On Jane Austen Day
Dear Miss Austen,
In celebration of your 239th* birthday–though I suppose a lady would not like to reveal her age–my gift to you would be to tell you about your legacy. (Though it is actually a gift you gave yourself.) Through your books, you have achieved a certain type of immortality. They have become movies and musicals, and you yourself have even become the heroine of novels and movies. You have awakened the creativity of other writers, and you have shown generations of women what a true gentleman ought to be.
And I would like you to know that women no longer have to marry for reasons other than love. We are free to follow our hearts, just as you dreamed.
That knowledge is my birthday gift to you, if only I could tell you.
And to all your fans, the authors of Holidays with Jane would like to off you a chance to win a free ebook copy of the collection. Here’s how to enter:
Just tweet using the hashtag #HolidayswithJane and tell us what gift you’d buy for any of Austen’s characters. That’s it!
One entry per tweet using the hashtag, so feel free to enter multiple times!
We will accept Twitter entries all day on 12/16/14 ending at 9pm EST.
This giveaway is worldwide. Three (3) winners will each receive one (1) ebook copy of Holidays with Jane.
Good luck, and happy birthday, Miss Austen.
*This letter to Miss Austen has been reprinted from a previous blog post.
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