Jane Austen's makeover

"Having been depicted as a romantic heroine in the film Becoming Jane, Britain’s best-loved author has been given a makeover by a publisher."

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really, really deep: "Most poets were really unattractive, with the one exception being Tennyson, who has wonderful bone structure"

:-)

got my vote

Helen Trayler, its managing director, said: “The poor old thing didn’t have anything going for her in the way of looks. Her original portrait is very, very dowdy. It wouldn’t be appealing to readers, so I took it upon myself to commission a new picture of her."

Here is where I gag. Oie!