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James Stanier Clarke's portrait of Jane Austen.(AGM 2005: Milwaukee)

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From: Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal
Date: 20050101
Author:Ray, Joan Klingel; Wheeler, Richard James

WHILE RESEARCHING my 2005 AGM Plenary Session talk at the British Library, I stumbled upon Richard James Wheeler's book about James Stanier Clarke's portrait of Jane Austen. Waiting for my book delivery, I typed "Jane Austen" into the library's computer catalogue and after scrolling down 400+ titles, I encountered his book on the Clarke portrait. Throughout his life, Richard Wheeler indulged his main avocation: books. His love of books led him serendipitously to the bookstore where he found Clarke's Friendship Book. (1)

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