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Tag: Jane Austen

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Tips for writers: Which spellings to use: -ise or -ize? -yse or -yze?

8 Dec 2016dictionary, US English, US spellings

Have you ever wondered why some books use -ise spellings , such as organisation, while others use the spelling organization? Usually, this is not merely an author’s whim but follows a recognized spelling style.

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Authors attack! What they think of each other

30 Sep 2016authors on authors

Some while ago I wrote about Mark Twain’s opinion of Jane Austen and other authors, but what do other authors and critics think of him and each other? The comments are hardly of glowing admiration. On Mark Twain “All modern […]

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Literary invective: On Jane Austen

7 Apr 2015authors on authors

  The pen is said to be mightier than the sword and can be particularly denigrating and effective when used by one author against a fellow author. I am indebted to Gary Dexter, editor of Poisoned Pens: Literary invective from […]

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