About Katherine…
I’m a twenty two year old with a love for English literature, art, period dramas, and everything old fashioned.
It may be a little shocking to some to see Jane portrayed as someone who enjoys flirting and sipping wine but keep in mind that she herself admitted to enjoying flirting in a letter to Cassandra. “… The day is come on which I am to flirt my last with Tom Lefroy, and when you receive this it will be over. My tears flow at the melancholy idea,” and I doubt as to whether Harris Bigg was secure enough to propose to Jane without having received encouragement from her.
Certainly a very spirited view of Jane Austen with poignant human moments. I like how it gives a more down to earth view of her. She had financial difficulties, she could have sometimes regretted some of her decisions, and with such lively and sparkling wit how can she be considered to be demure?
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