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He begged their pardon, but he had forgotten his gloves, and instantly crossing the room to the writing table, he drew out a letter from under the scattered paper, placed it before Anne with eyes of glowing entreaty fixed on her for a time, and hastily collecting his gloves, was again out of the room, almost before Mrs. Musgrove was aware of his being in it: the work of an instant! ~ Jane Austen, Persuasion

11.29.2006

Costa Awards

The prize formerly known as the Whitbread has announced its nominees. Here's the Costa Book Awards website for the category breakdown, here's the Guardian with an emphasis on the new sponsorship, and here's the Times to discuss the fact that no female novelists were on the list.
Posted by scatteredpaper at 29.11.06

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