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Monday, December 16, 2013

Art and Austen

Julius LeBlanc Stewart -- Reading Aloud

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."   --Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey


Happy Birthday, Jane Austen!

2 comments:

  1. I love this quote! I discovered it when I read Northanger Abbey this summer. And what a gorgeous painting. Thanks for sharing (and happy birthday, Jane!)

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  2. Wonderful quote:) I read some of my favorite passages last night. Huge Austen fan.

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