It was like being in a Jane Austen novel, but one with far less clothing. - Terry Pratchett I wondered if there were ever times when Dad didn't sound like he escaped from a Jane Austen novel. - Rachel Hawkins All Jane Austen novels have a common storyline: an attractive and virtuous young woman surmounts difficulties to achieve marriage to the man of her choice. This is the age-long convention of the romantic novel, but with Jane Austen, what we have is Mills & Boon written by a genius. - P D James