Jane Austen wrote about how women depended on marriage in order to find favorable social standing an economic freedom. How cool!
That's interesting. I saw Pride and Prejudice, which I think was based on one of her novels. She was very progressive for her time.
I didn't realize Pride and Prejudice was a movie! Apparently the first film adaptation of one of her books was in 1940.
Yes it was. It starred Jena Malone and Donald Sutherland. I thought it was pretty good. What is your favorite work of hers?
I actually haven't read any of her books, though they are wildly popular. what's your favorite book?
I really liked Sense and Sensebility. It really struck me how similar issues are today to that of Victorian times!
I remember learning about the Victorian era in class a few years ago, but I can't really remember that much...just that woman wanted more independence. So crazy that novels like To Kill a Mockingbird were written afterwards