Deborah YaffeMar 28Lady Susan on tourWith their witty dialogue and streamlined storytelling, Jane Austen’s novels have many of the qualities of the best plays. No wonder they...
Deborah YaffeMar 25Questionable inspiration?It’s always sad when a fire severely damages a family home, and even more so when the building itself has historic or architectural...
Deborah YaffeMar 21On this day in 1814. . . Ninety-second in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Those of us who spend a lot of time thinking about Jane...
Deborah YaffeMar 18Welcome, Janeites!Apparently, not everyone in the UK opposes turning their little corner of Britain into Janeite Disneyland. Earlier this month, as...
Deborah YaffeMar 14Say cheeseAs an Anglophile happily married to a Brit, I say this with love: Sometimes the English are just so adorably, hilariously. . . English ....
Deborah YaffeMar 11Sold!Somewhere out there, a Jane Austen fan—perhaps someone you know! Perhaps you yourself!—is clearing space in her trophy cabinet for a...
Deborah YaffeMar 7Janeite on the Potomac, Part IIIOut here in the ‘burbs, our government appears to be a playground for the pompous, the sycophantic, the whiny, the treacherous, and the...
Deborah YaffeMar 4Head of the tableA playful and intriguing work of decorative art is now on permanent public display in England. And it’s got a Jane Austen angle! I am...