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Jane Austen’s Philadelphia, Toni Morrison’s Denver
January 30, 2013 2013 is the bicentennial of Pride and Prejudice, so I’ve been learning new things about Jane Austen — for instance, the fact that her aunt was named Philadelphia, Phila for short. Phila never saw Philadelphia; no, at … Continue reading
Posted in African-American literature, Cities, Classics, collaboration, Contemporary novel, Ethnicity, Race, slavery, Twentieth century literature, Vernacular dialects
Tagged Beloved, Boston, Cincinnati, Denver, East India Company, Jane Austen, Paula Byrne, Philadelphia Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Toni Morrison, Tysoe Saul Hancock
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