October 23, 2007 · 1:17 pm

Vanity

“Vanity working on a weak head, produces every sort of mischief.”

Mr. Knightley, on Emma’s encouraging Harriet Smith to raise her sights too high
Emma, volume 1, chapter 8

4 Comments

Filed under Emma, Emma Woodhouse, Harriet Smith, Mr. Knightley, Pride

4 Responses to Vanity

  1. Lara
    October 23, 2007 at 4:02 pm

    Your book arrived last night! I’m trying desperately NOT to read it until I finish grading this enormous stack of papers….but I can’t wait!
    🙂

  2. KS
    October 24, 2007 at 12:50 pm

    Just finished your book; my local Borders in Long Beach, CA, had about six copies. I wondered if you have read Fumbling: A Journey of Love, Adventure, and Renewal on the Camino de Santiago. The subtitles are similar.

  3. Lori Smith
    October 26, 2007 at 10:24 am

    Thanks! I’ve not heard of that book — the subtitles do sound almost the same.

  4. Lori Smith
    October 26, 2007 at 10:27 am

    Thanks, Lara — hope you love it! (And good luck with grading those papers!)