietta at the first opportunity.

Disenchanted Olivia seeks solace with Elliot once again.

And I just have no idea who is with whom any more!

[tales-from-the-abbey]

Your favorite Northanger Abbey or S&S OT3 isn't there ? Tell me and I'll make a poll with them later

[decepti-geek]

i keep seeing tendrils of wider fandom discourse crossing my dash about who's a better fit for Lizzie or Darcy in Pride and Prejudice but HONESTLY

i'm currently very wrapped up in and entertained by the idea of a Northanger Abbey au - ie, Aziraphale as Catherine Morland and convinced he's living through a gothic novel surrounded by rakes and villains at every turn, meanwhile Tilney!Crowley is just hanging about like 'i would not be a real gothic hero if you PAID me but sure i can pretend if you're into that in the interests of taking the piss'

[kajaono]

Always wondering how Eleanor would have reacted when she would have found out about Catherine's suspicion

Would she be shocked? Understand it? Be disgusted? Cry?