Notes on "All Roads Lead to Austen" - A Yearlong Journey with Jane by Amy Elizabeth Smith
One of the most interesting things about this book is that it can be so interesting to people who have never read a book by Jane Austen.
At the very begining of her book the author, Amy Elizabeth Smith, writes that "Austen keeps coming to life through sequels, updates, and spin-offs".
And she asks, "What is it about Jane Austen that makes us all talk about the characters as if they're real people? People we recognize in our own lives, two centuries after Austen created them?"
Among many other historical and literary pages there are long discussions about 3 of Jane Austen's books: "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility", and "Emma".
There are also long descriptions of Amy Smith's long stays in Antigua, Guatemala; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; Guayaquil, Ecuador; Santiago, Chile; Asuncion, Paraguay; and Buenos Aires, Argentina. These are all capital cities, except for Puerto Vallarta and Antigua, although it was once the capital city.
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