Jane Austen Quotes About Books

She eventually comes to the same conclusion as this paragraph suggests that it is possible to have too much her own way.

Jane austen quotes about books. These lines come from the first chapter of jane austen s novel emma. So many books so little time. Seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised or a little mistaken.

Good friends good books and a sleepy conscience. Her novels are rich in comedy romance wit and satire and are such profound reflections of her social and geographical milieu in and around hampshire. I have no notion of loving people by halves it is not my nature and i declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading.

She is one of the most well known novelists of all time with her six major novels being the reason for her great success. 3906 quotes from jane austen. These novels interpret critique and comment upon the british landed gentry at the end of the.

I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading. How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book. Just the omission of jane austen s books alone would make a fairly good library out of a library that hadn t a book in it mark twain.

The person be it gentleman or lady who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid. The person be it gentleman or lady who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid there is nothing i would not do for those who are really my friends. And i do not think i ever shall.

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