Jerome & Jane

Scottie Bowman (bowman@mail.indigo.ie)
Thu, 26 Mar 1998 08:14:59 +0000 

	I'm not, myself, any sort of rabid Janeite - I belong to 
	the Austen list mainly because they make even easier 
	tease bait than bananafish - but I'm still slightly surprised 
	by Brendan's: `...sort of apoplectic response to Jane Austen...'

	Off hand one can think of a couple of points shared by the two 
	writers.  They both engage the problem of conducting oneself 
	with an empathetic concern for others.  They restrict their canvases 
	to small, somewhat priviledged corners of society.  They like 
	to give their readers a bit of a laugh - though Jane's jokes are 
	admittedly more acid.  With such highly idiosyncratic styles, 
	they would both seem to be obsessed with language.  
	And so on...

	What's the problem, Brendan ?  Is it the hats ?

	Scottie B.