L.M. Montgomery’s Halifax: A Literary Soirée, June 18th
L.M. Montgomery lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, when she was a student at Dalhousie University in 1895-96 and then when …
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Jane Austen’s Transatlantic Sister: The Life and Letters of Fanny Palmer Austen: Q & A with Sheila Johnson Kindred
Sheila Johnson Kindred’s biography of Fanny Palmer Austen was published earlier this month by McGill-Queen’s University Press, and she kindly …
Searching for Maud in the “Emily” Series
It’s a pleasure to introduce Melanie J. Fishbane’s guest post on L.M. Montgomery’s journals and her “Emily” books. Melanie is …
Austens in Halifax, Nova Scotia: A Walking Tour
Jane Austen died two hundred years ago this month, on July 18, 1817. Readers around the world are commemorating the …
Reading Jane Austen’s Poems in the Halifax Public Gardens
Last Sunday, on a warm summer evening during the Jane Austen Society of the UK conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, …
Austens in Bermuda and Nova Scotia
Later this month, Sheila Johnson Kindred and I are giving a joint lecture for the Jane Austen Society, UK conference …
The Art of Photography
During the winter, when I was hosting Emma in the Snow and taking pictures of snow in Alberta and Nova …
McNabs Island: “a green cork in the neck of a green bottle”
A trip to McNabs Island this past summer inspired me to revisit Thomas Raddall’s descriptions of the island in his …
Running in Halifax
I love thinking about the history of Halifax when I’m running. Long runs give me a chance to explore my …
Attending Redmond College with Anne Shirley
“It was not exhilarating to be surrounded by crowds of strangers, most of whom had a rather alien appearance, as …
Sarah Emsley 