What Would Jane Do? - (Sirius Inspiration Kits) by Suzie Grogan (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"Handsome is as handsome does; he is therefore a very ill-looking man."
- Jane Austen in a letter to Cassandra, 24th January, 1813

Jane Austen is the queen of quips, and this fabulous box kit brings together her most memorable quotations through 52 cards and a full-color guide to her life, wit and wisdom.

Jane Austen's humorous take on universal themes of love, loss, betrayal, scandal and society make her the ideal guide for discovering wisdom in unusual places. In What Would Jane Do?, historian and author Suzie Grogan takes some of the most iconic quotations from her Regency writings and helps you extract what universal insights they contain for navigating modern society and relationships.

Quotes from Elizabeth Bennet, Mr Darcy, Emma Woodhouse, Anne Elliot, Marianne Dashwood and more can be found on the cards included with this book. You can pick which ever cards suits you that day and display it upon the stand provided serve as a gentle reminder to live as Jane does.

Jane Austen lovers will delight in this playful and humorous take on her writings and find endless inspiration within as they ask themselves, What Would Jane Do?

ABOUT THE SERIES: Sirius Inspiration Kits contain full-color guides to a mode of wisdom, accompanied by beautiful quote cards and a display stand to rest them upon, all enclosed in a giftable lidded box.

About the Author

Suzie Grogan is a freelance writer, researcher and author of books and articles on social and literary history, her most recent being John Keats: Poetry, Life & Landscapes (Pen and Sword 2021) for the bicentenary of the Romantic poet's death. She is also a proofreader and bookseller in a second-hand bookshop, where she is regularly found with her nose in nineteenth-century literature and poetry. She lives in Suffolk with her family.