Jane Austen Quotes
Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.
Austen, Jane. Emma. John Murray, 1816.
Armstrong observed that the notion was not original with him but with Edmund Burke. See {610721}.
See {115604} for a similar sentiment from England.
The secretary was responding to a reporter who had dramatically paraphrased what the secretary had said and asked if this would be correct.
Referring to British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin:
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism, humour, and social commentary, have long earned her acclaim among critics, scholars, and popular audiences alike.
