Deborah YaffeDec 13, 2021Never heard of himIn George Orwell’s 1984, the dictatorial regime ruling Oceania requires its minions to drop documentation of inconvenient historical...
Deborah YaffeNov 29, 2021The long-awaited Longbourn?Last month brought the sad news that an eagerly awaited Austen adaptation – the Searchlight Pictures version of Persuasion, starring...
Deborah YaffeNov 1, 2021While you were sleeping. . .It’s the start of a new month, and thus the perfect time to update some old stories: * All dressed up: Over the summer, New York...
Deborah YaffeOct 21, 2021Failure to persuade“You can never have too much Persuasion,” I opined three months ago, as each day seemed to bring a new announcement of a forthcoming...
Deborah YaffeOct 7, 2021Dancing with WilloughbyWho’s Your Favorite Darcy is, by now, a classic Janeite pastime, pitting fervent Firthians against zealous MacFadyenites, while small but...
Deborah YaffeSep 2, 2021Forever CherFor an actor, it must be frustrating to realize that you will be remembered almost solely for a role you played at the age of eighteen....
Deborah YaffeAug 26, 2021Un-bingeingUnlike so many novelists of the Victorian period, Jane Austen didn’t publish her books in serial form. The first readers of, say, David...
Deborah YaffeAug 16, 2021Silt and sensibilityAs we Pride and Prejudice readers know, Mr. Darcy’s responsible stewardship of his beautiful grounds at Pemberley is an important factor...
Deborah YaffeJul 29, 2021Even more persuadableLast week, I reported on proliferating Persuasion adaptations – a straight-to-streaming update that aired last December, two period...