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Diana of the Crossways

Diana of the Crossways
George Meredith

Diana of the Crossways is a novel by George Meredith which was published in 1885. It is an account of an intelligent and forceful woman trapped in a miserable marriage and was prompted by Meredith's friendship with society beauty and author Caroline Norton.

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“A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.”

George Meredith book Diana of the Crossways

Ch. 1 http://books.google.com/books?id=pDlxjZ-z-woC&amp;q=%22A+witty+woman+is+a+treasure+a+witty+beauty+is+a+power%22&amp;pg=PA2#v=onepage. <br class="br">Source: Diana of the Crossways http://www.gutenberg.org/files/4470/4470.txt (1885)

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