What Would Jane Do?: Quips and Wisdom from Jane Austen

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Become Mistress of Yourself nbsp; Jane Austen always knows just the right thing to say. With this pocket collection of quotes from Jane's novels and letters, you too, will have a quip for every situation.

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I received this book as a gift. It is a pretty little book that looked very nice on my shelf with my Funko figure of Jane Bennett from Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. I am sure Jane Austen wouldn't have minded her character being morphed into a monster hunting badass....

But.....I finally decided to crack the cover and read the Jane Austen quotes that awaited me inside....

Only to find numerous incorrect attributions (quote from one book listed as being from another), incorrect quotes and even a tagline from a movie adaptation.....

What??

I'm sorry, but much as I enjoyed the look of this little grey and gold book on my shelf, I can't rate this more than 2 stars. Do research. Get the quotes right. Ugh. A movie tagline? Seriously?

What would show more Jane do? She would be sorely inconvenienced and vexed! She might even need smelling salts (her mother has some, I'm sure). Sigh. show less

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Next week [I] shall begin my operations on my hat, on which you know my principal hopes of happiness depend. --Letters
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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Perfection should not have come quite so soon. --Emma (1815)

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Fiction and Literature
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823Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction
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PR4036Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature19th century , 1770/1800-1890/1900
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