Notes: malty black tea, vanilla shortbread cookies, a stack of old books, a fireplace, a promise of orange blossom Born December 16, 1775 in a small village in England, Jane Austen took her youthful penchant for entertaining her family with stories of adventures and romance, and turned her pen to six novels that would resonate for centuries (the dream of every gifted child with her nose in a book!). Despite having to publish anonymously, her insight into human nature and her playful and charming prose made Pride and Prejudice one of the most read novels of all time. In our homage to one of our favorite authors, we’ve taken time out of debating the merits of Firth versus MacFadyen as the ne plus ultra of Mr. Darcys to capture the feeling of snuggling up with your favorite Jane Austen novel with a big cup of tea, an even bigger stack of shortbread cookies, and all the time in the world.