Complex sentence: Austen's novel parallels Smith's in its structure and setting: both are set primarily in Devonshire and London, for example, and in both, a heroine writes an ill-advised letter to a lover.
Split into simpler sentences: Austen's novel parallels Smith's in its structure and setting: both are set primarily in Devonshire and London. In both, a heroine writes an ill-advised letter to a lover.