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Sarah Emsley

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Tag Archives: travel

Places I Want to Remember

December 30, 2022

As the year ends, I can’t help but look back, and I’ve gathered a few of my favourite photos from …

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Anne Elliot’s Journeys of Body and Mind

June 1, 2018

Hazel Jones says she is “a confirmed Austen addict, having fallen in love with Henry Tilney at the age of …

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Jane Austen and William Cowper

August 18, 2017

Today’s guest post on Jane Austen and William Cowper is from Christine Grocott, who attended the Jane Austen Society of …

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From Halifax to Vancouver and Home Again

August 26, 2016

This summer, my family and I drove from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Vancouver, British Columbia, mostly on the Trans-Canada highway, …

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“What are men to rocks and mountains?”

July 18, 2016

“What are men to rocks and mountains? Oh! what hours of transport we shall spend! And when we do return, …

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Emma Abroad

February 12, 2016

Gillian Dow is curating an exhibition focusing on “Jane Austen’s Emma at 200: From English Village to Global Appeal,” which will …

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The Elizabeth Bishop House

November 13, 2015

A few days ago, I headed out on a road trip to Great Village, Nova Scotia, to take some pictures …

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A Visit to Henry James’s House

April 15, 2014

Henry James was born 171 years ago today, on April 15, 1843, and in honour of the occasion, I’d like …

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“My Long Jumble”

July 29, 2010

Recently I’ve been re-reading Jane Austen’s Letters (1995, edited by Deirdre Le Faye), and I’ve been collecting some of my …

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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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