My vote goes for C too. If we add a coma after "Austen's", would E be acceptable? "As are Austen's, Forster's characters are concerned largely with achieving economic security in a world riddled with class distinctions." Is it the correct use of "As"? Isn' t it a bit &q...

in sentence E, I am bothered by the comparaison:

... more this year than last year's...

it is not parallel.

What do you think?

Thanks.