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He had still a small house in Highbury Written by Stephanie (1/27/2011 9:44 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, Selective snobbery?, penned by Ramya

Pardon my ignorance: was owning a house NOT 'being landed'? I thought having a house meant being a (small) landowner.

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Emma the Snob -- her terrible attitude toward Robert AnnetteJ (1/26/2011 11:37 a.m.)

Emma and Class BarbaraB (1/27/2011 5:39 p.m.)
- Well - said! I think that Austen was treading on AnnetteJ (1/28/2011 8:35 a.m.)
- Had Ch4 on my paper but forgot to include it BarbaraB (1/27/2011 6:46 p.m.)
I agree with Tamtam (1/27/2011 11:00 a.m.)
I felt the same way about Emma, particularly when she says Bhearni (1/26/2011 4:05 p.m.)
I agree Laraine (1/26/2011 4:03 p.m.)
Emma’s snobbery Robbin (1/26/2011 1:29 p.m.)
- Selective snobbery? Ramya (1/26/2011 5:18 p.m.)
  - He had still a small house in Highbury Stephanie (1/27/2011 9:44 a.m.)
  - Emma's attitude to her governess Nikki N (1/27/2011 1:29 a.m.)
    - Governesses and class Bridget D (1/29/2011 3:33 a.m.)
- Personally I think Reeba (1/26/2011 4:00 p.m.)
youthful naivete' for one... jeffrey (1/26/2011 12:33 p.m.)
- Mr. Knightley thought highly of [the Martins] Stephanie (1/31/2011 8:17 p.m.)
Harriet was Emma's doll Glenn (1/26/2011 12:24 p.m.)
- Not entirely Emma's invention Tarn (1/28/2011 8:29 a.m.)
- Harriet was brought to Hartfield.. Reeba (1/26/2011 7:55 p.m.)
  - That's not how I read it Nina RG (1/27/2011 11:43 a.m.)
    - Me Either BarbaraB (1/27/2011 4:29 p.m.)
      - Hmmm. I'm beginning to give up...   Reeba (1/27/2011 5:23 p.m.)
        
        Harriet   Bridget D (1/29/2011 2:55 a.m.)
        
        Mr Martin the dilatory reader   Tom P2 (1/31/2011 10:27 p.m.)
        
        Well said! (:D) nfm   Robbin (2/1/2011 12:19 a.m.)
        
        Good Catch nfm   BarbaraB (1/31/2011 11:47 p.m.)
        
        LOL   Patricia AA (1/31/2011 11:39 p.m.)
        
        Harriet has a blind trust in Miss Woodhouse   Nina RG (1/28/2011 4:51 a.m.)
        
        Harriet   BarbaraB (1/27/2011 10:50 p.m.)
    - I don't think that either. Reeba (1/27/2011 3:39 p.m.)
  - seeming [] so artlessly impressed Stephanie (1/27/2011 9:49 a.m.)
    - I agree there. Reeba (1/27/2011 3:52 p.m.)
      - Miss Woodhouse was so great a personage in Highbury, Stephanie (1/27/2011 4:40 p.m.)
        
        Another view of Harriet's "Martin" stories Erica M. (1/27/2011 10:58 p.m.)
- she could never believe that in the same situation Stephanie (1/26/2011 4:42 p.m.)
  - Emma's strong sense of identity Anne-Marie (1/26/2011 6:10 p.m.)
  - I understood this .. Reeba (1/26/2011 4:53 p.m.)
    - certainly was not clever, Stephanie (1/26/2011 5:16 p.m.)
      - Well... that would have been Ramya (1/26/2011 5:22 p.m.)
- Yes, that whole concept of Harriet being a gentleman's AnnetteJ (1/26/2011 12:31 p.m.)

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