Bertrand Russell, in The Conquest of Happiness (1930), Ch. 4: Boredom and excitement
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Every housemaid expects at least once a week as much excitement as would have lasted a Jane Austen heroine throughout a whole novel.
— Bertrand Russell on Jane Austen
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About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
About Bertrand Russell
Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell (May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970) was a British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. In 1950, he was awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature.
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