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UnaBated Admiration
Miss Bates enjoyed a most uncommon degree of popularity for a woman neither young, handsome, rich, nor married. Emma, 1816, Jane Austen Okay, so Miss Bates prattles. I wouldn’t want to be stuck with her on a jammed elevator. … Continue reading
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The Good, The Bad, and the Funny: Proposals in Jane Austen (Part 2)
I meant to reveal my nomination for the worst proposal in Austen today, but I am sidetracked because I forgot to present the runner-up for funniest proposal: In a very honorable second place: Mr. Elton to Emma Woodhouse in Emma. … Continue reading
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