Jane Austen's view of humanity.
I am reading Emma, my first Jane Austen. It's wonderful.
It strikes me that Austen is rare among "classic" authors in her optimism. Without diminishing human flaws, she seems to genuinely like human beings, and writes us to give the most ardent pessimist hope for our future.
It's an uncommon view for someone with such keen insight into human nature, and reading her gives me hope, too.
It strikes me that Austen is rare among "classic" authors in her optimism. Without diminishing human flaws, she seems to genuinely like human beings, and writes us to give the most ardent pessimist hope for our future.
It's an uncommon view for someone with such keen insight into human nature, and reading her gives me hope, too.
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