An Invitation to Celebrate “Emma in the Snow”
I’m throwing a party for Emma Woodhouse and you’re invited. Please join us for a celebration of the 200th anniversary of …
Category Archives: Jane Austen’s Novels
Reading Austen’s Emma with Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and Deborah Knuth Klenck
I’m excited to share the news that Deborah Knuth Klenck is coming to Halifax later this month and she’ll speak …
Pauses: Moments in Jane Austen When Nothing and Everything Gets Said
For Valentine’s Day, I’m very happy to share with you this guest post by Nora Bartlett on the moments in …
Jane Austen is as Cool as a Cream Cheese
Jane Austen rarely uses similes or metaphors, but when she does, they’re memorable ones. In Jane Austen and Food, Maggie …
Planning the Mansfield Park Party
Friday, May 9th is the big day for the launch of my series of guest posts celebrating 200 years of Mansfield …
“The Watsons in Winter”: An Interview with Deborah Yaffe
Deborah Yaffe, author of Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane Austen Fandom, is writing about “The …
At Frigate to Utopia, a discussion of my book Jane Austen’s Philosophy of the Virtues
Lit-Lass is reading my book Jane Austen’s Philosophy of the Virtues and writing about it at Frigate to Utopia. She likes …
Why Pride and Prejudice is a Diamond
Pride and Prejudice is a diamond, writes Susannah Fullerton in her new book Celebrating Pride and Prejudice: 200 Years of …
What’s your favourite edition of Pride and Prejudice?
One of my favourite copies of Pride and Prejudice is neither scholarly nor beautiful. It’s a bright orange hardcover edition, …
What Matters in Jane Austen? – a review
The short answer is, “even the smallest detail matters.” But the bigger question is, “why does it matter?” In my …
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