(February 10, 2015 at 4:50 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote: Good to know there's another Austen fan around here.
I've gotten tired of defending her in my real life. It seems like it's cool to hate her lately.
What kind of person hates Jane Austen? All of her books are worth reading. Even her Minor Works (aka Juvenilia):
http://smile.amazon.com/Oxford-Illustrat...192547062/
All the novels and the above:
http://smile.amazon.com/Oxford-Illustrat...192547070/
You must be surrounded by barbarians.
But, I suggested Pride and Prejudice, primarily because it is one of her more enjoyable books, and is arguably her best (though a case can be made for Persuasion being her best, people are less likely to enjoy that one so much). Also, Pride and Prejudice has the best opening lines.
I hope I have the good fortune to never encounter one of those foul creatures who hates Jane Austen. You should associate with better people. And have a glass of wine to calm your nerves, after having dealt with such odious cretins.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.
