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The Norton Critical Edition footnote... Written by Line (3/17/2009 8:22 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, What General Tilney read:, penned by nan duval

...says "(Robert) Hopkins argues that the General's methodical perusal of pamphlets was a neither vague nor innocent activity in the 1790s. Noting the passage of the Anti-Treason and Seditious Meeting Act in 1795, along with the role of citizens in screening publications beginning in 1792, Hopkins identifies Tilney as a volunteer in the government's campaign throughout this decade to suppress dissent."

(RH's essay is in the NCE, but I haven't read it yet!)

There are other footnotes in the NCE that seem to indicate that NA was a surprisingly political novel.

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What General Tilney read: nan duval (3/17/2009 7:39 p.m.)

The Norton Critical Edition footnote... Line (3/17/2009 8:22 p.m.)
- If that's what the pamphlets were... JoAnn (3/20/2009 1:32 a.m.)
  - Catherine's knowledge Line (3/20/2009 9:21 a.m.)
    - I'm sure the readers would have! JoAnn (3/20/2009 10:08 a.m.)

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