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Why We’re Still Reading Jane Austen on Her 250th Birthday

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What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

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If I Was a Rich Girl, I’d Have All the Cover in the World: The Real Mean Girls of Classic Literature

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