Record Number: 27970
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'We know comparatively little of [Jane Austen's] literary tastes. Some are peculiar. Her fondness for the gentle, close truth and quiet power of Cowper is consistent; but it is perplexing to find that the grave, moral, austere Dr. Johnson was her favourite prose writer. The coarseness of Fielding she could not forgive, and though she admired "Sir Charles Grandison," she thought Richardson tedious.'
Century:1700-1799, 1800-1849
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Gender:Female
Date of Birth:1775
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:Writer
Religion:Church of England
Country of Origin:England
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Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book
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Source Information:
Record ID:27970
Source:Julia Kavanagh
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Title:English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1863
Vol:2
Page:182
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Citation:
Julia Kavanagh, English Women of Letters: Biographical Sketches, (London, 1863), 2, p. 182, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=27970, accessed: 17 August 2024
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