June 12, 2017
Jane Austen died on July 18, 1817, at the age of 41. We invite you to post a tribute in the Memorial Book in celebration of her life and work and in commemoration of the bicentenary of her death.
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Gail Lin Walls Jul 18, 2017, 6:12 PM (7 years ago)
The only words I have are, "thank you."
Chris Clark Jul 18, 2017, 5:53 PM (7 years ago)
Dear Jane,
Without you I would have no life! Without you I would not be half way to achieving my dream of a PhD in English Literature. Without you I would never have traveled to Europe. Please don't be dead - we need to talk!
Terezinha Hubener Jul 18, 2017, 5:38 PM (7 years ago)
Thank you for your six great books, your letters and the juvenilia you wrote as an entertainment to your family. Very sad that you left us so soon without realizing how much you were loved in so many countries, and continue to be loved after 200 years.
You are and always will be an inspiration.
Anne Kavanagh Beachey Jul 18, 2017, 5:29 PM (7 years ago)
Only six novels but they were the best ever written!
Thank you, Jane.
Jackie Mijares Jul 18, 2017, 5:26 PM (7 years ago)
When people ask me why I read Jane Austen, I reply, "because she makes me laugh." I have been sitting in front of the computer screen for the last 20 or 30 minutes thinking of all the ways Jane Austen has affected my reading, my academic career, my friendships, and my life. Her comic genius is timeless, and her characters are so nuanced and rounded, even the minor ones, that it is easy to imagine them all living real lives outside the boundaries of her fiction. I am not the first to say it today, but I want to especially thank you, Jane, for creating wonderful Mrs. Jennings!
Sylvia Hom Jul 18, 2017, 5:01 PM (7 years ago)
My Dearest Jane,
How I wish that you could experience the success and adulation that your writing has garnered in the last 200 years. You continue to delight and inspire us through the wit, humor and wisdom in your six wonderful novels. Your heroines and heroes are, of course, our favorites. But for me, the brilliant supporting characters, including Mr Collins, Miss Bates and Mr & Mrs Bennet give me such great pleasure and hearty laughter at their follies and foibles. Thank you for so many hours of pure enjoyment, insight into and appreciation for the human condition.
And most of all, thank you for being the inspiration for the best community of people, Janeites, all over the world. When we get together, we experience the best society, the cleverest conversation and the most divine fun and frivolity. My Janeite friends are my posse, my support and the most beloved community.
Yours faithfully,
Sylvia Hom
Jan Lewis Jul 18, 2017, 4:52 PM (7 years ago)
200 years (since you departed this world)
Millions of tears (shed over a brilliance too soon extinguished)
Immeasurable joy (for those who revere your wit and wisdom)
Like no other, Jane endures and transcends time.
Caitlin Scharf-Way Jul 18, 2017, 4:43 PM (7 years ago)
You have made me believe in love, in friendship, in family. You have given me a welcoming place to escape to when I am feeling lonely, and have created some of the best of times in my life. I wish you knew how much you changed my life and the lives of so many people. You are so loved by the world. Rest in peace, dear Miss Austen. x
Carolyne Jul 18, 2017, 3:53 PM (7 years ago)
"What did she say? - Just what she ought, of course. A lady always does." Emma, Vol.III, Ch.XIII
John Perry Jul 18, 2017, 3:53 PM (7 years ago)
I had the misfortune of finding Jane Austen when in my 60s. Since then I've tried to make up for lost time. I've always been a compulsive and mostly indiscriminate reader; now I still read many things, but Jane takes up most of my time (a dozen and more readings of P&P; several each of the other five).
Thank you, thank you, Jane and JASNA!
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