Recently there have been several articles about how I, Jane Austen, now rule the world. What a strange sort of time this has become when a daughter of a reverend can become one of the most powerful women in the publishing industry. And I do it all while dead...even more impressive.
Who would have thought that six novels would touch so many people? But what's really behind the JA love? It basically started with the BBC Pride & Prejudice mini-series where Colin Firth emerged from a lake and caused millions of female hearts to stop beating. Thus began the JA love. Now there are scores of books that take on my characters and even me. At times I'm just a side character and at other times I'm a vampire slayer.
The one thing that surprises me is how many people take on my characters in an act of love shall we say and then don't hold true to them. It's like Dorothy said: sometimes authors forget pieces. Like when one author has Lizzie saying she had known Charlotte Lucas a little. A little? They were good friends.
So how many people are actually taking on JA's characters because they love them and want to see what happens next. And how many people simply want to cash in on my fame?
It's a tough call. What are the worst and best works based on my novels that you've read?
For me: Best: Melissa Nathan's Persuading Annie
Worst: Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife by Elizabeth Berdoll
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