At 250, Jane Austen is so fresh to those of us who are her fans we read her with baited breath.
As if we hadn’t met Mr. Darcy before.
Mr. Darcy and all the women, the Emmas, Catherines, and Elizabeth Bennets whom, in fact, I’ve met so often. If you like Austen, you have met them all as well.
On December 16th, let’s raise our book jackets to Ms. Austen.
All The Best 