Bite-Size Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility from One of England's Greatest Writers
by John P. Holms
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Jane Austen's novels are filled with wide-ranging commentary on all aspects of life. Her sharp-witted and intelligent characters have provided us with memorable quotes time and time again.Finally Austen's sense and sensibility has been compiled in one compact book. In Bite-Size Jane Austen readers get her thoughts and words on society, men and women, the arts and writing, business and politics, England, family matters and on the human condition.Bite-Size Jane Austen is the fifth book in the show more highly successful series. Arranged into eight wide-ranging chapters and many sub- chapters, finding the perfect quote for the perfect situation is simple.On literature and poetry: "Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery. I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can".On men and women: "One half the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other".On writing novels: "An artist cannot do anything slovenly". show lessTags
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John gave me this as a present and I love it. It has so many fun quotes and most of my favorites from Jane Austen.
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