Janeite

“Every dam' thing about Jane [Austen] is remarkable to a pukka Janeite!”

Unlike virtually all academic readers of Austen since the 1950s, Janeites in foxholes do not think Austen's novels are about courtship and marriage.

The 'regulated hatred' angle will work a treat. After all, Janeites don't want to hear about that sort of thing, because it's the opposite of what they adore in their heroine's writing.

All the Austen aficionados on my tour—or Janeites, as they call themselves—seem to be true fans of her writing who know the novels inside out.