Mary Russell Mitford Quote

A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork.


The Life of Mary Russell Mitford (1870)


A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork.

A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork.

A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork.

A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork.