Pride and Prejudice

I finished reading Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice today.  As with other classics I neglected in my youth:), I'm enjoying catching up; having the time to read as much as I want each day is bliss. Ms. Austen is a great story teller; providing sufficient detail to stimulate the reader's imagination and to visualize the characters. It struck me how dependent people used to be on letter writing for communicating - from the trivial to matters of grave importance. We seem to have lost the patience for anticipation.