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Jane Austen

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

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Jane Austen is saying that anyone who does not enjoy reading a well-written novel lacks intelligence. She implies that appreciating good literature is a sign of a thoughtful and perceptive mind.

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