“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart,” said she afterwards to herself. “There is nothing to be compared to it. Warmth and tenderness of heart, with an affectionate, open manner, will beat all the clearness of head in the world, for attraction. I am sure it will. It is tenderness of heart which makes my dear father so generally beloved – which gives Isabella all her popularity. I have it not but I know how to prize and respect it.” Emma, 1815.


       · PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005)
       · NORTHANGER ABBEY (2007)
       · SANDITON (2019-)
       · SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995)
       · EMMA. (2020)
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Posted on: June 18, 2023