Today is a very special day – it’s the 200th anniversary of the publication of Pride and Prejudice and I was delighted to see my own dear book  A Weekend with Mr Darcy feature on BBC Breakfast news as part of the celebration.

The lucky TV presenter got to hold a rare first edition of Pride and Prejudice at The Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton – what a treat!

So, Happy Birthday, Pride and Prejudice, and may you live to celebrate many more anniversaries and continue to delight readers in the centuries to come.