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Why Mediocre Writing Is All Jane Austen’s Fault

Waxing UnLyrical

We are surrounded by mediocre writing, and it’s all Jane Austen’s fault. “It is a truth universally acknowledged …” It’s all Jane Austen’s fault. That was Austen. Austen was brilliant, and used language the way artists use color.

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