Jane Austen is all over English currency now.

Queen Liz getting the shaft.

July is a big month for famous writers, and this year more than ever. Last week celebrated the 200th birthday of Henry David Thoreau, and this week celebrates (mourns?) the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's death.

For a country that arguably has the most famous literary tradition in the western world, England is obsessed with Jane Austen more than any other writer these days. Case in point? The Bank of England has placed Jane Austen on not one, but two different pieces of currency. Even Queen Elizabeth has to be feeling the heat these days. She's getting bumped after all.

Apparently that's Jane Austen's profile. ((shrug))

Today, a £10 note featuring the writer was revealed. It'll go into wide distribution in mid-September. This follows the Bank of England also placing Austen on its £2 coin, which they've already released, but only in Winchester and Basingstoke, which have connections to the author. Like the £10 note, the coin will gain wide distribution in the months to come.

Poor Shakespeare, though. The guy is possibly the world's most famous writer and he can't even get his mug on a five pence coin.