Life Without Austen
by J. Marie Croft
Imagine a time-traveler went back and changed a
family tree
And prevented George Austen’s marriage to
Cassandra Leigh.
They say we cannot possibly pine for something
we never had.
If, in 1775, Jane Austen wasn’t born, we’d
probably not be sad.
Her novels would be unwritten, and you know
ignorance is bliss.
Generations would be utterly clueless and Emma
just a miss.
