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Austen Quotes and the Problem with Wit
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9 responses to “Austen Quotes and the Problem with Wit”
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Our dear Miss Austen certainly was the master of the zinger and the ironic. I love your beautiful images, and the “real” meanings of those little excerpts. Thanks for this fun post.
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Thank you! I always find it so funny when you search Austen quotes and they are clearly jokes being taken in earnest.
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Love this! Yes, drives me batty when a quote is taken out of context and really is not what the character means!
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Yes! It’s very frustrating and I don’t know if I see it as much with other authors.
I have to admit though, I didn’t know the staying at home one was Mrs. Elton until I started working on this article!
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I love it! You really fixed these quotes up nice! I love the way you put what they really meant.lol
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Thank you! I had a lot of fun with it 🙂
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Hahhaha, these are great. Yes, my husband got me sooks with Caroline’s quote about reading (I love the socks obviously) but I was again struck by how wildly that quote is ripped from context. I completely agree that Jane herself would get a good laugh out of it all.
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I think Caroline would be proud of herself too! At least someone believed her about reading, lol.
Thanks!
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