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Two lines in an 1808 Austen letter may refer to treating period pain.
Drawn from what Devoney Looser said
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- Devoney Looser American literary scholar
One theory I float is that two lines from an 1808 letter might be Austen’s reference to treating period pain.
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↗The Latest from Devoney and Wild for Austen (March 14, 2026)devoney.substack.com
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