Cranford was Jane Austen's "last book", which she left unfinished. As a result of its incomplete nature, it never rose to the same fame as other works such as Pride and Prejudice, even though it derived a degree of mystique from its unfinished nature and still had multiple attempted completions and film adaptations. Auteur had a copy of it in her office within the Town, and used it as an analogy to persuade Gideon that it would be a waste of resources laready spent to try and finish her grand ritual too early, even if it was costing the cult much to keep it running to completion. (PROSE: White Canvas)