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The Making of Jane Austen QUOTES

The Making of Jane Austen QUOTES

1 " That innovator is the aforementioned Hugh Thomson, who might be called the Colin Firth of Austen-inspired book illustration." (P. 52) "

― Devoney Looser , The Making of Jane Austen

2 " But rather than end this book with any truth universally acknowledged, I'll riff with this: I leave it to be settled by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend haughty, highbrow exclusivity or celebrate uncritical adulation. "

― Devoney Looser , The Making of Jane Austen

3 " She was not born, but rather became, Jane Austen. "

― Devoney Looser , The Making of Jane Austen