says,"on which the daily happiness ofprivate life depends.' V.Austen'sStyle With trenchant(锋利的)observation and in meticulous(小心 5 翼翼的)detail,she presented the quiet.day-to-day country life of the upper-middle-class English. Even the most minor characters are vividly particularized in Austen’slucid(明晰的)style. VI Austen's Masterpiece:Pride and Prejudice 1.Introduction I am amusing myself with Miss Austin's [sic]novels.She has great power and discrimination in delineating common-place 10 people:and her writings are a capital picture of real life with all the little wheels and machinery laid bare like a patent clock. -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,Journal entry May 23.1839 Using a novel as a "primary"sourcea way to learn about social history,students can gain valuable insights Fictional accounts,particularly those judged "realistic"by contemporary observers,can tell us things that are not typically explored in supposedly more reliable factual accounts.Fiction can be a useful source for learning about the past:however,it is important to teach students what kinds of information cansays, “on which the daily happiness of private life depends.” V. Austen’s Style With trenchant(锋利的) observation and in meticulous (小心 翼翼的) detail, she presented the quiet, day-to-day country life of the upper-middle-class English. Even the most minor characters are vividly particularized in Austen’s lucid(明晰的) style. VI. Austen’s Masterpiece: Pride and Prejudice 1. Introduction I am amusing myself with Miss Austin's [sic] novels. She has great power and discrimination in delineating common-place people; and her writings are a capital picture of real life, with all the little wheels and machinery laid bare like a patent clock. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Journal entry, May 23, 1839 Using a novel as a "primary" source—a way to learn about social history, students can gain valuable insights. Fictional accounts, particularly those judged "realistic" by contemporary observers, can tell us things that are not typically explored in supposedly more reliable, factual accounts. Fiction can be a useful source for learning about the past; however, it is important to teach students what kinds of information can 5’ 10’