Today marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen. To some, she is a fluffy authoress of “chick lit”; to others, she is a crypto-feminist and subtle provocateur of conventional (read “traditional”) stereotypes. To me, she is neither. She is simply a brilliant, witty, and extremely insightful writer whose novels expose human foibles and celebrate human goodness. What more can one ask?
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