Janeite
Americannoun
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Janeites
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I feared at first that Paula Byrne was a cosy, cooing Janeite.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2013
Janeites may be forgiven for overlooking, if not outright loathing, Mary Bennet from Austen’s sacred “Pride & Prejudice” text.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Of course readers know how the story will end, but the debut novelist Chau brings in the modern concerns of immigrant strivers as well as a wholly fresh twist that will delight Janeites and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2023
Janeites will know Elizabeth Inchbald’s once-popular 1798 play for its role in the plot of Austen’s “Mansfield Park.”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2019
“All the Janeites I know,” she added, “are rational, compassionate, liberal-minded people.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017
Janeites may be the Trekkies of the literary world, but their passion is really just a more intensified version of ordinary bookishness.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 3, 2015
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