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“Throughout her career, Catherine seems to have believed that simply by reiterating her demands over and over she could either convince her opponents of…

— Nancy Goldstone

“And so Catherine's thoughts - as would the thoughts of any woman in such a quandary - turned to shopping: to the art dealers…

— Robert Coughlan

“Catherine, who was extremely modest, had no desire to shine, and on most social occasions, as they are called, you would have found her…

— Henry James

“Catherine’s motto could well have been that genius is a long patience. With the successive reigns of her sons came her chance to show…

— Jane Dunn

“Sentiment would undo her - each of its ties were a tether that would hold her from her purpose. Men, perhaps, might nourish both…

— Rachel Kadish

“Then came the night when she held him close as a second great wave of anger smashed over him. This time it was anger…

— Nina George

“Catherine had not understood all that she said; her attention was given to enjoying Marian’s ease of manner and flow of ideas.”

— Henry James

“[H]is first purpose was to explain himself, and before they reached Mr. Allen's grounds he had done it so well that Catherine did not…

— Jane Austen

“Only Catherine has the capacity to change and mature, although here...our heroine pays a dear price for this change. And she does take a…

— Azar Nafisi

Her companion's discourse now sunk from its hitherto animated pitch, to nothing more than a short, decisive sentence of praise or condemnation on the…

— Jane Austen

“It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. Allen, that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions…

— Jane Austen

“It is now expedient to give some description of Mrs. Allen, that the reader may be able to judge in what manner her actions…

— Jane Austen