I love to read. In fact, I teach English literature. Do you like to read?
Yes, I love to read also. Jane Austen is my favorite author. I love her irony.
I love Austen too. I taught a course on her. I used Helena Kelly's recent book arguing for Austen's "secret radicalism."
I've never heard of that book. I don't usually think of Austen as a radical, but I know there's lots of academic study about her themes
It's actually a controversial argument, which made it fun for class discussion. Which is your favorite of her novels?
My favorite is Persuasion. Although my daughter's middle name is Elizabeth, for Elizabeth Bennet, in Pride and Predjudice.
Really? I used to have a dog named Bingley, after Mr. Bingley from Pride and Prejudice because "he is an amiable gentleman."
That's so funny. I think better than all of the Fitzwilliams and Darcy's there are everywhere.