Jane Austen Graphed

Why not bring some fun graphs and data display to Jane Austen? Some of these are jokes and some are true data collection.

Caveat: These images are hard to describe so unfortunately I don’t have descriptions for most of them. I have included links to larger images that can be zoomed in on.

#1 Darcy’s Irrepressible Feelings Graphed:

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#2 Elizabeth’s Opinion of Darcy Graphed:

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#3 Wentworth’s Persuasion Graphed:

Legend: Red is agony, Blue is hope, purple is half agony, half hope

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#4 How Much Things Faze Elinor Dashwood:

#5 Appreciation of Fanny Price by Character Over Time:

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#6 Composition of Characters in Sense & Sensibility:

Legend: Blue for Sense, Purple for Sensibility, Grey for Stupidity, and Black for Slime

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#7 Male and Female Ages of Characters that Married Within Novel:

Here is the raw data for this graph, along with the age difference in the last column:

*Actual age at time of marriage is unknown

Also, ages are generally unclear in Austen’s novels as is when the birthday of each character would be, so these are all estimates.

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#8 A Guest Graph by Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy

Handsome Enough to Tempt Me into Dancing:

The actual names of the women I chose not to be introduced to added at a later date after I was forced to meet them all.

Question for our guest: Mr. Darcy, do you have very high standards for women or do you really hate dancing?

Mr. Darcy: Both. Why would you make those mutually exclusive?

#9 Age Gaps Between Siblings:

The Bennets had Jane within one year of being married, the gaps between the subsequent daughters are two years at the most. The very small age gaps between the girls are interesting, as Mrs. Bennet remained sure of another child for years after Lydia, even though she had children so rapidly previously.

For more sibling age gaps

#10 One Reader’s Feelings Towards Edmund Bertram:

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Is there anything you wish you had a graph of in Jane Austen?

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How well could Caroline Bingley expect to marry?

Could Mr. Bennet have Saved Enough for Decent Fortunes on his Income?

Who is more Physically Attractive? The Hero or Villain in Each Austen Novel…

Imagining Jane Austen’s Heroines (with period portraits)

Austen Quotes and the Problem with Wit

The Problem with Portrayals of Mr. Collins