I am not at all in a humour for writing, I am growing idle and want some help. I have not written a word for a fortnight, and I really think I shall give it up altogether.
— Jane Austen Modern

Pride and Prejudice

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Letter to Cassandra Austen

Date / Period

1798

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Strange & Unusual

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/31206/31206-h/31206-h.htm

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