Tag: comedy of manners

What is a Novel of Manners?

Ever wonder what Pride and Prejudice and The Portrait of a Lady had in common? Did you know they are Novel of Manners? They are! And this is what it all means! ๐Ÿ“–

Hello, dear readers! ๐Ÿซฐ

Welcome to a new bookish ramble! ๐Ÿ“–

I know it might be obvious or it might be something you have never heard of, so here we are chatting about a book genre from yonder* times.

*Yonder is not really the right word there, that’s for a distance like “at some distance in the direction indicated”. End of lesson. ๐Ÿ˜„

So, I already know what a novel of manners is, but when I first published my Pride and Prejudice review, I didn’t know the term. And now, I’m here to share it with you all, in case you were wondering about it, or just want to check some old books.

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