My husband is curious to know.....?

Question: My husband is curious to know!.!.!.!.!.!?

Are any men interested in Jane Austen or is it just girls!? I say yes, he says no, prove me right!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Many men go to Winchester Cathedral in Winchester, England so they can stomp on her grave!. Actually you have no choice since its conveniently placed in the aisle!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

My book club just discussed Jane Austen's Persuasion last month and included two Christian married men!.

They had very interesting perspectives as they compared this novel to Dickens' novels and the commentaries/critiques they make about English society!.

Austen's novels vary with the maturity of the author as she wrote them!. She wrote Pride and Prejudice, one of her most famous novels, in her youth whereas she wrote Persuasion in her late 30s!. So both her perspective and the subjects she addresses vary greatly!.

I would recommend Persuasion for your husband to read!. It's challenging and mostly about people's character flaws and good decision-making about finances and values!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There are MANY men who are interested in Jane Austen !.!.!. there is a pen-pal group called The Letter Exchange (letterexchange!.com) that got started by a man who LOVED Jane Austen and wanted to be able to communicate to others who felt the same way!. He's no longer with the group, and it's now for EVERYONE who wants a 'pen pal' !.!.!. you write 'ads' and the ads go into a small magazine and people 'answer your ads' through the magazine, so it's very SAFE and tons of fun!. Go to the website and ask the people who run it now !.!.!. they can give you MORE THAN ENOUGH PROOF that you are correct !.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I don't know of any who have read and like the books, though I'm sure they are out there!.

However I know MANY guys who love the movies!. Specifically Pride and Prejudice both the long A&E version and the newer shorter version with Keira Knightly!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I had a boyfriend read it, but he was doing it for ulterior motives if you catch my drift!. LOL!. and it worked!.!.!. Who doesn't want to discuss Mr Darcy in bed!? and guess where that led!? LOL!. Of course, maybe he just got the movies or read the book jacket!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There are probably some men who do, but I honestly have to say that I don't really care for it at all!. I don't like much writing from that time period, though, so that may be the reason!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes I'm sure that there are!. Tell him to look on Amazon!.com and check out the reviews there on Jane Austen's novels!. That's a good way to see and know that there are men that read her books!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am an ardent Jane Austen fan, and have been one for years, (shamelessly I might add)!. I've read Pride and Prejudice over 20 times!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Mostly girls, but not all girls!. I personally am not a fan!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Girls and women!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Some men are some are not!.!.!.simpleWww@QuestionHome@Com

Nope, hate itWww@QuestionHome@Com

Obviously I'm not a man, but Ken Follett lists Jane Austen http://www!.ken-follett!.com/faq/index!.htm!.!.!. as his favorite (dead) author on his web site!.

This site http://us!.penguingroup!.com/static/html/b!.!.!. has a small list of men who admit to liking Jane Austen's books, among them Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting!. Others named are T!.C!. Boyle, Michael Chabon, Paul Auster, Kazuo Ishiguro, Danny Boyle, Phil Hilton and Dwayne Wade!.

Sir Walter Scott was a known admirer of Jane Austen and her novels!. Check what he says: http://www!.bartleby!.com/303/2/1001!.html and http://www!.pemberley!.com/janeinfo/janear!.!.!. (Anthony Trollope is also quoted here)!.

This site http://www!.theloiterer!.org/ashton/polar_!.!.!. has a list of what famous men have said of Jane Austen!. It includes not only Trollope and Scott, but W!.H!. Auden, G!.K!. Chesterton, Rudyard Kipling and C!.S!. Lewis!.

Rex Stout, the author of the Nero Wolfe mysteries and quite brilliant, is quoted as saying, "I used to think that men did everything better than women, but that was before I read Jane Austen!. I don't think any man ever wrote better than Jane Austen!." See http://www!.geocities!.com/Athens/8907/wol!.!.!.

As far as a personal view, my brother happens to think Jane Austen was brilliant!. Yes, he's read some - though not all - of her novels, including Pride and Prejudice!. (Even my father enjoyed the Colin Firth A&E version of Pride and Prejudice!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Under no circumstances should a man ever admit to liking Jane Austin!. If they are strange enough to like the mush she wrote they should be ashamed and keep it to themselves!. If they ever admit it they might as well be saying!.!.

"Mum!.!.Dad!.!.!.I think im Gay!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Is that Stone Cold Steve Austins Wife!? Didn't she go the wrestling shows!?Www@QuestionHome@Com