The Man Who Loved Jane Austen

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With grateful appreciaton to Daphne Maddison and Margaret Royle. It was their unstinting enthusiasm that inspired us to complete our journey through time.

A special acknowledgment and thanks to Andy Stevenson and Mauricio Palacios for their unparalled kindness during a very difficult time in my life and for their help in preparing the book.

With love and appreciation to the Reno family—Kate, Fred, Freddie, Kathleen, Jennifer, Caroline, Shannon, Sarah, Shannon2 and Mary Beth—who embraced me as one of their own when I needed embracing most. And love, too, to the newest members of the clan: Chris, Hannah, Jimmy, Larry, Dan, Ryan and Blake.

And, of course, to “our” daughters, Kyle and Kelly, whose love, support and children—Nick, Sean, Alicia, Trey, and Ryan—make my life a joy.

The Man Who Loved Jane Austen is the embodiment of a dream. It is a fantasy viewed through the mists of time, in which Darcy, the enigmatic hero of Pride and Prejudice, is finally unmasked and Jane, the woman who created him, reveals the secret of her own true love.

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