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There are many reasons why we can’t stop reading Jane Austen

Rosemary Goring reckons some devotees of the writer go too far.

If ever there was a good reason for turning again to Jane Austen’s work, it’s the recently reissued novel by Maria Edgeworth, first published in 1834 (see review on page 10).