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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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.
Mrs. Churchill, Mary Musgrove, and other Austen characters are hypochondriacs. What did doctors believe about their malady and its treatment?
Was Austen's Mr. Woodhouse a hypochondriac, or an old man with valid concerns about everyone's health?