The Many Lovers of Miss Jane Austen plot
A historian and unabashed fan, Professor Amanda Vickery is fascinated by Jane Austen. An anonymous little novelist during her lifetime, she was recognized 200 years later as a uniquely British literary genius whose fame rivals that of Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare. In this documentary, Vickery explores how and why generations of readers have fallen in love with just six classic novels. She talks to literary scholars, film directors and costumed Austen convention buffs to find out why the plots and characters continue to delight, amuse, comfort and provoke.