Re:Jane Austen, on the money
by onion2k on Wednesday July 26, 2017 @03:27AM
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Austen's portrait and a quote from P&P is on the new £10 here in the UK. I guess that's why articles about her are popping up a lot at the moment. The quotation on the note is a really bad one;
"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"
On the face of it there's nothing wrong, but the character who says it is actually sarcastically saying she doesn't like reading and would rather be doing anything else, all the while trying to make another character put his book down and talk to her. Whoever chose it is obviously not a fan.
"I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!"
On the face of it there's nothing wrong, but the character who says it is actually sarcastically saying she doesn't like reading and would rather be doing anything else, all the while trying to make another character put his book down and talk to her. Whoever chose it is obviously not a fan.