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I definitely get the feeling that the author liked and likely read more of Lennox‘s work than Burney’s, and she does a great job of making me want to read her beyond just the one book as well.

“A favorite pastime of Johnsonians - yes, there are Johnsonians just as there are Janeites - “ e_e

"The Mysteries of Udolpho" is not my favorite book and I don't feel any particular desire to reread it. That said, I'd be interested in reading one of Radcliffe's earlier books (after hitting up Edgeworth, Lennox and Smith, anyway.)

So much for the chapter on Frances Burney! Which is to say that I'm glad Romney finally got around to "Evelina," and if I asked whether she went on to read other novels by Burney, the answer is probably no. Just as well, no spoilers for "Cecilia"...which has been on my to-read shelf since 2015, so I'm a fine one to talk.! FWIW, I didn't know Burney is better remembered as a diarist than a novelist. Interesting.

“I downloaded a copy of EVELINA onto my phone, ready to give it a try. Then I left it unopened for months.“ Biting my tongue. Biting my tongue. But also, you know, there are an awful lot of Penguin and Oxford editions of this book out there. 8/

Woke up and cracked the book open again. Wandered out and found Kristen, started telling her a little bit of what I had read last night and then reading aloud from pages 4 to 5 in a cross between dramatic table reading and MST3K. Must stop being such a churl. The author may have known less than I did starting out, but she knows more than I do now (she wrote a book about it, right?) so I better shut up and respect.

“Because I accepted all of that, I regularly purchased and read books like that 2005 survey of the English novel.” Jesus Christ. “The English Novel: An Introduction” by Terry Eagleton. I don’t know what’s going on here. Is she afraid that he’s going to sue her or something?