CELESTINA
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First edition
London: Printed for T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1791. First edition of this courtship novel by a favorite author of the young Jane Austen, cited by modern scholars as an influence upon the plot and characters of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. Fine. Item #51967 Smith wrote novels under economic duress, supporting her children by publishing after separating from her husband. As she wrote of selling the copyright to her novel CELESTINA
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