JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE : THE VOYAGE OF LOVE AND COMPREHENSION
Doesn’t the mere fact that this story begins in a Parisian bookstore and unfolds at Jane Austen’s home carry a certain enchantment? Jane Austen’s genius lies in her ability to weave tales of the “unreal,” which is not the source of our ruin but the spark that infuses our lives with passion and purpose. Set to the wistful strains of Schubert’s Fantasia, the pursuit of a simple, heartfelt hope remains as vital in our modern world as it was in eras long past . We know that roughly 50,000 years ago, Earth emerged from the last Ice Age, and the civilization we recognize today took shape within that span. The past 200 years, however, have unfolded at a breathtaking pace. Through transformations in production, humanity has met its needs—healthcare, transportation, security, communication—in ways once unimaginable., The Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, and the rise of capitalism not only reshaped society but also unlocked new realms of human emotion....
