After an outcry of protest that the banknotes of the British currency are mostly filled with faces of men, the Bank of England is going to release a new £10 note featuring Jane Austen:
Jane Austen certainly merits a place in the select group of historical figures to appear on our banknotes. Her novels have an enduring and universal appeal and she is recognised as one of the greatest writers in English literature," [Mark Carney] the new governor said.
Pound and Prejudice, it seems: Link
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There's not much to go on. There are only 3 portraits that supposedly capture her likeness.
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I realize it was probably contemporary, but the portrait looks like it was drawn by an 8th-grader.
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