
Anne Elliot is 231 years old today. I think it’s safe to say she’s more popular today than she was when Persuasion was published in 1818. I wish her well, and raise a glass to the girl who got a second chance!

Anne Elliot is 231 years old today. I think it’s safe to say she’s more popular today than she was when Persuasion was published in 1818. I wish her well, and raise a glass to the girl who got a second chance!
To the lady who brought us to this point!
Anyone hazard a guess where they might be and what they might be doing were it not for Jane Austen and her tempting characters?
I’m thinking that instead of writing I’d be working in retail. And at this time of year, that would be dangerous for me and for the buying public!
How about you? What sorts of things would you be reading, or writing had Jane Austen, and the fan fiction craze, come along?

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