Interesting Factoid?
This is the first novel of Jane Austen and underwent several revisions before finally being published in 1811. The first draft was finished in 1795 when Jane was only 19.
Impressions?
My first Jane Austen (I’m not proud). This is the only book in this list with a happy ending. Compared to the other books, this is actually light reading. When I say light reading, I am in no way pertaining to the content but to the effect it has on me as a reader. It was actually a welcome change from all the “heavy” reading I have been doing so far.
Most Memorable Lines?
“There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions.”
“Elinor had not needed ... to be assured of the injustice to which her sister was often led in her opinion of others, by the irritable refinement of her own mind, and the too great importance placed by her on the delicacies of a strong sensibility and the graces of a polished manner. Like half the rest of the world, if more than half there be that are clever and good, Marianne, with excellent abilities and an excellent disposition, was neither reasonable nor candid. She expected from other people the same opinions and feelings as her own, and she judged of their motives by the immediate effect of their actions on herself.”
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