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From the desk of Laurel Ann Nattress: "Pray be composed," cried Elinor," and do not betray what you feel to every body present. Perhaps he has not observed you yet." Elinor Dashwood to her sister Marianne, Sense and Sensibility, Chapter 28 Sense and Sensibility can get lost in the limelight of Jane Austen's other "darling child,"... Continue Reading →
"I do not know whether it ought to be so, but certainly silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way. Wickedness is always wickedness, but folly is not always folly." Emma Woodhouse, Emma, Chapter 26 Â Jane Austen's World: The life and times of England's... Continue Reading →
THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD'S MOST Â INTRIGUING LITERARY HEROINE Â Knowledge is power. Sir Francis Bacon, Religious Meditations, Of Heresies, 1597 Everything united in him; good understanding, correct opinions, knowledge of the world, and a warm heart. The Narrator on William Elliot, Persuasion, Chapter 16 Most biographies of Jane Austen will reveal the quiet life... Continue Reading →
JANE AUSTEN FOR DUMMIES, OR SMARTIES?  Ok, who wants to be called a dummy, or heaven forbid, admit that you are a dummy? Show of hands please. Well, not me, and certainly not any of those accomplished, well educated, and urbane literati who call themselves Janeites! Right? So, Jane Austen for Dummies? Let's be kind... Continue Reading →
