27 SEPTEMBER 1997, page 42

Not Fanny Price, More Mary Crawford

Nigel Nicolson I t is not difficult to explain the continu- ing popularity of Jane Austen's novels: they are love stories that improve with every reading. More puzzling is the......

According To Norman

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