ANSWERS

1)A. Her hairstyle

THE use of the quote: ‘I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading!’ on the note has been criticised because the Pride And Prejudice character who uttered it, Caroline Bingley, was not a bookworm — she was just trying to impress mr Darcy.

The Austen portrait was based on a sketch drawn by her sister Cassandra, but has been panned by many, including historian Lucy Worsley, who said it is ‘the Georgian equivalent of airbrushing. Jane had a much sharper face — some might call it sour. And she was sharp. I think of her as being like a bracing martini.’

Like the new £5, the note contains animal fat thanks to the production process, which incensed vegetarian and religious groups.

2) C. Persuasion D. Northanger Abbey 3)1C 2B 3A

AuSTEn fell in love twice. She enjoyed a holiday romance in Devon and had a flirtation with law student Thomas Lefroy — the inspiration for mr Darcy (played by Colin Firth in a BBC series, far left). She accepted a marriage proposal from Harris Bigg Wither, a friend’s brother, but changed her mind the next day, and never married.

4) D. 16 years

SHE started the book she described as her ‘own darling child’ in October 1796, but it was not published until January 1813, after being rejected by at least one publisher.

5) TRUE

HEr name was not published on any of her novels in her lifetime. Pride And Prejudice was printed with the words: ‘By The Author of Sense And Sensibility.’

6) FALSE

THAT was Charles Dickens. Austen coined dinner party (in Emma) and door-bell (in Persuasion).