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250 (& More) Reasons We Love Jane Austen

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Born on December 16, 1775, Jane Austen turns 250 this year. Help us celebrate! 

Everyone has their own reason for adoring Jane Austen, and we would all love to hear yours. Whether it's as simple as "Mrs. Bennet's nerves," a favorite witty line, or a heartfelt toast, we're gathering a joyful collection of 250—and more!—reasons you, her readers and fans, appreciate her. Join us in celebrating the incomparable Jane!

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  • Camille Ehrenberg Nov 30, 2025, 1:45 PM (2 months ago)

    I love Jane Austen’s celebration of intellect, decency, and kindness.

  • Dawn Treude Nov 30, 2025, 11:45 AM (2 months ago)

    The first time I visited the British Library gallery in 2015 I burst into tears when I saw Jane's writing desk. To be that close to her filled me with such joy, I had to release it. Her characters are dear friends that I return to again and again. She wrote of women who had flaws, fears and a ferocity that resonates more with each passing year. To be a fan of Jane Austen is to be in good company indeed!

  • Diane Neubauer Nov 28, 2025, 1:48 PM (2 months ago)

    Jane Austen has a deep insight into people, their foibles, their beauties, and their ills. Throughout, she maintains a kindly, tongue-in-cheek delight in observing it all and expresses these deep insights in some of the most beautifully worded English in print.

  • Laurie V. Rigler Nov 26, 2025, 8:01 AM (2 months ago)

    I will never forget the time I was on a plane that was descending in preparation for landing, and a calm voice from the cockpit announced there were issues with the landing gear—it wasn't fully deploying—and things might get a bit bumpy. I could feel the tension among the other passengers and, not being the bravest of fliers, I was frightened. Determining not to panic, I said a prayer and then dove back into the copy of Emma in my hands, the one I'd been re-reading for the umpteenth time. And I let Austen's words, her humor, her compassion, her wisdom, soothe me.
    The landing gear did, thankfully, deploy fully, and we made smooth contact with the tarmac. It was only when I was deplaning that one of the passengers, who was an airline employee, told me just how serious a situation this could have been if the landing gear hadn't deployed. As in fire-trucks-standing-by-on-the-tarmac serious. I was grateful I didn't know that when we were still in the air, and even more grateful that I had Jane Austen with me to keep me calm. Austen's six novels have always elevated, comforted, reassured, and inspired me. They have always given me permission to let go of my fears; to restore my faith in love, in humanity, and in my capacity to be a better person. She reminds me to reflect. To contemplate. To laugh. Often at myself. Most of all, Austen is an essential dose of "All will be well." Because all will be well, even if sometimes it doesn't look that way right now.

  • Cinta García Nov 25, 2025, 2:59 AM (2 months ago)

    I love Jane Austen because she is everything nice and comforting that welcomes you when you need a hug in literary form. Her irony, her humor, the way she constructed those characters... I mean, what's not to love about Jane Austen? I just find her books uplifting and highly entertaining. Every single book is able to provoke a certain emotion in me and for that I cannot thank Jane Austen enough.

  • Laylah Bingham Nov 24, 2025, 12:05 PM (2 months ago)

    I love Jane Austen because of how she really understood people and different situations through each of her books. In each of her books it shows you real emotions and mistakes we have all made but she captures it all in a humorous, creative and honest way which is something I love. I love how she creates this lesson that women don't have to follow all of the social norms, I feel like its inspiring to all women and teaches them to be there true authentic self.

  • Ella Michelle Hensley Nov 24, 2025, 11:07 AM (2 months ago)

    Jane Austen’s work continues to illuminate the complexities of human relationships with wit, grace, and emotional truth, and I have always especially admired the evolving movements between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy — a magnetic pull between their souls that was truly profound to read. Her writing reminds us that literature can be both sharply observant and deeply compassionate, offering emotional resonance that lasts long after the final page.

  • Emma Gainey Nov 24, 2025, 8:55 AM (2 months ago)

    I love the manner in which Austen portrays women in a three-dimensional way. All of her heroines are unique in their own way, and she is unafraid of creating unlikable female characters, as well as ones who we still adore today. What a strong woman, inspiring authors for generations, and generations yet to come.

  • james casselman Nov 23, 2025, 12:59 PM (2 months ago)

    I love Jane Austen’s work because of her ability to use clever satire and wit to comment on relationships and marriage as well as how women perceive these two aspects and how their innocence or naivety can impact their perception of romance and marriage.

  • Lily Spooner Nov 23, 2025, 9:40 AM (2 months ago)

    Jane Austen continues to stay relevant and important still today because her novels show how women can be extremely intelligent, independent, and emotionally aware even when society tries to limit them and their choices, proving that their thoughts and feelings have always mattered.

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