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What Would Jane Do?

The Wit and Wisdom of Jane Austen: Book and Card Deck
By Suzie Grogan
Series: Arcturus Inspiration Kits
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"Handsome is as handsome does; he is therefore a very ill-looking man."- Jane Austen in a letter to Cassandra, 24th January, 1813Jane Austen is the queen of quips, and this fabulous box kit brings together her most memorable quotations through 52 cards and a full-colour guide... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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"Handsome is as handsome does; he is therefore a very ill-looking man."
- Jane Austen in a letter to Cassandra, 24th January, 1813

Jane Austen is the queen of quips, and this fabulous box kit brings together her most memorable quotations through 52 cards and a full-colour guide to her life, wit and wisdom.

Jane Austen's humorous take on universal themes of love, loss, betrayal, scandal and society make her the ideal guide for discovering wisdom in unusual places. In What Would Jane Do?, historian and author Suzie Grogan takes some of the most iconic quotations from her Regency writings and helps you extract what universal insights they contain for navigating modern society and relationships.

Quotes from Elizabeth Bennet, Mr Darcy, Emma Woodhouse, Anne Elliot, Marianne Dashwood and more can be found on the cards included with this book. You can pick which ever cards suits you that day and display it upon the stand provided serve as a gentle reminder to live as Jane does.

ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Inspiration Kits contain full-colour guides to a mode of wisdom, accompanied by beautiful quote cards and a display stand to rest them upon, all enclosed in a giftable lidded box.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398855922

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arcturus

Illustration: Paperback book + 52 cards + display stand in a box (RSP Ex VAT £18.01)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 60.0mm

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 188.0mm

Weight: 507g

Pages: 128

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About the Author

Suzie Grogan is a freelance writer, researcher and author of books and articles on social and literary history, her most recent being John Keats: Poetry, Life & Landscapes (Pen and Sword 2021) for the bicentenary of the Romantic poet's death. She is also a proofreader and bookseller in a second-hand bookshop, where she is regularly found with her nose in nineteenth-century literature and poetry. She lives in Suffolk with her family.

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