Which Jane Austen heroine are you?

You’re Elizabeth Bennet from ‘Pride and Prejudice’, perhaps Austen’s most famous heroine. The author herself said “I must confess that I think her as delightful a character as ever appeared in print”. And though Lizzy isn’t perfect – her first impression of Mr Wickham is disastrously wrong – she is pretty awesome. Lizzy plays the piano in the book and just like Lizzy, you enjoy music by the greatest pianist-composers.

You’re Marianne Dashwood, the middle sister in Sense and Sensibility. Marianne is drawn towards the drama of the Romantic poets – with your love of the Romantic composers you’re kindred spirits. Here’s how Austen herself describes Marianne: “Her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation. She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent.”

You’re Emma Woodhouse – the title character in Jane Austen’s Emma. Emma is the girl that everyone wants to be – at least from the outside – Austen describes her as “handsome, clever, and rich, with a comfortable home and happy disposition.” She does perhaps like being the centre of attention a little **too** much, but you can’t help but love her. She’d enjoy music by Mozart and Haydn that reflects her own sunny character.

You’re Anne Elliot, the self-effacing heroine of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Unappreciated and under-estimated by her family, Anne is described as having ‘an elegance of mind and sweetness of character, which must have placed her high with any people of real understanding.’ In other words, the world isn’t ready for you. A little older and wiser than Austen’s other heroines, she’d enjoy the intellectual reward of Bach’s intricate music