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Page 92
... Miss Ray- land , an old lady who lives in a fantasy world of family pride and great position . He falls in love with the ward of Miss Rayland's house- keeper , Mrs Lennard , a love he has to keep secret for fear of offending his aunt ...
... Miss Ray- land , an old lady who lives in a fantasy world of family pride and great position . He falls in love with the ward of Miss Rayland's house- keeper , Mrs Lennard , a love he has to keep secret for fear of offending his aunt ...
Page 111
... Miss Bates . Incidentally , Miss Bates , the garrulous , woolly - minded spinster , is an excellent example of Miss Austen's use of the minor character . Miss Bates rambles on , innocent and silly , almost in stream - of - consciousness ...
... Miss Bates . Incidentally , Miss Bates , the garrulous , woolly - minded spinster , is an excellent example of Miss Austen's use of the minor character . Miss Bates rambles on , innocent and silly , almost in stream - of - consciousness ...
Page 120
... Miss Ferrier and Galt was therefore an index of the commercial success of Scott himself . Susan Ferrier ( 1782-1854 ) is an instance of an admirable talent that scarcely took itself seriously enough . Marriage , published in 1818 , is ...
... Miss Ferrier and Galt was therefore an index of the commercial success of Scott himself . Susan Ferrier ( 1782-1854 ) is an instance of an admirable talent that scarcely took itself seriously enough . Marriage , published in 1818 , is ...
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