On the Never-Ending Barrage of Austen Adaptations
4 min readMay 19, 2020
Why must we zombify, emoji-itize, or otherwise “modernize” Jane?
It is a truth universally acknowledged that anything written about Jane Austen must start with that singular phrase. It is as though anyone who ever writes about her secretly wants to be her, as though every writer knows deep, deep down that we will never craft an opening as good as Jane’s.