More from Jane Austen
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other.
Emma (1815)In context- “Lady Susan”, Letter XXXII (1871)
Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition, seemed to unite some of the best blessings of existence; and had lived nearly twenty-one years in the world with very little to distress or vex her.
Jane Austen on character
Emma (1815), Volume I, Chapter I
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