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The smartest mom in Jane Austen

The smartest mom in Jane Austen

It's Mother's Day - we’re looking at Northanger Abbey and gleaning wisdom from Mrs. Morland, best mum in Austen

May 14, 2023
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Hello friends and hooray for the mothers and daughters and grandmothers and their family and supporters on this Mother’s Day.

We’re taking the occasion to go deep into Austen’s stories to find a good mum. Hard to do! 

But it turns out there’s quite a bit of motherly wisdom from one minor-character mum in Austen who brings wisdom about friendship, knowledg…

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