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Fanny Burney Bolsters Young People

Fanny Burney’s “Evelina” is still very relevant to the lives of young people.

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Moving beyond Gothics to Reality

For a student who had spent her life hiding out in literature (see yesterday’s post), Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey struck a chord. Although it’s the most lightweight of Austen’s six great novels, Mary learned a lot about herself when she studied it. Northanger Abbey is a coming-of-age novel about young Catherine Morland. In a visit […]

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