17531 Gaskell The delightful introduction shares that

The delightful introduction shares that "Art was for Austen an everyday activity

Excerpt from 1785 "Essay on Old Maids" by William Hayley

strength of character

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Reprinted from the 1921 edition

17531 Gaskell The delightful introduction shares thatIn an era of a new kind of celebrity, and in an era of constant war, no war hero stood out in Britain quite like Admiral Nelson and no event stood out quite like the Battle of Trafalgar. Southey [1774 1843], who had, like his fellow poets Wordsworth and Coleridge, moved from youthful liberal politics to conservatism, does work to present a balanced portrait in his Life of Nelson. His focus is giving sailors and the public a view of Nelson's character