Jane Austen Quotes
Oh! do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.
Austen, Jane. Mansfield Park. Thomas Egerton, 1814.
Asked by reporters if the 10-year mark might prove to be a fatal politcal threshold, as in the case of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher:
Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage in the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her use of biting irony, along with her realism, humour, and social commentary, have long earned her acclaim among critics, scholars, and popular audiences alike.
