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Jane Austen's Gentlemen

When introducing characters to her readers, Jane Austen generally left a good deal to our imaginations with regard to physical appearance and 'air'. See if you can match JA's descriptions to the gentlemen* described:

*One of these gentlemen is a real person described in a letter, rather than a fictional character.

NOTE: This quiz previously appeared in JASNA-NY's Austen Intelligencer, Summer 2009 (PDF)

  1. A remarkably fine young man... [with] a glowing, manly, open look.
  2. A young man of an open, pleasant countenance, and frank, unstudied, but feeling and respectful manners.
  3. A manner so frank and so graceful that his person, which was uncommonly handsome, received additional charms from his voice and expression.
  4. He had all the best part of beauty, a fine countenance, a good figure, and very pleasing address.
  5. Good looking and gentlemanlike... [with] a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
  6. A very gentlemanlike, good-looking, pleasant young man.
  7. A very good looking young man; height, air, address, all were unexceptionable, and his countenance had a great deal of ... spirit and liveliness.
  8. Rather tall, [with] a pleasing countenance, a very intelligent and lively eye, and, if not quite handsome, was very near it.
  9. A fine, tall person [with] handsome features [and] noble mien.
  10. A tall, gentleman-like, and very clever man... with reserved manners which prevented his being generally pleasing.
  11. A gentlemanlike and pleasing young man... not handsome... his manners required intimacy to make them pleasing.
  12. His face was not handsome, [but] his countenance was sensible, and his address was particularly gentlemanlike.
  13. About thirty, not handsome, but in person and address most truly the gentleman.
  14. About thirty, and though not handsome, had an agreeable person.
  15. Though not handsome, [he] had air and countenance.
  16. A heavy young man, with not more than common sense; but... there was nothing disagreeable in his figure or address.
  17. A tall, heavy-looking young man... His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.
  18. A stout young man of middling height... with a plain face and ungraceful form.
  1. Mr. Bingley
  2. Col. Brandon
  3. Frank Churchill
  4. Mr. Collins
  5. Henry Crawford
  6. Mr. Darcy
  7. Mr. Elliot
  8. Edward Ferrars
  9. Col. Fitzwilliam
  10. Mr. John Knightley
  11. Tom Lefroy
  12. William Price
  13. Mr. Rushworth
  14. John Thorpe
  15. Henry Tilney
  16. Capt. Wentworth
  17. Mr. Wickham
  18. Mr. Willoughby

 

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ANSWERS: 1 (P); 2 (L); 3 (R); 4 (Q); 5 (A); 6 (K); 7 (C); 8 (O); 9 (F);
10 (J); 11 (H) ; 12 (B) ; 13 (I); 14 (G) ; 15 (E); 16 (M) ; 17 (D); 18 (N)

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