Deborah YaffeAug 29Sounds familiarBy now, we’ve had so many movies in which a youngish, female Jane Austen fan discovers that her modern-day romantic life is somehow mixed...
Deborah YaffeAug 26The luxury of timeSummer is winding down, but there’s still time to squeeze in some vacation reading. And if you prefer that your books come in beautifully...
Deborah YaffeAug 22Dr. JaneIt’s hardly news that Jane Austen’s prose comes in handy for recuperating patients: Her novels were famously prescribed to shell-shocked...
Deborah YaffeAug 19Inferiority complexIn 2007, Colin Firth told the London Sunday Times that he was completely unsuited to his most famous role , which he had played twelve...
Deborah YaffeAug 15Regency fashion, off the beaten pathMy husband grew up in the northwestern English city of Lancaster. It is not my favorite place. The weather is frequently dank and...
Deborah YaffeAug 12ApprovedIt’s coming up on chain-yourself-to-the-bulldozers time for the vocal—but possibly small—band of folks opposed to the erection of a Jane...
Deborah YaffeAug 8Beyond the quillJane Austen wrote with a quill pen. Most of us would agree that she managed pretty well with that particular technology. So just imagine...
Deborah YaffeAug 5High flyingThe reviews are in for the latest Jane Austen-themed costume drama, and they’re raves: “Completely captivated.” “Work of genius.”...
Deborah YaffeAug 1Woman of WinchesterDust off those selfie sticks, Janeites: Winchester Cathedral is moving ahead with its controversial plan to place a statue of Jane Austen...