Deborah YaffeNov 29, 2018On this day in 1812. . .Thirty-ninth in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Talk about burying the lead. The letter that Jane Austen...
Deborah YaffeNov 26, 2018Mistletoe, yes; pride and prejudice, noLast summer, when I learned that the Hallmark Channel would celebrate Christmas by broadcasting a movie based on a Jane Austen fanfic...
Deborah YaffeNov 22, 2018Saint CharlotteThanksgiving Day may seem to be a holiday with no connection whatsoever to the works of Jane Austen. True, her major novels include the...
Deborah YaffeNov 19, 2018A really accomplished young computerJane Austen’s novels have provided the inspiration for any number of musical treatments, from operas and a classical instrumental suite...
Deborah YaffeNov 15, 2018Missing piecesFrom time to time, you happen across a story that makes clear how entirely some people miss the point of Jane Austen. For instance, when...
Deborah YaffeNov 12, 2018Can't *huff* keep up *puff*This business of Austen trend-spotting is getting to be exhausting. Barely four months ago, I noted that the two-decade-long craze for...
Deborah YaffeNov 8, 2018LibertiesBack in middle and high school, I took French. In college, I took Italian. I enjoyed them both – beautiful languages, fascinating...
Deborah YaffeNov 5, 2018Emma, Emma everywhereEmma really does seem to be having a moment. Last week, I wrote about plans for both a new filmed adaptation of the novel and a remake of...
Deborah YaffeNov 1, 2018Never too much JaneSometimes it feels as if only die-hard Janeites are still thinking about Jane Austen. And other times – like these past few weeks --...