Video: Jane Austen celebrated on 200th anniversary of Pride and Prejudice publication Jill Webster, secretary of the Kent branch of the Jane Austen Society, said it was easy to see why: "They are very simple plots, they're about love and marriage and money and power and small, domestic family settings. I think they're applicable to any time and any age. Look at the Bollywood film of Pride and Prejudice, it works perfectly well in India as well.