Janeite
Americannoun
noun
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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
Dedicated Janeites will find much to love in these people, who trade quotes from “Sense and Sensibility” and “Persuasion” the way some toss around lines from “The Simpsons.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2020
“All the Janeites I know,” she added, “are rational, compassionate, liberal-minded people.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2017
If anything, the fervor of the Janeites puts into relief a fact almost too obvious to notice: the world of books is a romantic world.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 3, 2015
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