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“Chérie, whatever is the matter ? Did you not enjoy the dance? It seemed to me that you performed it well.’
‘Nothing at all is the matter,’ returned Artemisia, smiling forcefully. ‘I enjoyed myself immensely! And I did manage to step on your brother’s toes on several occasions, so it was a worthwhile experience all-round.”
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‘Nothing at all is the matter,’ returned Artemisia, smiling forcefully. ‘I enjoyed myself immensely! And I did manage to step on your brother’s toes on several occasions, so it was a worthwhile experience all-round.”
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“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, go throw your TV set away, and in its place you can install, a lovely bookshelf on the wall.”
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“Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real.”
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“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
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“I didn't mind thinking you were a murderer," said Lady Mary spitefully, "but I do mind you being such an ass.”
― Clouds of Witness
― Clouds of Witness
Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2015
— 131 members
— last activity Jan 03, 2016 06:04PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more
Austenesque Lovers TBR Pile Reading Challenge 2016
— 152 members
— last activity Feb 18, 2019 06:35PM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether i ...more
North & South
— 233 members
— last activity Apr 17, 2026 11:20AM
"I believe I've seen Hell, and it's white. It's snow white..." Anyone who loves Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, and the BBC Mini-Series of the st ...more
Georgette Heyer Fans
— 1062 members
— last activity Jul 10, 2026 06:38PM
A group for fans of Georgette Heyer to discuss her work. Whether you are a fan of many years or someone who is just starting out reading her novels yo ...more
Austenesque Lovers TBR Challenge 2019
— 157 members
— last activity Aug 11, 2023 08:12AM
Do you have a pile of Austenesque books that are just begging to be read? Need a motivation or plan to read them before they bury you alive? Whether ...more
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