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A Jane Austen novel that enlightened me as to the curious joys of the non-masterpiece

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Naomi K
Dec 07, 2010
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As I’ve alluded to before, one of my greatest reading experiences of 2009 was staying up until 4 AM (on a Monday) reading Jane Austen’s Emma. It was all the more surprising to me because back in 10th grade, Pride & Prejudice was the very first school-assigned book that I didn’t read. I mean, I got about a third of the way through it and then I literally…

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