Jane Austen and leisure
English literature, women authors
Austen, jane, 1775-1817
Leisure
English literature, history and criticism, 19th century
Knowledge and learning
Literature and society
England
Knowledge
Manners and customs
History
"Jane Austen's novels portray a leisured society of gentlemen and ladies who do not need to work. Yet leisure, the distinguishing mark of a gentleman, was not meant to be an excuse for idleness. The proper use of leisure to fulfil duties, to read and to think, and above all to pursue social relation…
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