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Re:Jane Austen, on the money by icebraining on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @02:52AM (#14854113)
I've enjoyed reading Jane Austen, but saying that Mark Twain "never learned to appreciate satire", well, I can only suggest you read A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Or, really, almost any of his works.
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Re:Jane Austen, on the money by moomin on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @03:31AM (#14854262)
It's a bit heavy handed and preachy in comparison to Austen though. (Which isn't to say I don't like it.)
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Re:Jane Austen, on the money by VerDeTerre on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @10:10AM (#14856276)
With irony in vogue but subtlety out of fashion, absurdity treads a fine line. A line no wider, even, than the itsy-bitsy Mississippi.
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