Plan of a Novel according to Hints from Various Quarters [1816] by Jane Austen, in Catharine and Other Writings. The World’s Classics, Oxford University Press, 1993.¹ Silly Novels by Lady Novelists [1856] and other essaysby George Eliot. Renard Press, 2023.² “Silly Novels by Lady Novelists are a genus with many species, determined by the particular quality … Continue reading A genus with many species: #ReadingAusten2025| Calmgrove Books
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