To the Janes

To the Janes –

Austen and Eyre

One, she was written,

The other, she wrote

My own words to acclaim

I would not dare

Though I were bidden

I’d liefer give quotes

 

Jane, you strange, almost unearthly thing

You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you!
I am bound to you with a strong attachment
If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more
I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation
But for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short!

 

 

(Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen, Emma

Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen, herself)