"I am afraid", replied Elinor, "that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety."
— Jane Austen

January 1, 1970

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Novelists from EnglandAnglicans from the United KingdomWomen authors from EnglandJane AustenWomen born before the 19th century
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Sense and Sensibility (1811)

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Sense and Sensibility (1811)