Jane Austen

Jane Austen's life was as untouched by the historical events of her time as that of her heroines and heroes. Her world was the dreamy provinces, but here she discovered a surprising variety of temperaments and types, which she portrayed in her novels with a cheerfully ironic sense of humor and a critical eye.
If Jane Austen were writing today, she would immediately swap her lace bonnet, empire dress and billets for a curling iron, miniskirt and e-mail. Anne Elliot would be sent speed-dating, Emma Woodhouse would be hooking up on the Internet for all she was worth, and Elisabeth Bennet would be like her modern descendant, the chaotic Bridget Jones: she would pester Mr. Right with pointed remarks until he finally kissed her goodbye...

Read by: Doris Wolters
Edited by Holger Heddendorp, whom this reading is to commemorate, who died far too young almost ten years ago.

Sunday, 9.11.2025, 16.00 hrs
Coffee & cake from 15.00 hrs