(Sung to the tune of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”)
On the ninth day of Christmas, Jane Austen gave to me,
Nine Named Musgrove
Eight Minor Pieces
Seven Austen Siblings
Six Classic Novels
F-i-v-e Bennet Sisters
Four Abbey Tilneys
Three Sailing Captains
Two Dashing Colonels
And a love for Mr. Dar..cy.
Mr. Musgrove+Mrs. Musgrove
Mary Elliot+Charles Musgrove Dick Musgrove Henrietta Musgrove
Walter Charles Louisa Musgrove Henry Musgrove
(2 unnamed Musgrove children)