Jane Austen — "The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must …"
The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
Get This Quote & Author's Image Illustrated On:
Click any product to generate a realistic preview. Up to 3 at a time.
* Initial load can take up to 90 seconds — revising the preview in another color is nearly instant.
Kitchen
Apparel
Other
More from Jane Austen
"There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well."
"I am not at all disposed to be very discreet."
"I have a right to be in a bad humour sometimes."
"Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure."
"There was a monstrous deal of stupid quizzing and common-place nonsense talked, but scarcely any wit."
Details
From 'Northanger Abbey'. Spoken by Henry Tilney.
Date: 1817 (published posthumously, written earlier)
Art & CreativityVerification
Unverifiable
Found in 1 providers: gemini
1 source checked