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Louis Dor
Dec 20, 2017
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Jane Austen was one of the UK's greatest ever writers. You've probably heard of her, the Bank of England put her on the tenner this year.
A testament to the author, dead for 200 years, was provided by Andrea Leadsom in the House of Commons:
Oh dear Leader of the House Andrea Leadsome just described Jane Austen as 'one of our greatest living authors'— Kevin Brennan MP (@Kevin Brennan MP) 1500547528
A recent article in the Washington Post described her as...
...the master of the marriage plot.
The Washington Post tweeted the article, with the headline:
Jane Austen was the master of the marriage plot. But she remained single.
Jane Austen was the master of the marriage plot. But she remained single. https://t.co/BwBp51el8U— The Washington Post (@The Washington Post) 1513569753
It went down badly, safe to say:
you'd be amazed at how many crime writers have never even murdered ONE person. https://t.co/pYwW3f6qZg— Gavia Baker-Whitelaw (@Gavia Baker-Whitelaw) 1513599467
I have never flown in a spacecraft, fired a gun (other than an air rifle), fought in a cage, pulled off a big-money… https://t.co/1pVdAbjTC5— Mike Brooks (@Mike Brooks) 1513620922
I have never soul-bonded with a mountain and controlled a giant stone mech, AND YET... https://t.co/UBdubJ3cpu— Jen '100% Skyrim trash' Williams (@Jen '100% Skyrim trash' Williams) 1513625717
I have admittedly tried to evangelise to inhuman forces and play puppet master to their woes but it was at a Live R… https://t.co/qlHJWC4OVx— Jeannette Ng 吳志麗 (@Jeannette Ng 吳志麗) 1513629860
I have never rescued my nephew from slavers, ridden in the consciousness of a god, murdered my commanding officer,… https://t.co/ga3oLEMrID— Joanne Hall (@Joanne Hall) 1513625963
Retweet if you're a fantasy writer who has never ridden a dragon or a sci-fi writer who has never piloted a spacesh… https://t.co/B4XCrfaoAa— Jonathan Ward (@Jonathan Ward) 1513599852
Neil Gaiman won the Newbery Medal for a book set in a graveyard. But he remains alive and unboxed. https://t.co/AlHT4j2lwq— Neil Gaiman (@Neil Gaiman) 1513671714
Stephen King was the master of the horror plot. But he remained a non-supernatural being. https://t.co/RjuAhAKu8k— ryan teague beckwith (@ryan teague beckwith) 1513570294
JK Rowling is a master of telling magical tales. But she remains unable to cast a spell. https://t.co/e12B16Iqf7— Get Jinxed (@Get Jinxed) 1513678127
HG Wells wrote The Time Machine. But he never travelled in time. https://t.co/UdibT6Qsh4— Gareth L Powell (@Gareth L Powell) 1513628087
People also pointed out that she probably didn't need to be married:
@washingtonpost Jane Austen, Emily Brönte, Louise May Alcott - all unmarried. Huh. It’s almost as if women who ca… https://t.co/VCXsCw6JWJ— CaitlinCarrigan (@CaitlinCarrigan) 1513632614
In fact, the most apt way of retorting to the tweet was probably this:
HT Mashable
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