Jane Austen's abiding freshness-Why she has not more readers-Characteristics of her work-Absence of passion-Balzac, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Bront???-Jane in her home circle-Her tranquil nature-Her un-selfishness-Compared with Dorothy Osborne-Prudent heroines-Thoughtless admiration.The year 1775, which deprived England of her Ameri-can colonies, was generous to English art and literature. Had it only produced Walter Savage Landor, or even no better worthy than James Smith of the Rejected Addresses, it would not have done ...
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Jane Austen's abiding freshness-Why she has not more readers-Characteristics of her work-Absence of passion-Balzac, Jane Austen, and Charlotte Bront???-Jane in her home circle-Her tranquil nature-Her un-selfishness-Compared with Dorothy Osborne-Prudent heroines-Thoughtless admiration.The year 1775, which deprived England of her Ameri-can colonies, was generous to English art and literature. Had it only produced Walter Savage Landor, or even no better worthy than James Smith of the Rejected Addresses, it would not have done badly. But these were its added bounties. Its greater gifts were Turner, Charles Lamb and Jane Austen. Could we be offered the choice of re-possessing the United States, or losing the very memory of these three, which alternative would we choose?
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Very Good. 0838316360 Hardcover. Light cover wear. First page corner clipped. Pages are like new. No highlighting. No underlining. No dust jacket as originally published with library binding.