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Sarah Emsley

~ writer & editor

Sarah Emsley

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Down to the Sea

July 19, 2019

“… the next thing to be done was unquestionably to walk directly down to the sea.” – Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1818), Volume …

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Eight Years!

July 29, 2018

Here are eight of my favourite blog posts, to mark the eighth anniversary of my blog: Jane Austen’s “Darling Child” …

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Rereading L.M. Montgomery’s “Emily” Novels

January 30, 2017

I’m planning to reread L.M. Montgomery’s “Emily” novels this year, along with Naomi of Consumed by Ink and other bloggers. …

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The Republic of Love Bookmark and the Carol Shields Memorial Labyrinth

November 1, 2016

“Just a love story, people say about a book they happen to be reading, to be caught reading. They smirk …

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The Sweet Exhilaration of Solitude

September 30, 2016

It’s a pleasure to share this guest post from Christy Ann Conlin, who drew inspiration from two of Nova Scotia’s …

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McNabs Island: “a green cork in the neck of a green bottle”

November 27, 2015

A trip to McNabs Island this past summer inspired me to revisit Thomas Raddall’s descriptions of the island in his …

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Anne’s House of Dreams and the “great Canadian novel”

September 29, 2015

“Young Dr. Blythe” is a very busy man and he’s often away from the little white house he and Anne …

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Attending Redmond College with Anne Shirley

March 20, 2015

“It was not exhilarating to be surrounded by crowds of strangers, most of whom had a rather alien appearance, as …

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Let’s Bookmark Nova Scotia’s Literary Landmarks

January 9, 2015

“All of us are better when we’re loved.” The powerful last line of Alistair MacLeod’s International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award-winning …

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Tell, by Frances Itani

November 10, 2014

The Halifax Giller Light Bash is happening tonight at the Atlantica Hotel at 8pm, and I’m delighted to be one …

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Welcome!

I write about Jane Austen, Jane Austen for kids, and Edith Wharton. Sometimes I post about other writers I admire, such as L.M. Montgomery, and about places I love (especially Nova Scotia and Alberta). I taught writing at Harvard University before I decided to come home to Nova Scotia to write full time.

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Youth and Experience

Youth and Experience

A new blog series celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.

Emma in the Snow

Emma in the Snow

Guest posts in honour of the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen's Emma.

Essays

Approaches to Teaching Austen's Mansfield Park

My essay “The Tragic Action of Mansfield Park" appears in Approaches to Teaching Austen’s Mansfield Park.

Among the Proto-Janeites

"Among the Proto-Janeites: Reading Mansfield Park for Consolation in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1815" was published in Persuasions On-Line 35.1.

Top Posts & Pages

  • Jane Austen’s “Darling Child” Meets the World
    Jane Austen’s “Darling Child” Meets the World
  • From Halifax to Vancouver and Home Again
    From Halifax to Vancouver and Home Again
  • A Visit to Green Gables
    A Visit to Green Gables
  • “I am important to myself”: Emily of New Moon
    “I am important to myself”: Emily of New Moon
  • Down to the Sea
    Down to the Sea

An Invitation to Mansfield Park

An Invitation to Mansfield Park

A series of guest posts celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park.

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"I must keep to my own style & go on in my own Way; And though I may never succeed again in that, I am convinced that I should totally fail in any other." Jane Austen to James Stanier Clarke, 1 April 1816

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