New Delhi, June 13 -- If you were suffering from writer's block while working on a Jane Austen related piece-an essay or some criticism, say, or even a wholly reimagined novel-where would you turn for inspiration? Certainly, her books themselves or a selection from the abundance of writings related to her life and craft might be the first stop. You might settle down to one of the myriad TV and film adaptations of her work or linger over any of the countless fan sites, blogs and forums. A few years ago, while trying to muddle through various ideas I had for a reworking of an Austen novel, I was lucky enough to find myself a few miles from the Jane Austen's House museum in Chawton, England, where Austen lived for the last eight years of her...