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Pride & Prejudice

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The Six — an analysis of Jane Austen’s novels

The six are the Jane Austen canon — Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Mansfield Park, and Emma. The following is my analysis of the six, in no particular order. Pride & Prejudice I first read Pride & Prejudice in high school and didn’t like it. I Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 4 years4 years ago
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Austen and Gaskell — a comparison

So many readers suggested North & South by Elizabeth Gaskell in the comments during the Birthday Soiree that I decided to read it over Christmas. I can see why many fans love the book and suggested it but I was also stunned by how different it was from Jane Austen’s Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 9 years9 years ago
Gordath Wood

Austen — Texas

So I’ve been rereading Jane Austen and I have been completely absorbed in her writing. I am on Emma now, and just finished Persuasion. Jane Austen is known for the elegance of her language, her precise understanding of human nature, and her ability to pinpoint the foibles and motives of Read more…

By Patrice Sarath, 11 years11 years ago
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