Using the review as a way to praise the novel , Scott praised Austen 's works . He praised her ability to copy `` from nature as she really exists in the common walks of life , and presenting to the correct and striking representation of that which is daily ( every day ) taking place around him '' . Using the review as a platform from which to defend the then disreputable genre of the novel , Scott praised Austen 's works , celebrating her ability to copy `` from nature as she really exists in the common walks of life , and presenting to the correct and striking representation of that which is daily taking place around him '' .