“ He knew her to be clever, to have a quick apprehension as well as good sense, and a fondness for reading, which, properly directed, must be an education in itself. ”
Jane Austen, Mansfield Park (1814). copy citation
| Author | Jane Austen |
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| Source | Mansfield Park |
| Topic | reading cleverness education |
| Date | 1814 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/141/141-h/141-h.htm |
Context
“Kept back as she was by everybody else, his single support could not bring her forward; but his attentions were otherwise of the highest importance in assisting the improvement of her mind, and extending its pleasures. He knew her to be clever, to have a quick apprehension as well as good sense, and a fondness for reading, which, properly directed, must be an education in itself. Miss Lee taught her French, and heard her read the daily portion of history; but he recommended the books which charmed her leisure hours, he encouraged her taste, and corrected her judgment: he made reading useful by talking to her of what she read, and heightened its attraction by judicious praise.”
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