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Stephanie Meyer

Musings on Jane

By January 28, 2013 Books

The landscape for women in Jane Austen’s time bears little resemblance to contemporary society. Expected only to be passive and pretty, women had no economic power, nor could they own land or exert political influence.  Up pops Elizabeth Bennet, a character that readers today adore for her wit, humour and sharp observations. Pride and Prejudice is 200 years old today and Elizabeth Bennet and her Mr. Darcy are their very own cultural construct.  The novel has inspired more adaptations than Austen could possibly have conceived. Would she have approved of the many variations on the theme?

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