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... Jane Austen's novels . Her biographer finds in this circumstance the explanation of the fact that " she deals as little with very low as with very high stations in life . " Certain it is that the humble poor , of whose lot Jane Austen ...
... Jane Austen's novels . Her biographer finds in this circumstance the explanation of the fact that " she deals as little with very low as with very high stations in life . " Certain it is that the humble poor , of whose lot Jane Austen ...
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... ( Jane Austen being then dead ) : " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements and feelings and charac- ters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with . The Big Bow - wow strain I can do myself ...
... ( Jane Austen being then dead ) : " That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements and feelings and charac- ters of ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with . The Big Bow - wow strain I can do myself ...
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... Jane Austen wrote to her publisher ( Chawton , April 1 , 1816 ) : " You will be pleased to hear that I have received the Prince's thanks for the handsome copy I sent him of Emma . Whatever he may think of my share of the work , yours ...
... Jane Austen wrote to her publisher ( Chawton , April 1 , 1816 ) : " You will be pleased to hear that I have received the Prince's thanks for the handsome copy I sent him of Emma . Whatever he may think of my share of the work , yours ...
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THE HEROIC AGE I | 1 |
THE AGE OF ROMANCE II | 11 |
THE INVENTION OF PRINTING | 21 |
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