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PERSPECTIVE: Ageism is not a new thing, just read Jane Austen.(Comment)

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From: The Birmingham Post (England)
Date: 20050912
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Byline: SARAH EVANS

A new Pride and Prejudice film to be sniffy about. No one who understands Jane Austen can possibly admit to enjoying film versions. "Quite a nice film but nothing like the book" is the correct sort of response.

The Jane Austen industry has not quite gone as far as Beatrix Potter and JK Rowling - we don't have the mugs and tee shirts yet but there are a lot of spin offs, one being a new book on what Jane Austen's heroines can tell the ...

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