Jane Austen will never go out of style. Her most famous six novels, written over 250 years ago, are timeless illustrations of life and love. Most people who read Austen read her books as love stories; nothing wrong with that, although not all of them are romances, as I discuss Read more…
A poor girl goes to live in the home of a rich family. In one version, she’s a poor relation, the other, a friend. In both cases, the girl changes the lives of the wealthy family, by virtue of, well, her virtues. She is modest, kind, and caring, and her Read more…
Emma “A heroine whom no-one but myself will much like” is Austen’s famous description of Emma Woodhouse. And yes, Emma is not very likeable. She is a self-important busybody who doesn’t even understand how badly she has ruined Harriet’s life. And that is the whole point of her involvement with Read more…