'Among the Janeites': 6 stories from the realm of intense Jane Austen fandom

Deborah Yaffe wondered why Jane Austen inspires such intense fandom. Here's some of what she found.

4. Fan fiction

Yaffe talked with Pamela Taylor, a Jane Austen fan loved "Pride and Prejudice" but wanted to know more about Mr. Darcy's side of the story. How had he changed as a character over the course of the story and what exactly prompted each action? She wrote a fan fiction story and posted it online. Michael Mogen, a father who had been urged to read "Pride" by his daughter and loved it, found Taylor's story and enjoyed it so much he sent her a fan letter over e-mail. The two later met in person and are now married.

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