the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Eaton Stannard Barrett : The Heroine; or, Adventures of Cherubina

'I finished the Heroine last night & was very much amused by it. I wonder James did not like it better. It diverted me exceedingly.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Jane Austen      Print: Book

Eaton Stannard Barrett : The Heroine; or, Adventures of Cherubina

'I finished the Heroine last night & was very much amused by it. I wonder James did not like it better. It diverted me exceedingly.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: James Austen      Print: Book

Eaton Stannard Barrett : The Heroine; or, Adventures of Cherubina, third volume

'It is Eveng. We have drank tea & I have torn through the 3d vol. of the Heroine, & do not think it falls off. - It is a delightful burlesque, particularly on the Radcliffe style.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Jane Austen      Print: Book

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