{"id":859,"date":"2013-02-08T13:51:12","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T18:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/?p=859"},"modified":"2013-02-08T13:59:03","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T18:59:03","slug":"10-best-characters-in-jane-austen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amperzen.com\/blog\/10-best-characters-in-jane-austen\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Characters in Jane Austen?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Guardian has a short photo slideshow of the 10 best characters in Jane Austen’s novels chosen by Paula Byrne, who wrote The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things<\/B> (HarperCollins, January 2013).

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It’s an interesting mix of characters. I don’t really have a problem with the characters they chose but some was a bit sidetracked by the actors they chose or didn’t show who had portrayed those characters. For example, Mansfield Park<\/B> has been made it to the screen (TV and movie) several times yet they showed the bookcover rather than Mrs. Norris — wonder why.<\/p>\n

What your take on this. The link to the slideshow is:
\n10 Best Characters in Jane Austen’s Novels<\/A>.
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\nOpinions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Guardian has a short photo slideshow of the 10 best characters in Jane Austen’s novels chosen by Paula Byrne, who wrote The Real Jane Austen: A Life in Small Things (HarperCollins, January 2013). It’s an interesting mix of characters. 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