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Incomplete as it is, we can perceive in the twelve chapters of Sanditon that have come down to us the twin targets of Austen's irony – ‘cant’ and contemporary attitudes to literature. Most of the characters are gathered, and the attack is about to begin. It is futile to try to guess how the story would have developed, for though we can interpret Austen's unique qualities as a writer in the completed work, we cannot reproduce them, and would be foolish to try. But some speculations must be discussed, for, as with the finished novels, questionable assumptions can be made in connection with Sanditon about Austen's views on the purpose of fiction.
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Incomplete as it is, we can perceive in the twelve chapters of Sanditon that have come down to us the twin targets of Austen's irony – ‘cant’ and contemporary attitudes to literature. Most of the characters are gathered, and the attack is about to begin. It is futile to try to guess how the story would have developed, for though we can interpret Austen's unique qualities as a writer in the completed work, we cannot reproduce them, and would be foolish to try. But some speculations must be discussed, for, as with the finished novels, questionable assumptions can be made in connection with Sanditon about Austen's views on the purpose of fiction.
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