![]() ![]() John Mullan’s essays are based on 20 questions. What is it marks these novels out from other works of fiction, that means I can read any of the major six once a year or so, never find them tedious, and always find something new to please me and something old to remind me how much I love them? There is an answer of sorts in this book, mainly because, in an elegant and enjoyable way, its 20 essays make me stop and wonder why and then neatly present me with a plausible explanation. ![]() I have never really stopped to wonder why that is. ![]() I have loved the works of Jane Austen since I was very young, and find her novels endlessly re-readable. What Matters in Jane Austen? Twenty crucial puzzles solved, by John Mullan ![]()
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