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PROFIT Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones. It is not fair. He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of the mouths of other people. Letter to Cassandra Austen, The Letters of Jane Austen, 28 September 1814 Newsflash from the book... Continue Reading →
FONDNESS He knew her to be clever, to have a quick apprehension as well as good sense, and a fondness for reading, which, properly directed, must be an education in itself. The Narrator on Edmund Bertram regarding Fanny Price, Mansfield Park, Chapter 2 As a bookseller, one of the exciting parts of my job is learning about new... Continue Reading →
