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JANE AUSTEN (LETTER DATE 18 NOVEMBER 1814)

SOURCE: Austen, Jane. "Letter to Fanny Knight, November 18, 1814." In Jane Austen's Letters, 2nd ed., edited by R. W. Chapman, pp. 407-12. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1952.

In the following excerpt from a letter to her niece dated November 18, 1814, Austen expresses in detail her opinions on love and marriage.

I feel quite as doubtful as you could be my dearest Fanny as to when my Letter may be finished, for I can command very little quiet time at present, but yet I must begin, for I know you will be glad to hear as soon as possible, & I really am impatient myself to be writing something on so very interesting a subject, though I have no hope of writing anything to the purpose. I shall do very little more I dare say than say over again, what you have said before.—I was certainly a good deal surprised at first—as I had no suspicion of any...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Primary Sources
   1. Jane Austen (Letter Date 18 November 1814)
   2. Jane Austen (Novel Date 1817)
4. General Commentary
   1. Mary Lascelles (Essay Date 1939)
   2. Margaret Kirkham (Essay Date 1983)
5. Title Commentary
   1. Emma
   2. Pride and Prejudice
   3. Mansfield Park
6. Further Reading
7. Copyright

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2. Feminism