Frankly you would be incorrect on my never having read any of Austen's works, published in her life time or post-humously published, or even go so far as to guess the number of times I've read them individually (dozens). I've also read Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, when it was first published, so I feel very…

I feel like this piece is a rewrite of a press article that is making the rounds and badly mangled at best.