My grandmother recently gave me an action figure as a gift. I may not seem like the Action Figure Type, but this gift delighted me. This action figure is no ordinary one. It is a Jane Austen action figure; she bears a quill rather than wielding a weapon, lending credence to the old idea that the pen is indeed mightier than the sword.
Austen's books are mighty, being as fresh and witty today as they where when first published two hundred years ago. Her characters are familiar to all of us: the neighborhood busybody (Mrs. Jennings in "Sense and Sensibility"), the man anxious to show off the speed of his new "toy" (John Thorpe in "Northanger Abbey), the catty female (Lucy Steele in "Sense and Sensibility"), and the pretentious bore (Mr. Collins in "Pride and Prejudice"). These make her books funny.
What makes her books sweet are her heroines. Women like Lizzie Bennet and Elinor Dashwood are women with principles and passion. I love to watch them as they face challenges both from the outside world and of their own making.
Her books are worth reading -- check one out today! All will be in the adult fiction section, under AUS. Her titles are:
* Emma
* Pride and Prejudice
* Persuasion
* Northanger Abbey
* Mansfield Park
* Sense & Sensibility
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