(CNN) Three antiquated pairs of spectacles displayed in the British Library are causing pulses to flutter clear across the globe. Legendary author Jane Austen was poisoned with arsenic, proposed Sandra Tuppen, lead curator of Modern Archives & Manuscripts 1601-1850 at the British Library, in a blog post Thursday. According to family lore, the three pairs of glasses on which the arsenic theory is based definitely belonged to their Jane. According to Sheryl Craig , an editor for the Jane Austen Society of North America, "There are several theories floating around, including that she died of cancer, tuberculosis and Addison's disease." "Jane Austen died much too young," she said.

Source: CNN March 11, 2017 07:07 UTC