My daughter, Annelise, celebrating winning the “Guess that Jane Austen character” contest at a meeting of JASNA in Portland, Oregon, several summers ago.

I raised Annelise on the BBC P&P – perfect for when she was home sick.  You get six fairly guilt-free hours out of it.  You can’t say that with any other TV program.

When she was two years old, I was wheeling her in her stroller at Macy’s and all at once she cried out, “Prejudice!”

Everyone turned and looked at me accusingly; what was I teaching my kid?

“Huh?” I said, leaning over the stroller. 

A big smile came over her face.

“Mr. Darcy!” she cried.

The kid had the right idea.  Too bad no one else at Macy’s appreciated it.