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Tag: Persuasion

  • Ranking Jane Austen – Is It Possible?

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    Emma Mansfield Park Pride and Prejudice Sense and Sensibility Northanger Abbey Persuasion  Is this a sensible way to rank Jane Austen’s books? As far as I can discern, this is how Adelle Waldman ranks them, in “I Read Everything Jane Austen Wrote, Several Times: Here Are Some of the Many Things I Learned.” Fans of…

  • The Best Kind of People to Hang Out With

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    Anne smiled and said, “My idea of good company, Mr. Elliot, is the company of clever, well-informed people, who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.” “You are mistaken,” said he gently, “that is not good company, that is the best.” – Persuasion, Chapter 16, by Jane Austen Mr.…