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Jane Austen fans have their petticoats in a twist over a new British 10-pound note that features a picture of the beloved author and her “Pride and Prejudice” heroine Elizabeth Bennett.… ...
The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, poses at Winchester Cathedral in England on Tuesday, with the new 10-pound note featuring the image of Jane Austen.
LONDON — Jane Austen will become the new face on England’s 10-pound notes — a sign that there is plenty of pride and little prejudice against women on the country’s currency. The Bank o… ...
LONDON — The Bank of England swallowed its pride and overcame its perceived prejudice Wednesday by designating Jane Austen as the new face of the 10-pound note, bowing to public outrage over the ...
Jane Austen will become the new face on England's 10-pound notes -- in an attempt to add a little pride and fight the prejudice against women on the country's currency.
LONDON -- Lovers of Pride and Prejudice will no doubt be shouting, "A thousand times yes!" when they hear that British 19th century novelist Jane Austen will become the face of the new 10 pound note.
Jane Austen has been gone for 200 years, but she’s getting back in circulation. A new 10-pound note featuring her image was unveiled Tuesday by the Bank of England. Austen is the first female ...
LONDON -- Two hundred years to the day after Jane Austen died, a new 10-pound note featuring an image of one of England's most revered authors has been unveiled -- right where she was buried.At ...
The bank note was unveiled 200 years after Jane Austen died at age 41. Austen, who wrote Pride and Prejudice and Emma, is only the third woman to be featured on a modern bank note, AP reported.
The changing face of U.S. currency 01:30. Jane Austen, one of Britain's most enduring authors, is now on the country's 10-pound note. Apart from the Queen, whose portrait is on all U.K. currency ...