Jane Austen, a gifted English novelist, daughter of a clergyman in N. Hampshire; member of a quiet family circle, occupied herself in writing without eye to publication, and only in mature womanhood thought of writing for the press. Her first novel, "Sense and Sensibility," was published in 1811, and was followed by "Pride and Prejudice," her masterpiece, "Persuasion," and others, her interest being throughout in ordinary quiet cultured life, and the delineation of it, which she achieved in an inimitably charming manner. She is the mother of the English 19th-century novel, as Scott is the father of it" (1775-1816).
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What dreadful weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. Go to Quote / Comment
Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. Go to Quote / Comment
We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be. Go to Quote / Comment
Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. Go to Quote / Comment
What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. Go to Quote / Comment