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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good…

Quote byJane Austen · 1775–1817

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Northanger Abbey 1817).

English (original)

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

— Jane Austen

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