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Reading L.M. Montgomery Together

February 24, 2023

Would you like to read one (or two) of L.M. Montgomery’s novels with my friend Naomi and me? As I …

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Reading Close to Home

February 17, 2023

It’s a pleasure to introduce this guest post by my friend Naomi MacKinnon, whom I met online several years ago …

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Inspired by Pride and Prejudice

February 10, 2023

What are your favourite Pride and Prejudice-inspired books? With Valentine’s Day coming up, since this novel is one of the …

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Living in Pride and Prejudice

January 28, 2023

Pride and Prejudice was published 210 years ago today, by Thomas Egerton, and Jane Austen earned £110 by selling the copyright. …

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Rereading Persuasion, Part 2

January 20, 2023

I don’t think I’ll ever tire of reading about second chances. I finished rereading Persuasion, and I’ve been thinking about the …

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Rereading Persuasion

January 6, 2023

After my sister and I watched the 1995 adaptation of Persuasion in December, I decided to reread the novel again. I’ve been …

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Preparing to Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th Birthday in 2025

December 2, 2022

Jane Austen’s 250th birthday is December 16, 2025, and I’m thinking about throwing a party sometime that year. Would you …

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What to Read Next

November 25, 2022

Thanks so much for all the wonderful book recommendations you sent in response to last week’s post! Creating lists like …

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“Quiet Observation” in Persuasion

September 28, 2018

“We have much to learn from the patient practice of quiet observation in Jane Austen’s Persuasion,” writes Natasha Duquette. I’m …

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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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Welcome!

I write about Jane Austen, Edith Wharton, L.M. Montgomery, and other writers I admire, and I’ve hosted a few online celebrations here in honour of the 200th anniversaries of Jane Austen’s novels. After completing my PhD in 19th century English literature at Dalhousie University, I held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Rothermere American Institute, University of Oxford, and then I taught for a few years in the Writing Program at Harvard University. I live in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and I’m currently working on a novel.

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Youth and Experience

Youth and Experience

A 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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