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