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From: The Sunday Independent (South Africa)
Date: 20070812
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Given the current bull market in all things Jane Austen, it was inevitable that spin-offs would appear.
In addition to the much-praised 2005 Keira Knightley Pride & Prejudice and the announcement that Masterpiece Theatre will soon tackle the entire Austen oeuvre, the 2004 novel The Jane Austen Book Club is on its way to the big screen. Titles such as Jane Austen's Guide to Good Manners crowd store shelves, and you can buy a Jane Austen action figure on Amazon. A McDonald's "Ironic Meal" is probably in the works.
Which means it's time for a movie about Jane Austen: ...
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