An Invitation to Discuss Pride and Prejudice
Please share this invitation with friends who might be interested in reading or rereading Pride and Prejudice and discussing it …
Previous articles
Can Characters Change?
Third in a series on rereading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. You can find Part One here and Part Two here. …
A Reading of Austen’s Lady Susan in Halifax, NS
“Manwaring is more devoted to me than ever; & were he at liberty, I doubt if I could resist even …
Happy 100th Anniversary to Edith Wharton’s The Custom of the Country!
January 2013 marks 100 years since the first installment of Edith Wharton’s “Big Novel” The Custom of the Country was …
How to Introduce Characters in a Novel
Second in a series on rereading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. You can find Part One here. Elizabeth Bennet and her …
How to Write an Intriguing First Chapter
As promised yesterday, here’s the first installment in my series on rereading Pride and Prejudice. If you’re following Rohan Maitzen’s excellent advice …
My interview on CBC Radio’s Mainstreet
In addition to celebrating 200 years of Pride and Prejudice by rereading the novel, writing about it, and discussing it …
Jane Austen’s “Darling Child” Meets the World
Jane Austen didn’t like the way her mother read Pride and Prejudice aloud. Mrs. Austen read too quickly, “—& tho’ …
Writing with “dogged obstinacy”
In the summer of 1911, Edith Wharton was “digging away” at her “Big Novel,” The Custom of the Country, wondering …
Celebrate Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with us in Halifax!
If you love Pride and Prejudice and you live in Nova Scotia, please consider joining JASNA Nova Scotia for our …
