10 Ways Jane Austen Lies to Women

10. Every Story Ends in Marriage

That every love story ends in marriage is, perhaps, the biggest whopper of all Jane Austen lies. Even reckless naughty Kitty Bennet finally lands her husband in Pride and Prejudice. According to Jane’s novels, marriage is, indeed, the highest state to which a woman can rise. Apparently, Jane never heard of a little thing called divorce.