Adrian Lukis proves himself far better at portraying Austen's rake than he is at writing him It wasn't Jane Austen's subtlest move, naming her roguish soldier George Wickham. As countless GCSE English teachers have patiently read in generations of essays, his surname sounds a lot like "wicked" " and wicked he is.
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 09:33PM on May 3, 2021