“What are men to rocks and mountains?”
“What are men to rocks and mountains? Oh! what hours of transport we shall spend! And when we do return, …
Tag Archives: Pride and Prejudice
Of French Cooks and Hobs – A Pride and Prejudice Menu
I’m pleased to introduce a guest post from Erna Buffie on food in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Erna’s first novel, …
Austen and Ambition (and Philadelphia)
I went to Philadelphia last weekend to speak on Jane Austen and ambition at a JASNA Eastern Pennsylvania meeting, and …
Anne and Gilbert After the Happy Ending
I didn’t like Anne of Windy Poplars when I was ten and I don’t like it now. I remember disliking …
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 …
Flattery in Mansfield Park
Thirty-sixth in a series of posts celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. For more details, open Your Invitation to …
Why Tom Bertram Cannot Die
Thirty-third in a series of posts celebrating 200 years of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park. For more details, open Your Invitation to …
Clarity and Complexity: Mansfield Park Begins
Happy 200th anniversary to Mansfield Park, published on this day in 1814. Mansfield Park is not as famous as Jane Austen’s …
Mr. Collins, Mansfield Park, and Jane Austen for Kids: An Interview with Amy Patterson
Amy Patterson runs the fantastic bookstore Jane Austen Books, along with her mother Jennifer Weinbrecht and her sister Beth Dean, …
Mr. Darcy and L.M. Montgomery
Two of my blog posts have recently been reprinted on The Literary Ladies’ Guide to the Writing Life. One of …
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