The real climax of each Jane Austen novel is when someone reaches a turning point, and sees the darkness in his or her own heart.
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A Change of Heart
Category: Emma
Hypochondriacs in Jane Austen and Regency Medicine: Mrs. Churchill of Emma
Mrs. Churchill, Mary Musgrove, and other Austen characters are hypochondriacs. What did doctors believe about their malady and its treatment?
A Valetudinarian Old Man—Mr. Woodhouse in Emma
Was Austen's Mr. Woodhouse a hypochondriac, or an old man with valid concerns about everyone's health?
