legends: january.

the book legends by john miller catalogs "women who have changed the world."  given to me as a gift 8 years ago, it inspired me to dedicate the last friday of every month's post to a different legend (in my humble opinion).

well i am embarrassed to admit that i missed not 1 but 2 whole months of legends posts.  blah blah the holidays excuses excuses.  well, no more i say!  this month i bring you the incomparable jane austen.

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she has inspired countless women with her written words.      

{via 100 layer cake}

her works have been interpreted in dozens of movie and television adaptations (hello colin firth as mr. darcy!).

 {1 via tumblr, 2 via brookish}

her themes have influenced feminism, love, and society.

{1 via penguin classics, 2 via anovelamore}

she is just as much a part of our culture today as she was in the 1800s, if not more so.

 {1 via yardia, 2 via penguin classics, 3 via}

 jane austen is the epitome of a legend.  and that status isn't going away any time soon.

  {1 via yardia, 2 via style me pretty}

xo. di.

*all images as noted above