Deborah YaffeApr 29Written by handGather ‘round, children, and let me tell you about the olden days, when elders such as myself spent long hours, in school and out,...
Deborah YaffeApr 25Happy (early) anniversaryThe years 2011-2018 saw a host of important Jane Austen bicentenaries, both happy and sad --the 200th anniversaries of the publications...
Deborah YaffeApr 22SnoozeEarlier this year, I had the occasion (read: an excuse) to rewatch several of the feature-film adaptations of Emma. I reconfirmed the...
Deborah YaffeApr 18Playing aroundFor certain kinds of Janeites, nothing beats dressing up in Regency costume and—to paraphrase Mr. Bennet—exposing themselves in some...
Deborah YaffeApr 15Not In Jane's Backyard, Part IIJane Austen died without finishing Sanditon, her novel about a developer trying to turn a sleepy small town into a bustling seaside...
Deborah YaffeApr 11Not so historicalJane Austen’s novels make it onto a lot of best-of lists, and I am usually happy when they do. But not last month, when both Pride and...
Deborah YaffeApr 8Pemberley-at-seaAlthough Jane Austen never set sail, her ties to seafaring, forged through the experiences of her two sailor brothers, were close and...
Deborah YaffeApr 4Statue warsThe controversy over Winchester Cathedral’s proposed Jane Austen statue is truly the gift that keeps on giving, at least for those of us...
Deborah YaffeApr 1On this day in 1816. . . Ninety-third in an occasional series of excerpts from Jane Austen's letters. Just when you think it’s safe to go back in the water. . ....
