Jane Austen is influential in the City of Brotherly Love
The Editrix is particularly delighted to report that her hometown newspaper, The Philadelphia Inquirer, reported in its year-end roundup of its weekly Influential People features that the overall favorite author of those profiled in 2006 was Jane Austen, narrowly edging out Ernest Hemingway.
Most often named? It was a neck-and-neck fight among the glittering bantams of insight and language, but when the feathers settled, Jane Austen had just edged Ernest Hemingway. (Oddly enough, both authors were named in response to “Book or author other people praise but I never liked”!) William Faulkner was also way up there.
Pretty good company…and we’re really happy that Jane is so influential round these parts. Must be something in the water, which in Philly comes in creamy or chunky style.
