Out of the night that covers me: How Jane Austen Taught Me to Be a Man ›

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By WILLIAM DERESIEWICZ

I was 26 when I read my first Jane Austen novel, “Emma,” the story of a spoiled young lady in Regency England who fancies herself a matchmaker. A graduate student at the time, I was as arrogant as they come and didn’t think there was much anyone could teach me about…

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12 months ago on May 31, 2011 at 04:27pm
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