August - 2019

The Line of Thought

. . . to dream over books and loiter at street corners and let the line of thought dip deep into the stream.

--Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own

Free stuff!

The only thing better than a book is a free book. And perhaps the only thing better than a free book is a free book with a Jane Austen...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 28, 2019

It’s been clear for a while now that Jane Austen has evolved from revered writer into lifestyle brand: FamousJane, bringing you Classy...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 25, 2019

For the past week or so, barely a day has passed without a story in the British press about the forthcoming eight-part television...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 21, 2019

In the most famous passage of perhaps the most famous essay ever written about Jane Austen, the psychologist and literary critic D.W....

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 18, 2019

Thirteen years ago, when PBS’ Masterpiece Theatre aired a new adaptation of Jane Eyre, the network offered viewers a chance to buy...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 14, 2019

Jane Austen, her brother Henry would have us believe, didn’t care about making money. “She became an authoress entirely from taste and...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 11, 2019

According to my parents, one of the most important promises they made to each other upon their marriage was this one: no surprise...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 7, 2019

It’s been a wet week for Janeites. Last Monday, we were treated to the first trailer for Sanditon, the forthcoming ITV-PBS adaptation of...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 4, 2019

If you've commented on my blog at some point in the past few months and felt aggrieved that I hadn't approved and replied to your remarks...

Deborah Yaffe

Aug 2, 2019

As I have pointed out rather often, most recently earlier this week, the Internet is filled with quotes from filmed adaptations of Jane...

Deborah Yaffe

Jul 31, 2019