[Child of the 7th Age]

Lalwende,

Thanks for that information. Orcs attacking the vicarage sounds very plausible.

I believe there is an existing fanfiction which sets up Austen's world as the home turf of the hobbits. (That sounds different from what you've broght forward, but it does show how parody seems to thrive in this context.) I'm not sure if that story is on this site or I read it somewhere else. I've always felt there were certain humorous similarities between Tolkien's Shire and Austen's shire both in terms of human/hobbit foibles and the general tone of things.

I hate to admit it but I am one of those people who reread at least one Jane Austen annually. If I remember correctly, Bb is not crazy about Miss Austen so she might be cheering on the orcs when they make that attack!